His stinginess between the posts has turned goaltender Rudy Guimond into a legitimate Detroit Red Wings prospect. But even if he were to be equally stingy with his finances, Guimond just couldn’t figure out a way through which he’d be able to afford to attend Yale.
He went to the Memorial Cup with the Moncton Wildcats in May. And as much as that was an exciting experience, it wasn’t the deciding factor as to why he was opting to decommit from playing NCAA hockey next season at Yale.
Rudy Guimond.
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“Yeah, I mean, there were other reasons as well,” Guimond explained. “Kind of a financial issue. I wasn’t able to afford what they were offering me. But, I mean, we also saw it as a very great opportunity to play a lot of games (in Moncton), get a lot of reps.”
Ivy League schools like Yale don’t offer full-ride scholarships like the majority of NCAA programs. Student-athletes are required to ante up a portion of the expenses for attending Ivy League institutions. As a Canadian, Guimond’s stipend would be even more expensive since he’s a foreign student.
Guimond A Red Wings, Office Fan
Leaving Cedar Rapids of the USHL to join Moncton in November, Guimond set a CHL record by going 16-0 for the Wildcats.
“It was really amazing, but it was a testament to the group in front of me, for sure,” Guimond said.
During this incredible run of success, Guimond sought not to become obsessive about it, insisting he isn’t a superstitious sort. He even chose to cite his favorite TV show The Office to emphasize this fact.
“I’ll take from Michael Scott,” Guimond said, citing Steve Carell’s character on the show. “Maybe a little stitious.
“Like, I don’t know if you’ve watched The Office before, but yeah, I mean, I have a couple. I have some routines and stuff, but it’s not like if I don’t do a certain thing I’ll go crazy or something. But yeah, just a consistent routine.”
Carell and Guimond share another common bond. Carell was a college hockey goalie at Denison University of the ACHA.