Re: UNH Recruits - 2011 & 2012
I have no firm information on Kovacs' plans/interests. From what I've read online (e.g., http://www.grossepointenews.com/Arti...r-hockey.html_; also, the "canada1" post on the NU thread) Justin Kovacs sounds like a pure, playmaking center - that is, focuses on assists, faceoffs, and mucking it up with opposing defensemen on the boards. No wonder UNH and several other schools were interested in him.
UNH only lost one frontline center - Phil DeSimone - to graduation. Between the upperclass, returning centers (Mike Borisenok, Jeff Silengo, Austin Block) and incoming freshman (announced so far), UNH has a bit of a glut of centers. Grayson Downing, Dan Correale, and Matt Willows, all have experience playing center. These freshmen also have strong goal scoring numbers. In addition, Kyle Smith, a center for the Junior Bruins was originally scheduled to enroll this fall but was recently deferred another year. It's possible that UNH offered a slot to Matt Willows after they learned that Kovacs had committed to NU (the timing of the commitment dates line up).
If Kovacs really wants to come to UNH this fall and UNH really wants him (both unknowns), then they will need to act fast since admission to fall classes needs to be wrapped up in August. I suppose UNH could ask one of the announced recruits to defer a year to make room for Kovacs but that would be unusual this late in the game. In any event, it sounded like Kovacs is a midwest guy who is interested in staying in the midwest.
Originally posted by hockey east fan
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UNH only lost one frontline center - Phil DeSimone - to graduation. Between the upperclass, returning centers (Mike Borisenok, Jeff Silengo, Austin Block) and incoming freshman (announced so far), UNH has a bit of a glut of centers. Grayson Downing, Dan Correale, and Matt Willows, all have experience playing center. These freshmen also have strong goal scoring numbers. In addition, Kyle Smith, a center for the Junior Bruins was originally scheduled to enroll this fall but was recently deferred another year. It's possible that UNH offered a slot to Matt Willows after they learned that Kovacs had committed to NU (the timing of the commitment dates line up).
If Kovacs really wants to come to UNH this fall and UNH really wants him (both unknowns), then they will need to act fast since admission to fall classes needs to be wrapped up in August. I suppose UNH could ask one of the announced recruits to defer a year to make room for Kovacs but that would be unusual this late in the game. In any event, it sounded like Kovacs is a midwest guy who is interested in staying in the midwest.
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