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Utica University 2025-26 - The Road (back) To Utica

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Pioneer247

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The schedule has been out, the roster is now on the website, we're pushing 3,000 season ticket holders and the boys are looking for their 3rd straight Frozen Four appearance, and the elusive National Title, that will be awarded on our home ice (the big one this time)

Additions:

D #2 Sal Cerrato - Freshman - Danbury Hat Tricks (NAHL)
D #3 Tyler Procious - Sophomore - AIC (NCAA D1)
D #5 Isaac Barrett - Freshman - Utica Jr Comets (NCDC)
D #6 Davis Goukler - Senior - Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA D1)
D #7 Alex German - Freshman - Colorado Grit (NAHL)
D #8 Will Hilfiker - Senior - Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA D1)
F #9 Hunter Longhi - Junior - AIC (NCAA D1)
F #10 Jagur McClelland - Freshman - Springfield Blues (NAHL)
F #12 Mathieu MacMillan - Freshman - Burlington Cougars (OJHL)
F #23 Alex Gomez - Senior - Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA D1)
F #25 Nick Ahern - Junior - Vermont (NCAA D1)
G #33 Frank Murphy - Freshman - Springfield Blues (NAHL)
G #35 Kyle Curtin - Senior - Elmira (NCAA D3)

Returning:

D #4 Aydin Parekh
F #11 Chris Carroll
F #13 Aiden Hughes
F #16 Alexander Gullichsen
F #17 Drake Morse
F #18 Collin Patterson
D #19 Preston Brighton
F #21 Eric Vitale
D #26 Anthony Bax
F #27 Andrew Della Rovere
F #28 John Gutt
F #30 Gabriel Lundberg
G #21 Avery Sturtz

Not Returning:

G #1 Bryan Landsberger - Graduated
D #2 Brian Scoville - Graduated
D #3 Ben Schultheis - Graduated
D #8 Colby Jaquet - Unknown
F #9 Shane Murphy - Graduated
F #12 Matt Wood - Graduated
F #15 Anthony Cafarelli - Unknown
F #20 Tio D'Addario - Unknown
F #22 Johnny Mulera - Graduated
D #23 Reid Oliver - Unknown
F #24 Jakob Breault - Graduated
F #29 Justin Rapp - Unknown
G #32 Ryan Piros - Transfer to Adrian
 
Haven't researched everyone, but it looks like another good class.

Certainly some guys will be missed: Breault, Wood, Scoville, Murph come to mind immediately. And good luck to Piros as he moves on.

Still, Heenan has a way of reloading every season. I expect a lot of wins this year, as per usual.
 
Crazy how good Utica's "financial package" is when according to that Forbes list they're in a much worse spot than caz,saint rose, and medaille were B4 they all closed
 
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Lord_Zubin said:
Crazy how good Utica's "financial package" is when according to that Forbes list they're in a much worse spot than caz,saint rose, and medaille were B4 they all closed
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Yeah, all this chat about how much UU is paying guys is almost certainly bullshit.

Hello, Utica hockey might break even in a good year, but it's hard to imagine that it's a money maker... We're talking a very small-time sport here, right?

(Right!)
 
geneseo said:
Looks a bit like a revolving door.
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If you're not in the portal these days, you're a dinosaur. It's 2025, OK?

And the portal is irrelevant in this context, anyway. D-1 guys have been allowed to drop to D-3 without sitting out for decades now. All this whining is completely moot, in that light.
 
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Lot of new guys but looks like a stacked recruiting class. Wondering if any of the D1 transfers have had decent ice time at that level before coming down.
 
Fishman'81 said:
Yeah, all this chat about how much UU is paying guys is almost certainly bullshit.

Hello, Utica hockey might break even in a good year, but it's hard to imagine that it's a money maker... We're talking a very small-time sport here, right?

(Right!)
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WOW someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed...... :p :p :p :p ..."Almost certainly" ?????
 
Given the changes going on in college hockey today, UU's incoming recruits are pretty tame. Bemidji has guys coning in with ECHl and AHL games under their belt, and we're not talking a couple of ATO games either. They're not the only ones either.
 
bakdraft21 said:
WOW someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed...... :p :p :p :p ..."Almost certainly" ?????
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UC ... oh, I mean UU ... fans are always so touchy.

It was obvious to anyone with a few brain cells that you were merely emphasizing the pressure Utica is under to win now that they have six D1 recruits. They have no excuses. (Not to mention, it would be obvious to anyone with a few brain cells that you are fully aware of Oswego bringing in D1 transfers in the past, so it's not like you are against it.)
 
XCTiger said:
Given the changes going on in college hockey today, UU's incoming recruits are pretty tame. Bemidji has guys coning in with ECHl and AHL games under their belt, and we're not talking a couple of ATO games either. They're not the only ones either.
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And this is just the first year. We'll be looking back at this year, and saying how tame 2025-26 was overall. LOL
 
Russell Jaslow said:
UC ... oh, I mean UU ... fans are always so touchy.

It was obvious to anyone with a few brain cells that you were merely emphasizing the pressure Utica is under to win now that they have six D1 recruits. They have no excuses. (Not to mention, it would be obvious to anyone with a few brain cells that you are fully aware of Oswego bringing in D1 transfers in the past, so it's not like you are against it.)
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yes we have had our share to much critical acclaim....that said I like the bunch we have now,Milberg ,our net minder steps up and I like our chances for a very good season...
 
XCTiger said:
Given the changes going on in college hockey today, UU's incoming recruits are pretty tame. Bemidji has guys coning in with ECHl and AHL games under their belt, and we're not talking a couple of ATO games either. They're not the only ones either.
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wow didnt know that was Kosher????
 
bakdraft21 said:
wow didnt know that was Kosher????
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It's a relatively new development. There is a D1 signing of a player who played a whole freaking year of pro.

I kind of understand the reasoning. If you are getting paid NIL money, what's the difference if you got paid by a pro team (and they are letting CHL players in)? But, having said that, it's gotten totally out of hand. (And I'm on record saying NIL was inevitable and I was all for it.)
 
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