Prospect Info: Hurricanes select G Jacob Kucharski #197

[Mike1167]

Their starter graduated and their backup from last year is going to be a senior. Good opportunity to get a backup spot for a year and then take over as a starter as a sophomore.

Yeah, even if he gets some starts this season it'll be a step in the right direction. Kids his age need to play to continue to develop. Hopefully there will be some hockey this season.

 

[HisIceness]

@Mike1167

Thanks as always for giving us the inside scoop on Kuch. And if no Hockey can be played this season, I or someone else can always take some shots on the lad. I mean, I can't guarantee it would make him better because lets face it, I'm probably not very accurate but better than nothing!

 

[Mike1167]

@Mike1167

Thanks as always for giving us the inside scoop on Kuch. And if no Hockey can be played this season, I or someone else can always take some shots on the lad. I mean, I can't guarantee it would make him better because lets face it, I'm probably not very accurate but better than nothing!

I'll let him know

 

[Mike1167]

Kooch got the "W" today in his first start for AIC

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[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Kooch got the "W" today in his first start for AIC

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Long wait, but worth it, I'm sure, for him.

 

[HisIceness]

Fantastic! May the Hockey Gods continue to bless Kooch!

 

[sheriff bart]

Kooch is tasty

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Kooch got the "W" today in his first start for AIC

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Go get it, kid. Next stop: the Frozen Four. No pressure.

 

[Mike1167]

Kooch started in goal today and got the shutout in a 1-0 victory over Holy Cross. That moves his record to 3-0 on the season.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Kooch started in goal today and got the shutout in a 1-0 victory over Holy Cross. That moves his record to 3-0 on the season.

Woo! Go get it, kid!

 

[HisIceness]

Kooch started in goal today and got the shutout in a 1-0 victory over Holy Cross. That moves his record to 3-0 on the season.

That is fantastic!

 

[VibesAlive]

Great to hear a good story. Keep it up Kooch.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Getting the victory is good and all, but Kooch only won by a single goal. You'd like to think he would have done more to help his team.

 

[HisIceness]

Getting the victory is good and all, but Kooch only won by a single goal. You'd like to think he would have done more to help his team.

Kooch! Y U No score goals? We trade you to Columbus for PLD! Enjoy Torts!

 

[Mike1167]

Kapcheck, Durante, Kucharski earn national recognition - American International College Athletics

 

[To Be Determined]

AIC made the tourney and face north dakota. any chance kooch gets the start?

 

[HisIceness]

AIC made the tourney and face north dakota. any chance kooch gets the start?

@Mike1167 this one's for you my friend

 

[To Be Determined]

he is in - the starter gave up 4.

i just tuned in at the second intermission so can't much other than a comeback looks a wee bit doubtful - it is streaming on espn app.

 

[DaveG]

Season ended with a 5-1 loss to #1 UND. Kooch gave them something of a chance with 19 of 20 stopped.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

After Durante (nine saves) allowed four first-period goals, Lang replaced him with Jake Kucharski, who stopped 18-of-19 shots during the second and third frames.

“Jake (Kucharski) is a brilliant and talented goalie,” said Lang of the redshirt freshman. “He gave us a chance to fight, scratch, and claw our way back into the game.”

Hoping he's found a home and that goalie voodoo kicks in next year...

No. 1 North Dakota University uses strong first period to defeat No. 4 AIC

 

[To Be Determined]

i caught the third period, and while i am in no way someone that can even pretend to scout players i will say he looked calm to me even though his team was cleary outmatched. the one goal he gave up was with under 2 minutes left in a game that was clearly over. and to be honest, at that point his teammates were skating like it was over. he was very much hung out to dry on the goal.

one thing i learned that i didn't know - he's a redshirt freshman. i don't know if that impacts when we lose his rights - probably not - but he has plenty of time for the goalie voodoo to kick in. and he is is freaking huge. (not in a scott darling, horizontal way)

 

[A Star is Burns]

I'll admit I was discouraged by his path thus far, even as a longshot and even knowing goalies are voodoo. But after seeing the route LaFontaine has taken to become what seems like a very good goalie prospect, I'm interested to see how things go with Kuch. You just never know.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I'll admit I was discouraged by his path thus far, even as a longshot and even knowing goalies are voodoo. But after seeing the route LaFontaine has taken to become what seems like a very good goalie prospect, I'm interested to see how things go with Kuch. You just never know.

Goalies are voodoo, and Kooch is also a giant. He was always a VERY long-term project.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Goalies are voodoo, and Kooch is also a giant. He was always a VERY long-term project.

I get all that, but he's moved around quite a bit and still didn't get a ton of playing time this year all told. I doubt he has much of a future, but I'm willing to let it play out.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I get all that, but he's moved around quite a bit and still didn't get a ton of playing time this year all told. I doubt he has much of a future, but I'm willing to let it play out.

I never really understood the pick. He hasn’t really had much success going back to his time in the nahl and ushl and hardly seems to play.

Elite prospects has him appearing in just 101 games since the start of the 15-16 season.