Maine Recruits: When Ashes Fall, Legends Rise

[Sparkee]

Loic Usereau scored in OT in Chicoutimi’s playoff game tonight. He was the first star, picked up an assist on tying goal as well.

LHJMQ

chl.ca

 

[Puckthomas]

Another guy we should keep track of is Peter Reynolds. I don’t think he has committed anywhere yet that I can see. He seems to fit what Maine is looking for. Seems like a great two way left shot center man. He is from Fredericton, NB which is very close to Orono. So shortest commute to ncaa games for his family. Would only have 3 years of eligibility since he played USports one year at UNB.

Peter Reynolds(Saint Johns(QMJHL)), 1/20/03, LC, 5’ 10” 165 lbs, NZ 4.0, high skill, quick processing, elite passer, excellent skater, puck possessor, plays head up, dangerous playmaker, deceptive release, hard shot, plays with poise

About Peter: https://youtu.be/GczfGMpu5NM?si=QOKiQ3sPqQtgzU_s
Hat trick: https://youtu.be/x9KG5Fup1Ew?si=Zc_xMyG1X0FQ_aNG
Scouting breakdown of his play: https://youtu.be/XlVdRQN6CuQ?si=fQSYjbsPG1PTbzYG
More about Peter: https://youtu.be/h1vvJrm6sMA?si=v6mEbClfXETo_Smi

I can only assume that Coach Barr and staff get this type of potential recruitment, but on the off chance, I hope you send your work to them. Very interesting work, Sparkee!!!

 

[Sparkee]

I can only assume that Coach Barr and staff get this type of potential recruitment, but on the off chance, I hope you send your work to them. Very interesting work, Sparkee!!!

The coaching staff is light years ahead of us, I would imagine. Soltys’ job is recruiter. He had likely driven all over New England, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and the maritime. I doubt much gets by him. He’s been in scouting virtually his entire career. I do this as a hobby just to see and track which players would be a good fit. On Peter Reynolds though, it seems like he is perfect for Maine since he is a left shot center and plays similarly to Lynden Breen. Plus, like Breen, his family is only few hours drive so easy for them to take in a game. I would imagine Reynolds would like the thought of second life at a better entrance to the pros. He would get a huge amount of scouting exposure making the switch.

 

[Sparkee]

Nick Peluso(Brooks(BCHL)) stood out in the playoff games against Sherwood Park this weekend. Peluso had 1 goal and 3 assists in 2 games. Here is a video of his goal… https://x.com/BCHockeyLeague/status/1913768817194647866

This coming after having a hat trick last week where he scored the game winning goal in OT to send his Bandits past the West Kelowna Warriors in the playoff first round series. https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/13534

Nick had an interview this week on the BCHL podcast here starting at 26:45 mark: https://bchl.ca/bchl-podcast-april-17

He will be at Maine this fall, nice to see him getting some success after he was injured and out of play for quite a while.

On his team are two other Maine recruits: defensemen Dante Siciliano and Nate Yellowaga.

Brooks Bandits playing against Sherwood Park Crusaders players and Maine forward recruits: Poul Anderson and Malachi McKinnon. Poul Anderson made the BCHL All-Rookie Team: https://bchl.ca/bchl-announces-2024-25-year-end-all-star-teams

 

[Sparkee]

Ellis Rickwood just entered the transfer portal from Clarkson. He was their top line center. He is a big right shot at 6’2” and 200 lbs. He lead Clarkson in +/- and was second in points per game at 0.9 ppg after scoring 35 pts on 10 goals and 25 assists. His CHIP rating was very good at 40.7 which was 5th on Clarkson. He was 10th in the country in face offs won at 430 and had a higher winning percentage than Harrison Scott. He was first team all ECAC. I think he would be a perfect addition to help fill the void at center for Maine since Maine graduated 3 centers! Max Scott took one, so there are two more center positions to fill.

 

[Ineverquit]

Ellis would be a big pickup if he transfered here.

I updated the spreedsheet stats again since there is only 1 game left to played in the quarterfinal round across the three CHL leagues.

Maine Hockey Recruits

docs.google.com

 

[Sparkee]

Ellis would be a big pickup if he tranfered here.

I updated the spreedsheet stats again since there is only 1 game left to played in the quarterfinal round across the three CHL leagues.

Maine Hockey Recruits

docs.google.com

I think you can put this in for Max Scott in your empty cell for his playing style: “gritty, tenacious, defensively responsible, 200 ft player, with vision and skill, and great on face offs”. He is very similar to Harrison Scott, like go to the net like Harrison.

It is very nice to see Brock James playing again. Wow, not sure what kind of injury he had but it was a long recovery.

Interview of Brock James after game 2 of the Sioux Falls vs. Waterloo Blackhawks playoff series: https://soundcloud.com/user-914656908/brock-james-post-4-19

 

[blackbears9]

Ellis Rickwood just entered the transfer portal from Clarkson. He was their top line center. He is a big right shot at 6’2” and 200 lbs. He lead Clarkson in +/- and was second in points per game at 0.9 ppg after scoring 35 pts on 10 goals and 25 assists. His CHIP rating was very good at 40.7 which was 5th on Clarkson. He was 10th in the country in face offs won at 430 and had a higher winning percentage than Harrison Scott. He was first team all ECAC. I think he would be a perfect addition to help fill the void at center for Maine since Maine graduated 3 centers! Max Scott took one, so there are two more center positions to fill.

