UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

[C-H-C]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

@johnevans, teammate of #UNHCommit @NickArdanaz commits to @UNHMHOCKEY https://t.co/hpRGjhiWuS

— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) March 28, 2020

[deltabravo62]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

@johnevans, teammate of #UNHCommit @NickArdanaz commits to @UNHMHOCKEY https://t.co/hpRGjhiWuS

— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) March 28, 2020

Well would you look at that, good pull UNH, good pull!

[Snively65]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

Thanks for the heads up, Mike.

Dan especially should be very pleased.

A little reminiscent of Steve Saviano and Sean Collins from Reading High, one can hope?

[e.cat]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

Love it

[Dan]

Thanks for the heads up, Mike.

Dan especially should be very pleased.

A little reminiscent of Steve Saviano and Sean Collins from Reading High, one can hope?

Very pleased, rather surprised. Watcher is the one who will be over the moon. A legit and gifted scoring forward, who can both finish and lift those around him, in the production mold of a Poturalski or Kelleher...

[HockeyRef]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

Well wouldya look at that? Welcome to the 'Cats John Evans!!!!!!!!!! Best news in days...

[Darius]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

Their combined weight is 284.

[deltabravo62]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

Their combined weight is 284.

Which would make them by far the smallest tag team in WWF/E history...

[Snively65]

Their combined weight is 284.

If light weight, maybe they are speedy?

Do not shrink the Whitt width!

[NCAA watcher]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

Alright! Good news, on two fronts. First, getting Evans, in his own right, is a nice get. In terms of talent level, he's a likely four year guy, and I'd put him as a more talented Charlie Kelleher/Steve Moses/Saviano. (Tyler Kelleher and Collins were a level above these guys),
The kind that puts pressure on the other team because he can turn a turnover into transition offense. As noted, both he and Ardanaz are slight, and as a package, probably both will spend another year in the BCHL. I imagine even after another year, Evans will have a transition freshmen year, not a "step in right away" sort of kid.

And that gets to the second front-- the signalling. For some reason, UNH has missed a couple of layup recruits the past few years -- worrisome to me. Gildon's brother, Steve Morrow's son,. Getting the second half of the Ardanaz deal is a vote of confidence, and having both develop their game in BC will maybe help spread the word that UNH is moving in the right direction. Like following the Sox and seeing Bogarts/Betts/Benintendi at Pawtucket, you can anticipate the impact on the team. None of the recruits other than Gildon to date really provided such a landmark for us to anticipate a wave. While these two are not transformative in themselves, they are definite momentum. So, even if next year continues to be a 5-8 HE finish, the 2021 class -- including Sacco -- looks like UNH might get back to the 1-4 finishes, and that's a story they can sell, and if it creates a more-robust pipeline out there, as other BCHL players see them in the All-Star game and on the All-BCHL team next year, so much the better.

Lastly, in terms of style, as noted, Ardanaz and Evans, and Carfagna and Penney are smaller players. After a couple of years where we heard that UNH needed to get bigger, leading to Wyse and Maass, they seem to be changing philosophy somewhat.

2020-21
Jr.Crookshank---Jr.Pierson---------Sr.Kelleher
Jr.Ward----------Jr.Engaras -------Sr.Grasso
Sr.Sato----------So.Stevenson----Sr.MacAdams
Fr.Richels--------Fr.Cafarelli-------Jr.Esposito
Jr.Cipollone------So.Herrmann-----Sr.Sacco
So.Hankinson---Fr.Gendron

Sr.Maass---------So.Eriksson
Jr.MacKinnon----Fr.Reid
Fr.Jenson-------Jr.Verrier
Fr.Nagle--------Jr.Hickey

2021-22
Sr.Crookshank--Sr.Pierson------Fr.Evans
Sr.Ward---------Sr.Engaras-----So.Cafarelli
So.Richels------Jr.Stevenson----Fr.D.Sacco
Fr.Margel-------Fr.Bakos--------Sr.Esposito
Fr.Devlin--------Fr.Cronin--------Jr.Herrmann
Sr.Cipollone----Fr.Curran--------So.Gendron
Fr.J.Ring--------Fr.Sweeney-----Jr.Hankinson

Jr.Eriksson--------Fr.Ardanaz
Sr.MacKinnon-----So.Reid
Sr.Verrier----------Fr.Penney
So.Jenson---------So.Nagle
Sr.Hickey

2022-23
Sr.Stevenson----So.D.Sacco---Jr.Cafarelli
Jr.Richels--------Fr.Turner-----So.Evans
So.Margel--------So.Bakos------So.Cronin
So.Devlin-------Fr.Leclerc-------Sr.Herrmann
So.J.Ring--------So.Curran-----Sr.Hankinson
Fr.Winters-------So.Sweeney----Jr.Gendron

So.Ardanaz-----Sr.Eriksson
Jr.Reid-----------Fr.Carfagna
Fr.Gagne--------So.Penney
Jr.Nagle----------Jr.Jenson

[Chuck Murray]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

A little reminiscent of Steve Saviano and Sean Collins from Reading High, one can hope?

It's definitely gotten my attention.

As 'Watcher intimates, perhaps some momentum, and a base for more ambitious recruiting to come ...

[C-H-C]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

@john_evans14 “I feel like when I head into UNH I will have an opportunity to play right away and contribute. I also feel the conference UNH plays in best suits my style of play.” @UNHMHOCKEY https://t.co/A9bsdqu43Q

— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) March 29, 2020

[HockeyRef]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

@john_evans14 “I feel like when I head into UNH I will have an opportunity to play right away and contribute. I also feel the conference UNH plays in best suits my style of play.” @UNHMHOCKEY https://t.co/A9bsdqu43Q

— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) March 29, 2020

This is just so hopeful...great news for UNH fans!

[UNH1932]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

Gildon's brother was never in play Watcher. Grandfather is large part of the family and he lives in Columbus and we were lucky that Max came to UNH. I am happy that we are doing well with our current recruits.

[Ray Dorn]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

Gildon's brother was never in play Watcher. Grandfather is large part of the family and he lives in Columbus and we were lucky that Max came to UNH. I am happy that we are doing well with our current recruits.

In today's society Grandparents have become a huge part of their grandchildren's lives. The children that have both parents working full-time may not have the opportunity to follow their passions if not for a grandparent. For a person to become really good at something they need to put in a lot of time at it. If it is a sport they are passionate about they will need to put in a lot of time developing their overall athleticism and their sport specific skills. It does not matter if it is soccer, hockey or volleyball. There are a few fortunate children that have a Grandparent or two that are willing and happy to step in when the parents can not. There are a few athletes that reach the highest level of their sport because of Grandparents. Here is to all of the Grandparents that alter, sacrifice and give so much of their time to their Grandchildren!!!