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    Trevor van Riemsdyk, Ryan Randall, and the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs have advanced to the Championship Round in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. They defeated Kyle Smith and the Jr. Bruins 3-2 this afternoon. TvR and Randall played solid defensively but did not figure in the scoring.

    This was my first opportunity to see center Kyle Smith play. His tall, lanky stature and skating style is reminiscent of Jeff Silengo. Smith scored the Jr. Bruins second goal to tie the game early in the third period. With about 10 seconds left in the game, Smith dug the puck out from behind the Monarch's net and made a nice centering feed in front of goalie Brian Billett. The puck bounced around and hit a couple of sticks but did not go in. Smith, who is an Assistant Captain, was effective at faceoffs and passes the puck well. He also played on the point during the Jr. Bruins' powerplay. His season and, presumably, his junior career ended as he is scheduled to enroll at UNH next fall.
    Last edited by C-H-C; 03-13-2011, 06:35 PM. Reason: boxscore now available
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      2011 Recruit, Matt Willows and the Jersey Hitmen defeated the Bay State Breakers today to win their semifinal series and advance to the Championship Round of the EJHL.
      http://easternjhl.stats.pointstreak....gameid=1553631
      Willows scored a shorthanded goal (the eventual game-winner) and two assists.

      The two-game Championship series between the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs and the Jersey Hitmen is on March 19th and 20th in Wayne, NJ. If each team wins a game, a 20-minute minigame will determine the Champion.
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      • Re: UNH Recruits - 2011 & 2012

        RECRUIT UPDATE - Week Ending Mar. 13th

        2011

        Jay Camper (Chicago/USHL) - 37 GP, 9-5-14, 26 PIM - Out indefinitely with concussion.

        Eric Chevrier (Cushing Academy/NEPrepHC) - (Reg. Season) 36 GP, 2-12-14. (Playoffs) 1 GP, 0-1-1,.

        Casey DeSmith (Indiana Ice/USHL) - 30 GP, 18W-12L, 2.53 GAA, .921 SV%

        Grayson Downing (Westside/BCHL) - (Reg. Season) 52 GP, 33-35-68, 30 PIM. (Playoffs) 8 GP, 2-7-9, 4 PIM.

        Jamie Hill (Waterloo/USHL) - 48 GP, 8-10-18, 105 PIM

        Ryan Randall (NH Jr. Monarchs/EJHL) - (Reg. Season) 32 GP, 11-13-24, 14 PIM. (Playoffs) 4 GP, 1-0-1, 2 PIM.

        Kyle Smith (Jr. Bruins/EJHL) - (Reg. Season) 45 GP, 15-38-53, 23 PIM. (Playoffs) 5 GP, 1-2-3, 2 PIM.

        Trevor van Riemsdyk (NH Jr. Monarchs/EJHL) - (Reg. Season) 39 GP, 16-22-38, 20 PIM. (Playoffs) 4 GP, 2-2-4, 2 PIM.

        Matt Willows (Jersey Hitmen/EJHL) - (Reg. Season) 40 GP, 27-43-70, 43 PIM. (Playoffs) 6 GP, 3-6-9, 14 PIM

        2012

        Dan Correale (Grand Prairie/AJHL) - (Reg. Season) 60 GP, 24-46-70, 28 PIM. (Playoffs) 5 GP, 2-1-3, 2 PIM.

        Maxim Gaudreault (Sioux City/USHL) - 42 GP, 6-7-13, 20 PIM

        Casey Thrush (Muskegon/USHL) - 50 GP, 9-11-20, 22 PIM

        Mike Vecchione (Malden Catholic HS/Catholic Conf.) - (Reg. Season) 20 GP, 26-44-70. (Playoffs) 3 GP, 0-5-5.

        2013

        Dylan Maller (DC Capitals/North American Prospects Hockey League) - (Reg. Season) 24 GP, 1-5-6, 6 PIM. (Playoffs) 5 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM.

        Michael McNicholas (Victory Honda U18/Tier 1 Elite Hockey) - (Reg. Season) 40 GP, 12-34-46, 12 PIM. (Playoffs) 4 GP, 0-1-1, 2 PIM.