Rickwood to NoDak. I really hope they have more than Landon Sims lined up once the CHL season ends.

 

[Ineverquit]

Hopefully the Sims rumor is true, sucks that we missed out on Rickwood...

 

[cinnamoroll]

EVG wasn't in the lineup for game 1 of the conference finals, fans guessed they wanted a little more size (Rene Van Bommel only has 1 inch on him but is 20 pounds heavier) for the big rivalry series. However, there was a really bad injury to London captain Denver Barkey so he could get another chance in the lineup.

 

[Sparkee]

EVG wasn't in the lineup for game 1 of the conference finals, fans guessed they wanted a little more size (Rene Van Bommel only has 1 inch on him but is 20 pounds heavier) for the big rivalry series. However, there was a really bad injury to London captain Denver Barkey so he could get another chance in the lineup.

What happened to Barkey?

 

[cinnamoroll]

What happened to Barkey?

took a hit and landed really awkwardly on his left leg. speculation is potential high ankle sprain. needed to be helped off and couldnt put any weight on that leg. kitchener fans are also mad about a hit that was reviewed and resulted in no penalty at all, so in the off chance the ohl decides it deserves a suspension there could be another lineup spot opening up. might end up on the wing though

....can you tell these teams really hate each other?

Also Riley Mercer did in fact sign with Minnesota Wild the other day.

 

[Sparkee]

took a hit and landed really awkwardly on his left leg. speculation is potential high ankle sprain. needed to be helped off and couldnt put any weight on that leg. kitchener fans are also mad about a hit that was reviewed and resulted in no penalty at all, so in the off chance the ohl decides it deserves a suspension there could be another lineup spot opening up. might end up on the wing though

....can you tell these teams really hate each other?

Also Riley Mercer did in fact sign with Minnesota Wild the other day.

Evan Van Gorp didn’t play. Van Bommel and Boulton both played. Seems odd to bench a guy that scored 19 goals and 41 points compared to those two scoring at a much lower rate. Are we sure Van Gorp is not injured also?

 

[McGoverners]

Rumors around twitter is that younger CHL player announcements are right around the corner. Fingers crossed

 

[cinnamoroll]

Evan Van Gorp didn’t play. Van Bommel and Boulton both played. Seems odd to bench a guy that scored 19 goals and 41 points compared to those two scoring at a much lower rate. Are we sure Van Gorp is not injured also?

Confidence in their scoring without him, and Aboflan is very big. He could be banged up or sick but they haven't mentioned it. Barkey also seems to have avoided the worst case and is only day to day. Just a deep lineup and tough to crack. Non-zero chance Boulton gets himself suspended again though lol

Take Oasiz Wiesblatt off the table, he just signed with his brother in Milwaukee (Nashville AHL team).

 

[cinnamoroll]

Evan Van Gorp didn’t play. Van Bommel and Boulton both played. Seems odd to bench a guy that scored 19 goals and 41 points compared to those two scoring at a much lower rate. Are we sure Van Gorp is not injured also?

Update: per Mike Stubbs (London radio pxp), EVG is in fact injured, upper body. Could've always been the case and they just hadn't mentioned it, or some injury got aggravated in practice.

 

[Sparkee]

Update: per Mike Stubbs (London radio pxp), EVG is in fact injured, upper body. Could've always been the case and they just hadn't mentioned it, or some injury got aggravated in practice.

Could even be a concussion. They describe guys in college as upper body injury sometimes when they have a concussion. And concussions can be strange. I think at a minimum it takes a week to get over. Usually more like two weeks. Hope he is ok soon.

 

[Sparkee]

Update: per Mike Stubbs (London radio pxp), EVG is in fact injured, upper body. Could've always been the case and they just hadn't mentioned it, or some injury got aggravated in practice.

In that injury tweet, Misaljevic out for Kitchener is a big loss. He’s a key player for Kitchener.

 

[cinnamoroll]

In that injury tweet, Misaljevic out for Kitchener is a big loss. He’s a key player for Kitchener.

He took warmups even though he was obviously not in playing shape, just so he could have a likely last warmups at home. Kitchener didn't have much of a chance, maybe could've avoided the sweep at full strength. In this entire series, they had a lead over London for 56 seconds. Misaljevic, plus OHL Goalie of the Year Jackson Parsons, will go from losing to the Knights to being Knights at Clarkson this fall.

London did win 4-2, first team to win 3 straight Western Conference Championships. EVG was on the ice for the trophy ceremony, he's to the left of Barkey, who has the crutches. Oshawa is on the verge of sweeping, which would be a rematch of last year.

 

[Sparkee]

INeverQuit, Motew is a NZ 3.75 now, as is Max Scott.