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UML Recruiting: Finally in the 20s!

UMass Lowell has received a commitment from Niagara University transfer Jay Ahearn. The left-shot forward had 19 goals and 20 assists in 36 games for the Purple Eagles last year and has 1 YOE remaining. Mike McMahon currently has Ahearn rated as the fifth-best forward in the portal.
 
Lowell2001 said:
UMass Lowell has received a commitment from Niagara University transfer Jay Ahearn. The left-shot forward had 19 goals and 20 assists in 36 games for the Purple Eagles last year and good has 1 YOE remaining. Mike McMahon currently has Ahearn rated as the fifth-best forward in the portal. Good get for us
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Lowell2001 said:
UMass Lowell has received a commitment from Niagara University transfer Jay Ahearn. The left-shot forward had 19 goals and 20 assists in 36 games for the Purple Eagles last year and has 1 YOE remaining. Mike McMahon currently has Ahearn rated as the fifth-best forward in the portal.
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Good get. He’s a two time captain and will be 24 next time he hits the ice. Lowell will need his leadership as well as his goal scoring ability.
 
That’s great news. I don’t feel like the AHA stats translate, but 39 pts is alot. If he gets even half that he replaces Scout
 
Interesting quote from that Sun article:
As of now, Bazin plans to bring in eight new players for UML’s 2025-26 team. Of those committed players, six served as a captain or assistant captain of their team. The majority of the incoming class will arrive at UML from the Canadian Hockey League.
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We have 4 incoming players from Major Junior, as well as Ahearn from Niagara. Defensemen August Classon and James Johnson are both '04s so they have to come in this season. So there's 7. So does that mean out of the remaining 14 commits, only one more will come in? We have 5 2005 commits in that list.
 
UMLFan said:
Interesting quote from that Sun article:

We have 4 incoming players from Major Junior, as well as Ahearn from Niagara. Defensemen August Classon and James Johnson are both '04s so they have to come in this season. So there's 7. So does that mean out of the remaining 14 commits, only one more will come in? We have 5 2005 commits in that list.
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I would think Norm would have to bring in at least 11 new players. At the moment with the current returning players, plus the 4 Major Junior players along with Classon, Johnson and Ahearn the roster sits at 23 (13 F, 7 D, 3 G). At a minimum 2 forwards (Romeo and Dyer?) and another defenseman (Kroll?) is needed. Will they bring in more players or is Norm going with a roster size of 26? Will there be more portal departures?
 
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boblav1 said:
I would think Norm would have to bring in at least 11 new players. At the moment with the current returning players, plus the 4 Major Junior players along with Classon, Johnson and Ahearn the roster sits at 23 (13 F, 7 D, 3 G). At the minimum 2 forwards (Romeo and Dyer?) and another defenseman (Kroll?) is needed. Will they bring in more players or is Norm going with a roster size of 26? Will there be more portal departures?
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I'll try and update the 2025 class by this weekend, and see where we are. If we only lose four players to the portal, it's not that bad.
 
UMLFan said:
Bored at work today, so put this roster view together now that we know what the upcoming roster is like, I wanted to see where we are going out another two years. Obviously things will change based on future commits as well as the transfer portal.

But looking at the 25/26 roster, we'll definitely need to add at least one defenseman and a goalie.

25/26 roster

Defense (7):
Seniors: Mitchell Becker, T.J. Schweighardt
Juniors: Sean Kilcullen
Sophomore: Daniel Buchbinder
Freshmen: Jacob Johnson, Ryan Kroll, Carsen Olsen

Forwards (18):
Seniors: Dillan Bentley, Jack Collins, Connor Eddy, Roc Truman, Scout Truman
Juniors: Jaiden Moriello, Grant Silkalns, Jan Vaarwerk
Sophomores: Mirko Buttazoni, Dylan Cook, Chris Delaney, Jacob MacDonald, Libor Nemec, Lee Parks, Dominic Rivelli
Freshmen: Lucas Busch, Easton Jacobs, Nick Romeo

Goalies (1):
Senior: Beni Halasz
Junior:
Sophomore:
Freshman:

This leaves us at 26 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 8
Juniors: 4
Sophomores: 8
Freshmen: 6

26/27 roster

Defense (6):
Seniors: Sean Kilcullen
Juniors: Daniel Buchbinder
Sophomore: Jacob Johnson, Ryan Kroll, Carsen Olsen
Freshmen: Stephen Grumley