        Brett Pesce (North Jersey Avalanche/Atlantic Youth Hockey League) - (Reg. Season) 20 GP, 9-18-27, 8 PIM. (Playoffs) 2 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM.

        Andrew Poturalski (Nichols Prep School/CISAA) - (Reg. Season) 14 GP, 13-10-23, 26 PIM. (Playoffs) 4 GP, 8-0-8, 4 PIM.

        2014

        Tyler Kelleher (Deerfield Academy/NEPrepFounders) - 24 GP, 11-15-26.

        Playoff Highlights:
        2011 Recruits:
        Grayson Downing - BCHL; Conference Semi-finals: Westside vs. Vernon, Tied 2 games apiece.
        Downing has missed last 3 games with an upper body injury.
        Ryan Randall & Trevor van Riemsdyk - EJHL; Jr. Monarchs and Jersey Hitmen will play in the Championship Round the weekend of March 19th.
        Matt Willows - EJHL; Jersey Hitmen in Championship Round.
        Willows leads the EJHL in Playoff Scoring.
        2012 Recruits:
        Mike Vecchione - Mass High School Super 8 Tournament; Malden Catholic's record: 3W-0L. Have advanced to the Semi-Final Round.
        2013 Recruits:
        Michael McNicholas - Michigan Amateur Hockey Association; Victory Honda U18 lost in the Semifinals of the MAHA State Playoffs.
        Brett Pesce - AYHL Midget 16; North Jersey Avalanche won the AYHL Midget Major Championship.
        Andrew Poturalski - CISAA; Nichols Prep School won the CISAA Championship.
        Poturalski scored 5 goals, including the overtime game-winner, in the Championship Game.
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          2012 Recruit, Mike Vecchione, and the Malden Catholic Lancers have defeated BC High 4-2 in the Super 8 semifinals:
          http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/high_school/
          Vecchione had 2 assists on the night.
          Malden Catholic will play St. John's Prep for the Super 8 Championship on Sunday at the TD Garden.
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            After missing Games 3 thru 6 in the BCHL Semifinals with an upper body injury, 2011 Recruit Grayson Downing, returned to the lineup for Game 7. Unfortunately, the Vernon Vipers defeated the Westside Warriors 2-1, ending Westside's season and, in all likelihood, Grayson Downing's junior career:
            http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_...118189289.html
            As the article points out, Downing plans to enroll at UNH next fall.

            Grayson Downing had an outstanding regular season in the British Columbia Hockey League. Despite missing 4 games while playing for Team Canada in the World Junior A Challenge and 4 other games due to injury, Downing accomplished the following BCHL rankings:
            ~ 7th in Goals
            ~ 12th in Scoring
            ~ 4th in Powerplay Goals
            ~ 2nd in Shorthanded Goals
            Many UNH fans are looking forward to watching Downing play for UNH next season.
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              Originally posted by Clark-Hislop-Cox View Post
              Many UNH fans are looking forward to watching Downing play for UNH next season.
              Understatement of the season?

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                So with Camper's concussion problems, what does that mean for his scholarship? Does UNH need to look for a new forward?
                My vote would be to bring in Dan Correale this fall - doesn't appear to need much more development in the AJHL, and he's old.

                Some possible late picks ups (just based off of numbers really):
                Reed Linaker - St. Albert Steel (AJHL)
                Dan DeSalvo - Des Moines (USHL)

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                  Originally posted by Saetia22 View Post
                  So with Camper's concussion problems, what does that mean for his scholarship? Does UNH need to look for a new forward?
                  My vote would be to bring in Dan Correale this fall - doesn't appear to need much more development in the AJHL, and he's old.
                  It's fun to speculate on which recruits will come to Durham next fall and it's a welcome distraction from the Hockey East/NCAA playoff discussions.

                  One way to approach it is to look at the skill sets of the departing seniors (and early departures) and to try to replace each one with a recruit. This isn't a perfect model because the incoming freshman won't simply plug into the vacated spots on the first/second lines or defensive pairings next year. But if the goal is to have them playing like the graduating class by the time they are seniors, then this analysis makes sense. Here's how it might look:

                  Paul Thompson is replaced by Grayson Downing - Downing is a 6-foot, high-scoring forward who excels on the powerplay and penalty kill. Downing would appear to have as much potential star power as Thompson did when he came to UNH.

