UML Recruiting: Finally in the 20s!

[boblav1]

Since your post Bob, in Hockey East four schools (UConn, Merrimack, Lowell and Vermont) haven't picked up a commitment. Of the 7 programs that did pick up a recruit, 6 gained at least one '06. Lowell is the only Hockey East program that doesn't have a commitment from anyone born after 2004.

Well, it's down to UConn and Lowell. Merrimack ('03, '06, '06) and Vermont ('05) picked up commitments. UNH also added an '05 today.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1310221579

[boblav1]

UConn gets a commitment today leaving Lowell the only HE program not to get a commitment since the beginning of August.

Mark Divver @MarkDivver 1h
UConn receives commit from '05 F Ethan Gardula (Jr. Eagles/Cushing Academy)

[boblav1]

The USHL preseason begins this week with the regular season starting on September 22nd.
Adam Cardona is no longer with Waterloo. He's now listed on the Omaha preseason roster. Other Hawk recruits on USHL preseason rosters, Jak Vaarwerk (Des Moines), Shawn O'Donnell (Dubuque) and Daniil Dolzhenko (Youngstown). Game Center (ushl.com)

The BCHL preseason begins this week with the regular season starting on September 23rd.
Ben Brunette is with Penticton and Jaiden Moriello is with West Kelowna.

Cole Eiserman is heading to Minnesota.

[UMLFan]

There are teams with more '05 and '06 commitments than we actually have in total commitments.

[Middle Street]

I wonder if Norm has decided to recruit less and use the transfer portal more?

[UMLFan]

Less than one month left till the start of the 2022/2023 season, and this is where Lowell is in terms of the roster for this year, and what the roster currently looks like going out the next couple of recruiting cycles (the first look I've put together for 2024/2025.

Obviously, there will be transfers in and out (or Meehan leaves early), and I'm speculating on all current 6 commits coming in for 2023.

The "fun" of this exercise, at least for me, is to look ahead and see where the holes are in regards to how these classes need to be filled out.

I went back and looked at the last two years on something I was curious about. As of today, we have 6 commits for the future. A year ago, at this point, we had 9 (two of whom decommitted after, Dauphinais and Harper). Two years ago (so going into the 2020/2021 season), we had 10 (Kerner and Bayless decommitted after). So we're definitely behind on the trend at least.

22/23 roster

Defense (9):
Seniors: Marek Korencik, Jon McDonald
Juniors: Brandon Engum, Ben Meehan
Sophomore: Gabe Blanchard, Isac Jonsson
Freshmen: Mitchell Becker, Mark Cooper, T.J. Schweighardt

Forwards (17):
Seniors: Carl Berglund, Ryan Brushett, Brian Chambers, Zach Kaiser, Blake Wells
Juniors: Andranik Armstrong-Kingkade, Jake Stella, Filip Fornaa Svensson
Sophomores: Owen Cole, Matt Crasa, Stefan Owens
Freshmen: Dillan Bentley, Jack Collins, Owen Fowler, Nick Rheaume, Roc Truman, Scout Truman

Goalies (3):
Senior: Gustavs Grigais
Junior: Henry Welsch
Sophomore: Edvard Nordlund
Freshman:

This leaves us at 29 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 8
Juniors: 6
Sophomores: 6
Freshmen: 9

23/24 roster

Defense (10):
Seniors: Brandon Engum, Ben Meehan
Juniors: Gabe Blanchard, Isac Jonsson
Sophomore: Mitchell Becker, Mark Cooper, T.J. Schweighardt
Freshmen: Ben Brunette, Adam Cardona, Daniil Dolzhenko

Forwards (15):
Seniors: Andranik Armstrong-Kingkade, Jake Stella, Filip Fornaa Svensson
Juniors: Owen Cole, Matt Crasa, Stefan Owens
Sophomores: Dillan Bentley, Jack Collins, Owen Fowler, Nick Rheaume, Roc Truman, Scout Truman
Freshmen: Jaiden Moriello, Shawn O'Donnell, Jan Vaarwerk

Goalies (2):
Senior: Henry Welsch
Junior: Edvard Nordlund
Sophomore:
Freshman:

This leaves us at 27 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 6
Juniors: 6
Sophomores: 9
Freshmen: 6

24/25 roster

Defense (8):
Seniors: Gabe Blanchard, Isac Jonsson
Juniors: Mitchell Becker, Mark Cooper, T.J. Schweighardt
Sophomore: Ben Brunette, Adam Cardona, Daniil Dolzhenko
Freshmen:

Forwards (12):
Seniors: Owen Cole, Matt Crasa, Stefan Owens
Juniors: Dillan Bentley, Jack Collins, Owen Fowler, Nick Rheaume, Roc Truman, Scout Truman
Sophomores: Jaiden Moriello, Shawn O'Donnell, Jan Vaarwerk
Freshmen:

Goalies (1):
Senior: Edvard Nordlund
Junior:
Sophomore:
Freshman:

This leaves us at 21 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 6
Juniors: 9
Sophomores: 6
Freshmen: 0

[bottomdweller]

Less than one month left till the start of the 2022/2023 season, and this is where Lowell is in terms of the roster for this year, and what the roster currently looks like going out the next couple of recruiting cycles (the first look I've put together for 2024/2025.

Obviously, there will be transfers in and out (or Meehan leaves early), and I'm speculating on all current 6 commits coming in for 2023.

The "fun" of this exercise, at least for me, is to look ahead and see where the holes are in regards to how these classes need to be filled out.

I went back and looked at the last two years on something I was curious about. As of today, we have 6 commits for the future. A year ago, at this point, we had 9 (two of whom decommitted after, Dauphinais and Harper). Two years ago (so going into the 2020/2021 season), we had 10 (Kerner and Bayless decommitted after). So we're definitely behind on the trend at least.

