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I figured that I would wait for a few games into the season before I mentioned anything about Jacon Cepis. I've been keeping an eye on his stats and he's been near the top of the league since the beginning of the season. It's now nine games in and Cepis is currently second in the league in scoring with 9 goals and 7 assists (I love that balance). The one player ahead of him is only one point up on him (5 goals and 12 assists)and has played 10 games.

Cepis was asked by the coaching staff to stay one more year in the USHL due to the large size of our Freshman class and also to put on a few more pounds. I hope his output continues at this rate!

One more thing: Cepis had 12 goals and 17 assists (29 points) all last season in 58 games. He's already more than half way to his total output for last season. Way to go Jacob!

The kid is 5'4 he better be very fast cause with that size he will get tossed around like a rag doll

bigdog wrote:The kid is 5'4 he better be very fast cause with that size he will get tossed around like a rag doll

Dave Faulkner. If he's anything like him, he'll blend in very well next season.

bigdog wrote:The kid is 5'4 he better be very fast cause with that size he will get tossed around like a rag doll

Curtice Fry (5' 8", 175 lbs his senior year), Greg Parks, and Nelson Emmerson were three of the smallest players to put on a BGSU jersey. They were also among the most productive.

Cepis was recommended to BG by Brian Holzinger (who was a team mate of Curtice Fry). My guess is that if he saw something in this kid, he must be good.

What's the name of the cockey kid from Ferris State that had the hat trick against us last year...as I recall, he walked all over us all over the place last year!?

Riedel?

stop with the olden days, the game of hockey is completely different from those BG players played.

bigdog wrote:stop with the olden days, the game of hockey is completely different from those BG players played.

There is nothing wrong with reminiscing about days gone by. Everyone does it. It just means we talking about hockey, which is what you should do on a hockey forum.

Again there go people jumping all over me without really reading the post. The point was don't compare the old hockey to the new hockey cause it is completely different.

bigdog wrote:Again there go people jumping all over me without really reading the post. The point was don't compare the old hockey to the new hockey cause it is completely different.

Look at the happy emoticon. She's not jumping on you, she was stating a fact.

As far as I'm concerned, as an earlier poster pointed out with the Ferris post, small players, if they're good, can still make an impact.

Then again, what's changed in the past ten years? Stick, puck, shoot puck in net, goal. There have always been big players and there have always been small players. Bryan Dobek (5' 9" - 175 lbs) wasn't exactly huge, IMO, yet he could still play well.

bigdog wrote:Again there go people jumping all over me without really reading the post. The point was don't compare the old hockey to the new hockey cause it is completely different.

You're getting much too sensitive. I wasn't "jumping" on anyone....really. Besides....talking about the olden/GOLDEN days of Falcon hockey is a lot more fun that what's been going on here lately.

I agree with the last comment, But look at the examples you are giving to me. I know that it says as his data that he is 5'7 150. Now i know it probably isn't proper but everyone lies on height and weight to look more appealing for collage teams. I have also seen this kid personally, if he is over 5'5 i would be completely shocked. You guys are tlaking about 5'8 180lbs. That is completely different than 5'6 at most 150lbs. I am glad to see that he is doing well, all I am saying is that he is very small it will be interesting to see how someone that small can handle the constant hitting of collage hockey.

He's got a year to fill out and build himself up a bit which is why it was suggested that he stay in juniors one more year. If he can maintain a high level of play for the entire season without getting hurt, he may just be one tough little SOB that doesn't let his size be a detriment.

BTW, bigdog, I PM'd you. Please read it.

BGFan wrote:He's got a year to fill out and build himself up a bit which is why it was suggested that he stay in juniors one more year. If he can maintain a high level of play for the entire season without getting hurt, he may just be one tough little SOB that doesn't let his size be a detriment.

BTW, bigdog, I PM'd you. Please read it.

Also realize that the smaller forwards are having less trouble adjusting to the college game now than the bigger forwards are. The smaller forwards tend to concentrate on their speed in the off season where the big forwards tend to concentrate on adding more mass rahter than speed. College hockey is now about speed more than size.