                  Phil DeSimone is replaced by Kyle Smith - Smith is an assist specialist, solid on faceoffs, and can score some goals. DeSimone was one of the USHL's elite players when he came to UNH and Smith's accomplishments in the EJHL may not be as impressive (based on the assumption that the USHL is superior to the EJHL). However, the skill set of the two players are similar.

                  Mike Sislo is replaced by Matt Willows - Willows isn't as tall as Sislo but he is the high-scoring Captain of his team and the leader of the Hitmen's powerplay.

                  Greg Manz is replaced by Jamie Hill or Jay Camper - Either Hill or Camper appear to have more potential than Manz but each have question marks. Camper is struggling with recurrent concussions and Hill has an excessive amount of penalty minutes.

                  Blake Kessel is replaced by Trevor van Riemsdyk - TvR does it all. He's solid in the defensive end, primarily because of his stickwork and skating ability. Offensively, he does what Kessel has done - plays the pivotal point position on the powerplay, can carry the puck from the defensive end through the neutral zone and to the net, passes crisply and accurately, and puts up a lot of points.

                  Matt Campanale is replaced by Ryan Randall - As a converted forward, Randall is more similar to Kostolansky, Kapstad, and Flaishans than Campanale. His skating and stickwork make him very difficult to beat one-on-one in the defensive zone - like Campanale.

                  Mike Beck is replaced by Eric Chevrier - Chevrier is a shutdown, physical defenseman. He is shorter than Beck but maybe tougher. His physical play and stature is more similar to a Robbie Barker or Chris Murray. He's not a huge offensive threat but he passes the puck very well out of the defensive zone.

                  Casey DeSmith comes in to be Matt DiGirolamo's understudy - DiGi was a leading goaltender in the USHL and so is DeSmith.

                  If this pattern of comings and goings plays out, then UNH would not need Dan Correale to enroll next fall. However, with the ever-present risks involved in the enrollment process, it's reassuring to have Correale available if necessary.
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                    Trevor van Riemsdyk, Ryan Randall, and the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs are the 2011 Champions of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. They defeated Matt Willows and the Jersey Hitmen 3-2. TvR had an assist on the second goal.

                    http://easternjunior.pointstreaksite...ews/news_24508

                    Over the 2-game Championship Series, Matt Willows scored 2 goals (including a powerplay goal) and an assist for the Hitmen. Overall, he was the League's Leading Scorer in the playoffs with 5 goals and 7 assists in 8 games. 3 of his goals came on the powerplay and 1 was short-handed.
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                      Mike Vecchione and the Malden Catholic Lancers have won the Massachusett High School Super 8 Hockey Championship, defeating St. John's Prep 4-3 in overtime on a goal scored by BU recruit Brendan Collier:
                      http://www.boston.com/sports/schools...ith_us_su.html

                      Vecchione scored the game-tying goal and also had an assist. Here's a description of his goal which appeared on the the boston.com blog:
                      "Vecchione is dragged down right in front by a pair of SJP defenders and still manages to get a shot off and it sneaks by Letarte."
                      Last edited by C-H-C; 03-20-2011, 08:07 PM.
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                        CHC- great points above.

                        I would agree that Correale could be the guy in waiting for another yr(only if an unexpected forward bolts could you see him coming in early). I would almost think that Willows was picked up, after they realized Camper had health issues. I just don't see UNH allowing him to risk his health with his apparent history of head injuries. They may honor his scholastic efforts, but ice time I would think is in question, unfortunatley. And, to boot, Willows appears to be a very nice addition!

                        It will be interesting to track how the growth/development of Geaudreault, Thrush & Vecchione go in the USHL & wherever Vecchione ends up. I think they are hoping Thrush can be the goal scorer of that group. Vecchione, it's tough to tell, until he plays in a more competitive league- but it sounds like he's got some skills!