Forwards (14):
Seniors: Jaiden Moriello, Grant Silkalns, Jan Vaarwerk
Juniors: Mirko Buttazoni, Dylan Cook, Chris Delaney, Jacob MacDonald, Libor Nemec, Lee Parks, Dominic Rivelli
Sophomores: Lucas Busch, Easton Jacobs, Nick Romeo
Freshmen: Charles Kresl

Goalies (1):
Senior:
Junior:
Sophomore:
Freshman: Kyle Jones

This leaves us at 21 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 4
Juniors: 8
Sophomores: 6
Freshmen: 3
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Last did this in November, and quite a few changes have happened since then. So please correct me if I missed something. I understand very well that when I first started doing this, it made a lot more sense but now with the portal and the Major Junior players it's tougher to figure out the classes since it changes so much. But what the hell...

I'm speculating on some of this, based off Coach Bazin's comments on only expecting 8 new players in 2025 (as of now). This is also based on all the seniors not returning, but obviously that could change if anyone wants to play their grad year here. I agree with Bob's comment earlier, that 8 seems too low based off what is listed below for 2025/2026.

25/26 roster

Defense (7):
Seniors: , T.J. Schweighardt
Juniors: Sean Kilcullen
Sophomore: Daniel Buchbinder
Freshmen: August Classon, James Johnson, Josh Mori, Luke Shipley

Forwards (13):
Seniors: Jay Ahearn, Dillan Bentley, Jack Collins, Connor Eddy
Juniors: Jaiden Moriello, Jan Vaarwerk
Sophomores: Mirko Buttazoni, Chris Delaney, Jacob MacDonald, Libor Nemec, Lee Parks, Dominic Rivelli
Freshmen: Diego Buttazzoni

Goalies (3):
Senior: Beni Halasz
Junior:
Sophomore:
Freshman: Austin Elliot, Jack Solomon

This leaves us at 23 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 6
Juniors: 3
Sophomores: 7
Freshmen: 7

26/27 roster

Defense (9):
Seniors: Sean Kilcullen
Juniors: Daniel Buchbinder
Sophomore: August Classon, James Johnson, Josh Mori, Luke Shipley
Freshmen: Ryan Kroll, Stephen Grumley, Carsen Olsen

Forwards (14):
Seniors: Jaiden Moriello, Jan Vaarwerk
Juniors: Mirko Buttazoni, Chris Delaney, Jacob MacDonald, Libor Nemec, Lee Parks, Dominic Rivelli
Sophomores: Diego Buttazzoni
Freshmen: Lucas Busch, Aidan Dyer, Easton Jacobs, Charles Kresl, Nick Romeo

Goalies (3):
Senior:
Junior:
Sophomore: Austin Elliot, Jack Solomon
Freshman: Kyle Jones

This leaves us at 26 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 3
Juniors: 7
Sophomores: 7
Freshmen: 9

27/28 roster

Defense (11):
Seniors: Daniel Buchbinder
Juniors: August Classon, James Johnson, Josh Mori, Luke Shipley
Sophomore: Ryan Kroll, Stephen Grumley, Carsen Olsen
Freshmen: Wyatt Herres, Owen McCarthy, Anthony Pedalino

Forwards (13):
Seniors: Mirko Buttazoni, Chris Delaney, Jacob MacDonald, Libor Nemec, Lee Parks, Dominic Rivelli
Juniors: Diego Buttazzoni
Sophomores: Lucas Busch, Aidan Dyer, Easton Jacobs, Charles Kresl, Nick Romeo
Freshmen: Tristen Buckley

Goalies (3):
Senior:
Junior: Austin Elliot, Jack Solomon
Sophomore: Kyle Jones
Freshman:

This leaves us at 27 on the roster, with the class breakdown being:
Seniors: 7
Juniors: 7
Sophomores: 9
Freshmen: 4
 
UMLFan said:
This is also based on all the seniors not returning, but obviously that could change if anyone wants to play their grad year here.
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Do any of the seniors from 2024-25 have grad eligibility? I thought this past season was the last year of COVID seniors.
 
Will said:
Do any of the seniors from 2024-25 have grad eligibility? I thought this past season was the last year of COVID seniors.
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My only guess would be Nordlund because he went a full year without playing. Tate Brandon also falls into this category even though he's a grad student, and neither of them would appear likely to play next year anyway
 
Will said:
My only guess would be Nordlund because he went a full year without playing. Tate Brandon also falls into this category even though he's a grad student, and neither of them would appear likely to play next year anyway
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Don't know the answer to your question, but if I remember correctly, Nordlund left school after graduating early and took a finance job with a startup in NY.
 
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