Brian Robbins of the CD Selects has committed to UMass-Lowell for the 2011-2012 season. Robbins rounded out the Top 5 in our Year End Report. A seasoned veteran, it was a bit surprising he wasn't tabbed earlier. Robbins will join new coach Norm Bazin at Lowell and have to battle for time with Chris Eiserman who finished out his season with the Valley Junior Warriors of the EJHL. Eiserman had spent part of the year in the USHL which kept him off our year-end list.
Goaltending has been an issue for the Riverhawks for a long time but these two EJ stars might make the difference. For more info on Robbins, check out our EJHL page.
WHO ARE THE EXPERTS?
Why do we do this? Aren't there enough goalie experts out there? Well....no. The Central Scouting Bureau for the NHL has a Goalie Checklist. Right there on the front page it asks if the goalie "consistently squares to the puck carrier." Really? How about squaring to the puck? This is just one example of what is wrong with the way we train, develop, and evaluate goalies. If its wrong here, then where else? Check out our Final Five rankings using the tabs below. And email us here if you are interested in learning more about a particular goaltender 1