UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

[MCWarrior1011]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

?? It is a crap shoot anytime a player is recruited. It isn't like Rec sports where everyone has the promise to play. (not said in a snarky way) Depending on the chemistry (or lack of it) the system shifts and players get left out even after they get to the school. I would respect that he is aware he wouldn't play, or would have a minor role and decided to go somewhere else to play.

The commit at a very young age or commit for 2-3 yrs down the line has changed the landscape of the recruiting environment. How can you promise something 2 or even 4 yrs down the road. There are kids committing before they are even fully through puberty. If they keep developing then great but what if they plateau? Coaching staff changes. The make up of the team, even when they are recruited to fill certain roles, may change as things develop over time. Players and their sometimes overly ambitious parents try to make an educated guess to maximize the benefits for themselves just like the coaches do.

I agree, early recruiting doesn't help anyone. I'd love to see the NCAA put in rules to change that, but they are too busy rolling around in the cash from the hoops and football television contracts.

[UMLFan]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

So do the Hawks bring in a couple more forwards for next season? If my count is right, with the current recruits and if everyone comes back, I have the roster currently at 27 (15 F,9 D, 3 G). The past few seasons they have at least started the season with 17 forwards.

Here's how I had it as of a while back.

Haven’t done this in a while, and really should set up a new thread since we’re two years past what this thread was for, but I’m being lazy today.

16/17 Roster
Defense (9):
Senior: Michael Kapla, Dylan Zink
Juniors: Chris Forney, Tyler Mueller, Tommy Panico
Sophomores: Avni Berisha, Niklas Folin, Jacob Townsend
Freshman: Mattias Goransson

Forwards (15):
Seniors: Evan Campbell, Joe Gambardella
Juniors: Ryan Collins, John Edwardh, Gage Hough, Jake Kamrass, Mike Louria, CJ Smith
Sophomores: Ryan Dmowski, Nick Master, Connor Wilson
Freshmen: Guillaume LeClerc, Ryan Lohin, Colin O’Neill, James Winkler

Goalies (3):
Sophomores: Sean Cleary, Chris Hernberg
Freshman: Garrett Metcalf

This leaves us at 27 on the roster (28 currently for the 15/16 season), with the class breakdown for 2016/2017 being:
Seniors: 4
Juniors: 9
Sophomores: 8
Freshmen: 6

Looking ahead a couple of years:

17/18 roster

Defense (9):
Senior: Chris Forney, Tyler Mueller, Tommy Panico
Juniors: Avni Berisha, Niklas Folin, Jacob Townsend
Sophomore: Mattias Goransson
Freshmen: Cale List, Trevor Zins

Forwards (13):
Seniors: Ryan Collins, John Edwardh, Gage Hough, Jake Kamrass, Mike Louria, CJ Smith
Juniors: Ryan Dmowski, Nick Master, Connor Wilson
Sophomores: Guillaume LeClerc, Ryan Lohin, Colin O’Neill, James Winkler
Freshmen:

Goalies (3):
Juniors: Sean Cleary, Chris Hernberg
Sophomore: Garrett Metcalf

This leaves us at 25 on the, with the class breakdown for 2017/2018 being:
Seniors: 9
Juniors: 8
Sophomores: 6
Freshmen: 2

[UMLFan]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Ex-Lowell player Jeff Smith has committed to SCSU.

[boblav1]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Ex-Lowell player Jeff Smith has committed to SCSU.

Good luck to him. It looks like he's having a decent season, currently fourth in the BCHL.

http://bchl.ca/goalie-stats

[boblav1]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Sifferlen officially no longer committed to UMass Lowell. Wish him nothing but best. He'll make a very good d3 or Atlantic player.

Eagle Tribune article on Sifferlen.
http://www.eagletribune.com/sports/s...001e48a9b.html

[UMLFan]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Maine adds their third 2018 commitment in the last 3 weeks. We have only two ... for 2017.

[boblav1]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Maine adds their third 2018 commitment in the last 3 weeks. We have only two ... for 2017.

Here's the total number of recruits currently listed on the Heisenberg site for each Hockey East school.

UVM - 24
NU - 23
Maine - 22
ND - 21
PC - 21
BC - 20
BU - 19
UMA - 15
UNH - 14
MC - 13
UConn - 11
UML - 8

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...#gid=449700034

[UML Puck Hawk]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Is there any chance commitments are coming and the players are just not reporting them to their junior teams? I am pulling at straws here, that number is frightening..

[riverchief1]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Is there any chance commitments are coming and the players are just not reporting them to their junior teams? I am pulling at straws here, that number is frightening..

Welcome to the world of UML recruiting. Drives us nuts but you can't argue with five straight 20 win seasons. One would think that during this stretch we'd be picking up a few more, drawn to the program's success, but Bazin plays his system and only certain types of players fit it. Just my opinion.

[Patman]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Is there any chance commitments are coming and the players are just not reporting them to their junior teams? I am pulling at straws here, that number is frightening..

well, supposedly that's been Norm's thing... supposedly... I honestly dont get it... I really really don't get it

[UML Puck Hawk]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

well, supposedly that's been Norm's thing... supposedly... I honestly dont get it... I really really don't get it

It just seems weird, because every player and junior team is going to want to release they got a new recruit. Especially if they are the undiscovered gems which I guess is the idea of what we are getting

[UMLFan]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

Is there any chance commitments are coming and the players are just not reporting them to their junior teams? I am pulling at straws here, that number is frightening..

I would doubt it. That's not generally how this is done. Unlike the new freshman goalie we picked up really late last year, we've known about all the other commits for a while.

[boblav1]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

UNH adds another recruit (15), defenseman Anthony Wyse. Wyse was originally committed to Dartmouth.

[UMLFan]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

UNH adds another recruit (15), defenseman Anthony Wyse. Wyse was originally committed to Dartmouth.

NU added a '98 yesterday.

[Patman]

Re: UML Recruiting Thread, 2014 and beyond

I would doubt it. That's not generally how this is done. Unlike the new freshman goalie we picked up really late last year, we've known about all the other commits for a while.

other theory, players don't exist until Norm creates them into existence... just a theory