UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

[wildcatdc]

Underwhelming. Bottom of the roster depth.

Here’s hoping you just gave this kid the same “kiss of life” you gave to UMass last season in figuring them for the bottom of the Hockey East barrel!

[grantfan]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

He's tied to a player agen, er, advisor, Ben Hankinson.

[C-H-C]

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"Tim Stützle, Former UNH Commit, Turns Pro"
Includes interview and video highlights of his progress.

[Snively65]

"Tim Stützle, Former UNH Commit, Turns Pro"
Includes interview and video highlights of his progress.

Boooooooooooo!!!!!!!' Directed at Tim Stutzle, not Mike.

[HockeyRef]

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Boooooooooooo!!!!!!!' Directed at Tim Stutzle, not Mike.

Yes...it is a disappointment (understatement of the year) that Tim Stutzle will not skate as a Wildcat, but, of course, well...guess he's just ready for bigger and better horizons so what can you say realistically about that? This isn't the NCAA you guys knew of years back (I don't have to tell you that); players like him are looking to get to the NHL or whatever pinnacle that awaits such a player sooner than later and, rightly so. (I guess)

Even if he did come to UNH...it would have been most likely for a year, but, what a year it 'might have been'. We all saw what Jack Eichel, Cale Makar were able to do with their respective teams. We are just going to have to do it the 'old fashioned way' of getting the right players together at the right time...

Sigh....to coin a phrase from the Shawshank Redemption "some birds aren't meant to be caged". He's one of 'em. Good luck Tim! Will be watching the draft with great interest next season...obviously he's a first round choice.

[NCAA watcher]

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So, looks like we're in the market for two defensemen next year as the most immediate need, then a goalie for 2021, and some more spots up front open in 2022
2020-21
Jr.Crookshank---Jr.Pierson-------Sr.Kelleher
Jr.Esposito-----So.Griffin --------Sr.Grasso
Fr.Margel-------So.Stevenson----Jr.Engaras
Sr.MacAdams---So.Herrmann-----Fr.Cronin
Sr.Sato---------Jr.Cipollone-------Sr.Sacco
Fr.Sweeney-----So.Hankinson

Sr.Maass------So.Eriksson
Jr.MacKinnon--Jr.Verrier
Fr.______-----Fr.________
So.McElhaney----Jr.Hickey

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

Jr.Eriksson---------Fr.Ardanaz
Sr.MacKinnon-----Sr.Verrier
So.______--------Fr.Gagne
Jr.McElhaney-----So.________
Sr.Hickey

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

So.Ardanaz--Sr.Eriksson
Jr.______----Jr.________
So.Gagne-----Sr.McElhaney
Fr.______------Fr._______

[C-H-C]

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So, looks like we're in the market for two defensemen next year as the most immediate need, then a goalie for 2021, and some more spots up front open in 2022

Depending on how he develops this season, Nick Ardanaz might enroll as a true freshman in Fall 2020. He's played in all 4 games with the West Kelowna Warriors this season and started in 2 of them. As a rookie in the BCHL, he's still relatively small for a defenseman - 5'10", 160 lbs., but highly skilled. With Will MacKinnon, Souza showed a willingness to admit a true freshman defenseman.
Here's what Nick said when he verbally committed to UNH last November:
"Talking to Coach Souza and Coach Stewart, if we both agree that after one year of junior I’m ready to make the jump, I can potentially go in as a true freshman. Otherwise, I will spend two years in junior and come into UNH after that."

[NCAA watcher]

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(Scouting the scoreboard) Now goals in back to back games for Evans. Question is whether UNH can (a) can wait to see a larger sample size, and (b) has money/spots up front for him (yes in 2022, maybe not if he's 2021)

Here's the video of John Evans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1e-u-VT71Y

Low level, so he can glide a lot, but the vision is there and good cornering. So far it hasn't hit at the BCHL level, but he'll score. He'll be one of those dangerous guys able to turn loose pucks in the netural zone into odd man rushes by fishing out the pucks.

[C-H-C]

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"UNH Commits Update: 9-20-2019"
Includes individual statistics for the 15 young players who have verbally committed to UNH, plus News & Notes.

[C-H-C]

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"UNH Commits Update: 9-23-2019"

Includes weekend stats for the 15 players verbally committed to UNH plus video highlights of game-winning goals by Nick Cafarelli and Cy LeClerc.

[C-H-C]

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19-year-old #TimoBakos (DOB: 7/28/00), 6'2" 174 lbs left-shot center from Augsburg, Germany has committed to @UNHMHOCKEY. Projected 2021 enrollment. Scored 28G 31A for Augsburger U20 last season. Scored 1st @ushl goal today in 1st game w/@sfstampede https://t.co/Xui8236Vjr

— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) September 28, 2019

Tip of the hat to Watcher

[Chuck Murray]

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It appears MS7's scouting team has connections in Germany they intend to bank on regularly.

Even with The Sarge having (predictably) slipped away to go the pro route, this seems promising.

Let's hope Germany treats MS7 as well as BC (Canada) treated Umile/McCloskey back in the day.

[Dan]

Speaking of international pipelines, I wonder if UNH being the first school to skate a Japanese student-athlete would give them a leg up on a player like this one...

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/551328/yusaku-ando

Ando is 2-2–4 in his first three USHL GP as a freshly minted 16 (!!) year old, a year after leading his Canadian Prep/Midget Team in scoring by a wide margin. He’s small and dynamic with a history of excelling on the big ice and looks like he could be a genuine NCAA difference maker...

[C-H-C]

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"UNH Commits Update: 10-25-2019"

[NCAA watcher]

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ACQUISITION: We are proud to announce the acquisition of 2001 forward William Margel from Madison of the USHL!

The @UNHMHOCKEY commit led the USPHL 18U champion Selects Academy in scoring last season.

Welcome to Coquitlam Will!#AllAboard pic.twitter.com/aazO6Zmqoo

— Coquitlam Express Jr. A Hockey Club (@BCHLExpress) November 9, 2019

2020
Margel- USHL 12-1-0-1
Sweeney- BCHL 24-1-5-6
Curran- BCHL 11-1-4-5
AJHL 7-0-2-2
Cafarelli- BCHL 21-10-11-21
Cronin - USHL 8-0-0-0
Devlin - USHL 13-1-1-2

2021
Bakos- USHL-9-2-1-3
Ardanaz- BCHL 23-1-4-5
J.Ring- NAHL 20-2-10-12


2020-21
Jr.Crookshank---Jr.Pierson-------Sr.Kelleher
Jr.Esposito-----So.Griffin --------Sr.Grasso
Sr.Sato---------So.Stevenson----Jr.Engaras
So.Herrmann-----Fr.Cronin----Sr.MacAdams-
Fr.Margel-------Jr.Cipollone-------Sr.Sacco
Fr.Sweeney-----So.Hankinson

Sr.Maass------So.Eriksson
Jr.MacKinnon--Jr.Verrier
Fr.______-----Fr.________
So.McElhaney----Jr.Hickey

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

Jr.Eriksson---------Fr.Ardanaz
Sr.MacKinnon-----Sr.Verrier
So.______--------Fr.Gagne
Jr.McElhaney-----So.________
Sr.Hickey

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

So.Ardanaz--Sr.Eriksson
Jr.______----Jr.________
So.Gagne-----Sr.McElhaney
Fr.______------Fr._______