Re: UNH Recruits - 2011 & 2012
Had an opportunity to see 2012 recruit Mike Vecchione and Malden Catholic play in the first round of the Cathedral Hockey Tournament in West Springfield. Vecchione had 3 goals and 4 assists before the 2nd period was over; that's 15-minute periods. Malden Catholic defeated Bishop Hendricken (RI) 9-1.
On an extremely talented line which includes Ryan Fitzgerald (BC recruit) at center and Brendan Collier (BU recruit) at left wing, Mike Vecchione is a stand out talent. He's fast, strong, agile and has THE knack for scoring and setting up scores. He scored from everywhere. For the first goal, he was positioned in front of the goalie and converted a nice feed from Collier. On the second goal, he skated strong with the puck from the top of the left circle to the top of the right circle and wristed it top shelf. The hat trick goal was from the top of the slot on another nifty feed from Collier. A couple of his assists were pinpoint passes through traffic - one was a cross-ice pass. On the powerplay, Vecchione cruised around the left faceoff circle, similar to how Sislo positions himself. He also plays on the penalty kill unit.
I chatted with a father of one of the freshman players and he said Vecchione is a quiet, respectful and nice kid who is solid academically. He's the captain of the team which many say is the best high school team in Massachusetts. UNH will be fortunate to have him join the team.
P.S. - Ryan Fitzgerald is an impressive center; I don't think he lost a single faceoff and he controls the puck very well in traffic.
Had an opportunity to see 2012 recruit Mike Vecchione and Malden Catholic play in the first round of the Cathedral Hockey Tournament in West Springfield. Vecchione had 3 goals and 4 assists before the 2nd period was over; that's 15-minute periods. Malden Catholic defeated Bishop Hendricken (RI) 9-1.
On an extremely talented line which includes Ryan Fitzgerald (BC recruit) at center and Brendan Collier (BU recruit) at left wing, Mike Vecchione is a stand out talent. He's fast, strong, agile and has THE knack for scoring and setting up scores. He scored from everywhere. For the first goal, he was positioned in front of the goalie and converted a nice feed from Collier. On the second goal, he skated strong with the puck from the top of the left circle to the top of the right circle and wristed it top shelf. The hat trick goal was from the top of the slot on another nifty feed from Collier. A couple of his assists were pinpoint passes through traffic - one was a cross-ice pass. On the powerplay, Vecchione cruised around the left faceoff circle, similar to how Sislo positions himself. He also plays on the penalty kill unit.
I chatted with a father of one of the freshman players and he said Vecchione is a quiet, respectful and nice kid who is solid academically. He's the captain of the team which many say is the best high school team in Massachusetts. UNH will be fortunate to have him join the team.
P.S. - Ryan Fitzgerald is an impressive center; I don't think he lost a single faceoff and he controls the puck very well in traffic.
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