                        Anyway- I'm going to go out on a limb- I've never thought that Kessel would leave early. Not necessarliy because of being talent ready for the next step, but I think he very much likes playing for UNH and with him and Moses would be a coulple of excellent co-captains next yr. If he does go, however- I think UNH will fill the whole nicely- I see Hardowa & Kipp gaining confidence in their capabilities, add in Knodel, Chevrier & TvR and you'll have some very solid replacements on the ice.
                        Last edited by i'zonprize; 03-20-2011, 08:29 PM.
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                          Originally posted by C-H-C View Post
                          They defeated Matt Willows and the Jersey Hitmen 3-2.
                          It very much looks like Willows could be in the mold of Jacob Micflikier, one of my all time favorites & NOT just a filler for Camper. All Willows seems to do is score. No matter what his level of play. His numbers are nothing short of impressive, you might even think his transition to college might be rather quick.
                          '06-'07 NY HS - 30games - 55g-48a- 103points
                          '07-'08-?
                          '08-'09 NY HS - 23games - 70g-37as - 107points
                          '09-'10 Hitmen 43games - 29g-29a -58pts (not including playoffs)
                          '10-'11 Hitmen -40games- 27g-53a- 70pts (not including playoffs)

                          although, this link seems to indicate that his numbers were at least 134point in the '09 season.- so either way, he puts up numbers!
                          http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4549695/12183903

                          and another!
                          http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4493369/12043229
                          Last edited by i'zonprize; 03-20-2011, 09:06 PM.
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                            Originally posted by C-H-C View Post
                            Mike Vecchione and the Malden Catholic Lancers have won the Massachusett High School Super 8 Hockey Championship, defeating St. John's Prep 4-3 in overtime on a goal scored by BU recruit Brendan Collier:
                            http://www.boston.com/sports/schools...ith_us_su.html

                            Vecchione scored the game-tying goal and also had an assist. Here's a description of his goal which appeared on the the boston.com blog:
                            MV was best player on ice, dominated the game.

                            If they put his goal up, you will get a kick out of it. Would be a top ten play of the day highlight. Huge goal that turned the game around.

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                              Originally posted by Hokydad View Post
                              MV was best player on ice, dominated the game.

                              If they put his goal up, you will get a kick out of it. Would be a top ten play of the day highlight. Huge goal that turned the game around.
                              I wonder...After Mike Vecchione savors his team's championship then graduates from Malden Catholic this spring, will he go out to Nebraska to play for the USHL team that drafted him or will he stay closer to home and play for the Jr. Monarchs or Jr. Bruins in the EJHL?
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                                Originally posted by i'zonprize View Post
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                                It will be interesting to track how the growth/development of Geaudreault, Thrush & Vecchione go in the USHL & wherever Vecchione ends up. I think they are hoping Thrush can be the goal scorer of that group. Vecchione, it's tough to tell, until he plays in a more competitive league- but it sounds like he's got some skills!

                                Anyway- I'm going to go out on a limb- I've never thought that Kessel would leave early. Not necessarliy because of being talent ready for the next step, but I think he very much likes playing for UNH and with him and Moses would be a coulple of excellent co-captains next yr. If he does go, however- I think UNH will fill the whole nicely- I see Hardowa & Kipp gaining confidence in their capabilities, add in Knodel, Chevrier & TvR and you'll have some very solid replacements on the ice.
                                I had almost forgotten about Knodel. And I must admit that I did forget about Justin Agosta, who didn't play at all this year. While the crop of new talent in the next two years is encouraging, I hope that the coaches can figure out the logistics so that we don't have more defections. Despite the fact that Knodel was a draftee and is a big body, he couldn't crack the line up this year (shades of John Doherty). But if the 'Cats do bring in 3 D next year and Kessel stays, we're looking at 9 D (oye!), and more guys riding the pine. And while I was down on Blake at times this year for his Brian Yandle "close your eyes and shoot" plays, he's obviously a solid player...someone that won't be replaced by a Freshman.

                                And as we all know, despite our offensive loses year after year, we almost always have guys that step up and replace the points. So I guess having too much defense is not a bad thing...especially since the D looks as good as it has in a while (ok, that's not saying much). I guess my point is that I don't want others "pulling a Laleggia" (boy would he have looked good in a blue & white sweater next year).
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