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  • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

    Originally posted by Wholin1 View Post
    You are a very wise man. Union staff has been superb at identifying the "raw talent" that can develop and play Union hockey. Jeremy Welsh is perhaps the best case in point. Jeremy has credited Rick Bennett in finding, recruiting and believing in him. Rick, according to Jeremy, had to go to bat for him and convince Nate Leaman that he was a talent in the making. We all know how that turned out.
    That is the essence of successful recruiting in the ECAC....finding the players the other leagues miss or ignore for whatever reason...and who can pull their weight in the class room.
    ""Ralph is the Chuck Norris of this board. Ralph doesnt sleep he just waits." - fishcore12

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    • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

      http://www.westerncollegehockeyblog....a-lancers-ushl

      Draft profile on Connor Light from before the draft above and a news story on the commitment.

      http://www.westerncollegehockeyblog....ng-union-uconn
      https://www.hockeyjournal.com/author/jeffcox/
      Follow on twitter @JeffCoxSports

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      • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

        For anyone wondering, Union sent out this tweet today:


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        • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

          U Conn Classic 2014. Union vs PC.
          Think the teams will be ready for that one

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          • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

            Big news.

            Pontarelli coming this year.

            http://unionhockeynews.blogspot.com/...ing-class.html
            Last edited by rdf8585; 08-08-2013, 04:06 PM.

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            • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

              Originally posted by rdf8585 View Post
              Big news.

              Pontarelli coming this year.

              http://unionhockeynews.blogspot.com/...ing-class.html
              Good news, this helps ease the sting of Jooris leaving.

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              • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

                Originally posted by rdf8585 View Post
                Big news.

                Pontarelli coming this year.

                http://unionhockeynews.blogspot.com/...ing-class.html
                I'm ecstatic over this news! I think he will be a great addition.
                Union College Hockey
                2014 NCAA National Champions
                2012, 2013, 2014 ECAC Champions

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                • Originally posted by rdf8585 View Post
                  Big news.

                  Pontarelli coming this year.

                  http://unionhockeynews.blogspot.com/...ing-class.html
                  Wow, not exactly a quiet summer in Schenectady. Rick Bennett and staff have been very busy. No sitting on their hands with this group.

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                  • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

                    Originally posted by Wholin1 View Post
                    Wow, not exactly a quiet summer in Schenectady. Rick Bennett and staff have been very busy. No sitting on their hands with this group.
                    You're not kidding. There's been a lot going on the past couple weeks -- Jooris, two future commits, volunteer assistant, announcement of 2013-2014 recruiting class, Pontarelli. It almost reminds me of what it was like during the season. It can't get here soon enough.

                    The more I hear about this class, the more I like it. It's very deep and very good.

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                    • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

                      Originally posted by ADK11 View Post
                      I wonder if the coaches will look at having Pontarelli come a year early. I find it interesting that a new (good) recruit from Cornwall is announced shortly after Jooris leaves, and you have to wonder how much Pontarelli will have to gain by another year in the CCHL. Jooris leaving definitely puts Vecchione in the mix for top 6, so could have Pontarelli learning the ropes on the 3rd line. Another skilled stick would give more depth to the PP too. This is all conjecture on my part, but I notice that Pontarelli tweets with the Spink brothers at Colgate so he should have a pretty good perspective on what it takes to make the jump to NCAA.
                      Question answered.. this makes a lot of sense and is a good move in my book.
                      UNIONNY HOCKEY - Not in Kentucky anymore..

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                      • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

                        When Josh Jooris gave up his senior year of eligibility and signed with the Calgary Flames on July 30, it wasn't long after that Cornwall Colts star forward Michael Pontarelli received a call from Schenectady.

                        Read more @ http://bit.ly/13o2B6f

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                        • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

                          Great news on a couple of levels. I was going to be holding by breath over the next year if MP played another year in juniors with the anxiety of whether we would actually see him on the Messa ice. Secondly, I think he'll be a great addition and exciting player to watch. By the same token, we all need to give him time, probably the better part of his first season to acclimate and adjust to the college game. No matter what way you look at it in my book, a tremendous addition. BTW, I think that Rick Bennett and his staff need to be commended in pulling this off. Logistically, it's not an automatic procedure and requires NCAA compliance and college admission issues to be completed and it's not a walk in the park.

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                          • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

                            Standard -Freeholder article on Pontarelli departing Cornwall.

                            http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2...am-for-college
                            ""Ralph is the Chuck Norris of this board. Ralph doesnt sleep he just waits." - fishcore12

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                            • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

                              Originally posted by Dutchfan View Post
                              As usual, I enjoyed your write-up Ryan! I'm looking forward to seeing more profiles like this one for future commitments.

                              I like everything I have seen about Connor so far. He looks to have all of the physical tools needed to be an elite defender in the ECAC, and I have no doubt he can reach that level of play with a little refining in his game during his year in the USHL. He can really move for a big kid, and his skating and agility is off the charts for someone his size. It's also comforting to see that the coaching staff is winning recruiting battles against the other upper echelon ECAC schools, especially over our rivals over in Troy.
                              Just seeing this now. I appreciate the nice comments and might look doing something like this again. It was well-received from what I can tell.
                              Last edited by rdf8585; 08-09-2013, 04:19 PM.

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                              • Re: Union Hockey Official off Season Thread: Can U Three Peat?

                                Originally posted by Wicked Slappaahs View Post
                                Standard -Freeholder article on Pontarelli departing Cornwall.

                                http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2...am-for-college
                                Wish the blog got credit for those Pontarelli quotes, which were kind of moved around in that piece. I wasn't able to reach Colts coach MacInnis, who did not respond for comment last night.

                                I agree with Wholin1 that Pontarelli can't be expected to come in and be a major player right off the bat, but the talent is there for it to eventually happen. His offensive abilities are special.

                                This is a much stronger incoming class than last year. I don't think it's even close. How everyone develops, time will tell, but from everything I've heard there's a lot of reason for optimism.
                                Last edited by rdf8585; 08-09-2013, 11:33 PM.

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