100% agree. Which is why I stated (and also what I heard) that there is 0 indication as to him leaving for next season, just that those two programs in particular have a keen interest in the player joining at some point in the future. I would assume he doesn’t make any concrete decision until he gets drafted by an NHL team this time next year. Those two schools were interested in him throughout u16 AAA as well from what I know. Funny enough, (because I checked for myself just now) if you go look at Pierce’s Instagram, both the Penn State and BC men’s hockey team profiles are amongst those who he follows. I couldn’t remember my log in information but I was the first person (to my knowledge) that mentioned Mason Roy committing to the team on here and on Twitter last season + the addition of Lenny Greenberg. I promise I’m not spreading misinformation! I just hear these things from people who are a lot smarter / more well informed than myself and share what I can! These are rumours of course, I am most certainly NOT an ‘insider’. Just a die hard fan with some friends who work in and around the league.
Owen Sound Attack 2024-25 Season Thread, Part II
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they would be all over him, he probably will commit for 27-28 like wasslyn just did, up to the attack to keep him for his 4th year.
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2026/27 I would assume is shaping up to be their “go for it” year. I’d assume they keep him and just lose him for nothing like how the top 19 year olds usually go out
I bet every top talent is being recruited now
Attack open the season on the road in London September 19th. Home opener against Kitchener September 27th.
Congratulations to our own Pierce.....Mbuyi !! on winning the OHL Rookie Of The Year.
This guy is going to be something special.
He plays a foot taller than his under 6 foot frame, has the heart of a lion .
Well done Pierce.
This guy is going to be something special.
He plays a foot taller than his under 6 foot frame, has the heart of a lion .
Well done Pierce.
DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER! Nailed it
(here’s to hoping he doesn’t go till 26’-27’)Geez talk about getting punished for good drafting. I would hope for his sake it’s not until 26-27View attachment 1049831
DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER! Nailed it
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If it’s 2026/27 wonder who he gets traded to this year along with George. No way should the attack be going all in 1 year after rebuilding
The people who told me about this coming down the pipeline earlier in the week / who initially shared this Information are saying he’s expected to be at Penn State this September… not confirmed but yeaa….
*UPDATE* He is joining Penn State in 2026-2027
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Makes sense has to graduate firstThe people who told me about this coming down the pipeline earlier in the week / who initially shared this Information are saying he’s expected to be at Penn State this September… not confirmed but yeaa….
*UPDATE* He is joining Penn State in 2026-2027
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The people who told me about this coming down the pipeline earlier in the week / who initially shared this Information are saying he’s expected to be at Penn State this September… not confirmed but yeaa….
*UPDATE* He is joining Penn State in 2026-2027
If that's true, what a gut punch on a Friday.
It'll be turbulent for probably the next 3-4 years as playing levels re-adjust, the NCAA likely gets a bit older in terms of entry age, and high end guys like Mbuyi chomp at the bit to move up but... it really is the wild west right now.
Surprised he'd be going at 18 (again, if true) only because he's still so physically immature. If he struggles this season, given he was riding an incredible hot streak in the second half, does he defer?
But boy does it change the complexion of an Attack contending window. Does the team go all in to try and win with George and Mbuyi next season? That's suddenly a possibility.
Why not.
I'd like the team push as hard as they can every year .
I've followed the team since 1990.
2011 notwithstanding , there's never been a season where it all aligned.
NCAA just adds more complex layers. It just means whatever plans you might put in place need to be condensed.
Maybe the four year cycle has to be a two year cycle.
Damn the torpedos.
More bums in seats with George and Mbuyi.
And let's face it 2 playoff games each spring is the entry level playoffs.
I think next season absolutely is a ‘go for it year’ now. The two year window sounds more and more likely as Millpond just suggested. Even if they don’t go as far in the playoffs as we would like them to next season, the year after they should be just as competitive. Commitments can also get pushed further along down the road, with this years crop of 16 year old talent talent still sticking around I think the future is just as bright, but the windows of competitive groups staying 100% in tact is shorter.
I really think going forward you might just see teams stay the course with what they have because it’s going to be so unpredictable with who is coming and going. Maybe you see the bottom 3 teams in each conference sell but I think there will be more like a college system where the team you draft or recruit is the team you live with for the year
I don’t know but that’s my guess. Most OHL kids are looking to jump at 19 due to ice time and development,
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Mbuyi Commits to NCAA Penn State - Owen Sound Attack
Owen Sound Attack draft eligible forward Pierce Mbuyi announced on social media yesterday that he has committed to NCAA Division 1 Penn State University. There is currently no expected start date for Pierce with the Nittany Lions who play in the Big Ten Conference. “I’m really excited to...
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Key wording in the Attack announcement is that there's no set date for him to go yet. To be honest I find that to be the scariest - it's going to be a season-by-season assessment to see how he develops and how high he gets drafted.
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Sorry to see Mbuyi committing to Penn St.
I guess I'm a little surprised to see the Attack putting out a release about this. Maybe it's just acknowledging the inevitable, but I hate seeing CHL players getting poached by the NCAA at 17 and 18 and I'd be pissed if my star player was going to be taken up to two years early.
Everyone I see on these boards seems to be taking these high-profile NCAAs signings way better than I would've expected.
I guess I'm a little surprised to see the Attack putting out a release about this. Maybe it's just acknowledging the inevitable, but I hate seeing CHL players getting poached by the NCAA at 17 and 18 and I'd be pissed if my star player was going to be taken up to two years early.
Everyone I see on these boards seems to be taking these high-profile NCAAs signings way better than I would've expected.
Not much we as fans can do about it .
It'll take a few years to reach some sort of balance .
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I sure hope so. I'm all for kids having options, and I think it's great that overagers can choose U.S. colleges and universities, but this isn't right.
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