22/23 roster

Defense (9):
Seniors: Marek Korencik, Jon McDonald
Juniors: Brandon Engum, Ben Meehan
Sophomore: Gabe Blanchard, Isac Jonsson
Freshmen: Mitchell Becker, Mark Cooper, T.J. Schweighardt

Forwards (17):
Seniors: Carl Berglund, Ryan Brushett, Brian Chambers, Zach Kaiser, Blake Wells
Juniors: Andranik Armstrong-Kingkade, Jake Stella, Filip Fornaa Svensson
Sophomores: Owen Cole, Matt Crasa, Stefan Owens
Freshmen: Dillan Bentley, Jack Collins, Owen Fowler, Nick Rheaume, Roc Truman, Scout Truman

Goalies (3):
Senior: Gustavs Grigais
Junior: Henry Welsch
Sophomore: Edvard Nordlund
Freshman:

This leaves us at 29 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 8
Juniors: 6
Sophomores: 6
Freshmen: 9

23/24 roster

Defense (10):
Seniors: Brandon Engum, Ben Meehan
Juniors: Gabe Blanchard, Isac Jonsson
Sophomore: Mitchell Becker, Mark Cooper, T.J. Schweighardt
Freshmen: Ben Brunette, Adam Cardona, Daniil Dolzhenko

Forwards (15):
Seniors: Andranik Armstrong-Kingkade, Jake Stella, Filip Fornaa Svensson
Juniors: Owen Cole, Matt Crasa, Stefan Owens
Sophomores: Dillan Bentley, Jack Collins, Owen Fowler, Nick Rheaume, Roc Truman, Scout Truman
Freshmen: Jaiden Moriello, Shawn O'Donnell, Jan Vaarwerk

Goalies (2):
Senior: Henry Welsch
Junior: Edvard Nordlund
Sophomore:
Freshman:

This leaves us at 27 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 6
Juniors: 6
Sophomores: 9
Freshmen: 6

24/25 roster

Defense (8):
Seniors: Gabe Blanchard, Isac Jonsson
Juniors: Mitchell Becker, Mark Cooper, T.J. Schweighardt
Sophomore: Ben Brunette, Adam Cardona, Daniil Dolzhenko
Freshmen:

Forwards (12):
Seniors: Owen Cole, Matt Crasa, Stefan Owens
Juniors: Dillan Bentley, Jack Collins, Owen Fowler, Nick Rheaume, Roc Truman, Scout Truman
Sophomores: Jaiden Moriello, Shawn O'Donnell, Jan Vaarwerk
Freshmen:

Goalies (1):
Senior: Edvard Nordlund
Junior:
Sophomore:
Freshman:

This leaves us at 21 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 6
Juniors: 9
Sophomores: 6
Freshmen: 0

The no goalie approach is a bold strategy. Curious how that will play out.

[boblav1]

There are teams with more '05 and '06 commitments than we actually have in total commitments.

Here's the current (9/7/22) recruit totals for HE teams on the Heisenberg site for 2023 and beyond. I also broke the recruits out by birth year.

Team	Total		02	03	04	05	06	Total
ME	25		3	9	8	3	2	25
PC	24		2	7	8	4	3	24
UMA	21		3	3	9	4	2	21
BU	20		2	5	3	6	4	20
NU	20		2	2	8	6	2	20
UVM	18		3	9	2	4	-	18
MC	17		6	3	3	2	3	17
BC	13		-	2	3	6	2	13
UConn	13		1	2	5	5	-	13
UNH	13		1	3	4	3	2	13
UML	6		1	4	1	-	-	6

[ScottK]

Jar Vaarwerk is centering the top line for Des Moines this afternoon. According to the line chart, his RW is a player named Girts Silkalns, who played for Latvia in the World Juniors, and is listed as a Lowell commit (he's an '03).

https://twitter.com/bucshockey/statu...aFIM46dEQEBwcA

[boblav1]

A new recruit? The Des Moines game sheet is showing '03 forward Girts Silkalns from Latvia as a Lowell recruit

Girts Silkalns - Elite Prospects

Des Moines Buccaneers on Twitter: "Lines for this afternoon vs Tri-City https://t.co/TQcQavPVzS" / Twitter

[hawkeytown]

Anyone hear of Girts Silkalns forward from the Des Moines Buccaneers? I just saw the their line up card and he is committed to Lowell. ‘03 from Latvia

[NCAA watcher]

Anyone hear of Girts Silkalns forward from the Des Moines Buccaneers? I just saw the their line up card and he is committed to Lowell. ‘03 from Latvia

Grit and Silkhands? Sounds like a winner

[Patman]

Grit and Silkhands? Sounds like a winner

If that's not his name now, it will be when he gets to campus

[boblav1]

Win one, lose one? The Omaha game sheet is showing Adam Cardona as uncommitted.


Friday's Preseason games:
- Jar Vaarwerk had a goal in Des Moines 4-2 loss to Tri-City. Girts Silkalns went scoreless.
- Shawn O'Donnell did not play in Dubuque's 4-1 win over Green Bay.

- Jaiden Moriello had 2 assists and an empty net goal in West Kelowna's 9-7 win.
- Ben Brunette did not play in Penticton's 2-1 OT loss.

[ScottK]

I went back and looked at the last two years on something I was curious about. As of today, we have 6 commits for the future. A year ago, at this point, we had 9 (two of whom decommitted after, Dauphinais and Harper).

You keep listing Dauphinais as decommitting, but the NAHL website and his own Twitter page both list him as a Lowell commit.

http://nahl.com/teams/team-detail.cfm?id=112

https://twitter.com/justindauph