I have really appreciated the play of Helgeson all season. I agree that it is a shame we only have her for one season. We did try to recruit her 4 years ago but she wisely chose to stay with Wisconsin. I remember saving a picture of both her and her sister Kate back about 5 years ago thinking how great it would be to add those high quality recruits in the program. I saved that picture for obvious reasons, but Jenny ran across it on my computer and mistakenly deleted it!(or so she says) Helgeson is a very good stay at home defensive defense player who makes some extremely smart accurate passes. If we had another like her on the team and of course a second Trnkova, this team would be much more of a top tier program.
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I have really appreciated the play of Helgeson all season. I agree that it is a shame we only have her for one season. We did try to recruit her 4 years ago but she wisely chose to stay with Wisconsin. I remember saving a picture of both her and her sister Kate back about 5 years ago thinking how great it would be to add those high quality recruits in the program. I saved that picture for obvious reasons, but Jenny ran across it on my computer and mistakenly deleted it!(or so she says) Helgeson is a very good stay at home defensive defense player who makes some extremely smart accurate passes. If we had another like her on the team and of course a second Trnkova, this team would be much more of a top tier program.
Ralph Baer
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Recruit, apparently for 2026 because that is when she graduates according to Bishop Kearney Academy. 3.75 *'s on Neutral Zone.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCpU061ylJb/?img_index=1
https://x.com/BKSelectsGirls/status/1863373962849456300
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCpU061ylJb/?img_index=1
https://x.com/BKSelectsGirls/status/1863373962849456300
Ralph Baer
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2 new recruits, Aquino and Mehling
Code:
# Name Ps commitm. Team (League) Year DOB Ht Wt Hometown NZ*s
Women
10 Olivia Aquino F 12/31/24 Mississauga Jr. Hurricanes (OWHL)2025 03/21/07 5'06" 145 Oakville, ON 3.25 x
33 Sadie Bellissimo G 11/07/24 Cushing Academy Penguins 2026 10/xx/06 5'07" xxx Littleton, CO x.xx x
92 East Coast Wizards 19U
23 Juliana Goffredo F 09/11/24 Tabor Academy Seawolves 2025 05/23/06 5'04" 138 Mt. Laurel, NJ 3.75 Sp Aw Vi To
26 Boston Jr. Eagles 19U
8 Ellie Mehling D 01/21/25 NAHA Junior (Red Team 16U) 2026 06/xx/08 5'04" 108 Burnt Hills, NY x.xx x
9 Megan Meola LW 12/09/24 Bishop Kearney Selects Acad 19U 2026 07/24/07 5'02" 118 Long Valley, NJ 3.75 X
12 Mia Montanari F 05/21/23 NAHA Major Junior (White Team) 2025 08/15/06 5'07" 140 East Hampton, CT 3.25 x
Connecticut Polar Bears 19U
28 Chloe Obser F 10/25/23 Loomis Chaffee Prep Warriors 2025 10/08/06 5'06" 145 Manhasset, NY 3.25 x
Mid-Fairfield Stars 19U
88 Ella Newman-Mixon RD 05/20/24 Durham West Lightning (OWHL) 2025 xx/xx/07 5'09" 160 Whitby, ON 3.00 x
24 Victoria Savage F 11/15/23 Lovell Academy 19U AAA 2025 08/04/06 5'08" xxx Londonderry, NH x.xx xWent to the Mayor’s Cup games yesterday. Very fun games to watch. The women showed lots of grit and determination and almost pulled it off. But once again, I was happy to be there.
But what I didn’t like about the game was the Union coach. Yes there were officiating errors. But I didn’t see it as biased toward one team. More of a situation where young officials were trying their best and were human. The referees even corrected some of the mistakes they caught. But what I saw is a coach who appears to be of the Ric Bennett school of coaching. A guy who has spent a lot of time watching reruns of Jim Schoenfeld.
Imagine if the situation were reversed and the officials yelled at the Union coach and said “Hey, why don’t you teach these players how to clear out the front of the net without taking penalties “ or “Cant you get these players to thrown the pick deep into the offensive zone”or something like that. Constantly critiquing the refs loudly for all to hear was very juvenile. It really detracted from the experience.
But what I didn’t like about the game was the Union coach. Yes there were officiating errors. But I didn’t see it as biased toward one team. More of a situation where young officials were trying their best and were human. The referees even corrected some of the mistakes they caught. But what I saw is a coach who appears to be of the Ric Bennett school of coaching. A guy who has spent a lot of time watching reruns of Jim Schoenfeld.
Imagine if the situation were reversed and the officials yelled at the Union coach and said “Hey, why don’t you teach these players how to clear out the front of the net without taking penalties “ or “Cant you get these players to thrown the pick deep into the offensive zone”or something like that. Constantly critiquing the refs loudly for all to hear was very juvenile. It really detracted from the experience.
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Ralph Baer
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Another recruit who committed in August, Caely Martin of Oakville (OWHL), a D with a NZ rating of 3.50 *'s. She'll be on the list I will post on the recruit thread on Sunday.
https://www.instagram.com/oakvillejr.hornets/p/C_QeODIgodT/
https://www.instagram.com/oakvillejr.hornets/p/C_QeODIgodT/
I suppose she is a 2026?