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UML Recruiting 2010 and beyond

Re: UML Recruiting 2010 and beyond

ScottK said:
Yeadon's dad went to Lowell in the mid to late 70s, just before the championship years, scoring 103 pts in 94 games.

On the radio show a few weeks ago they were talking about recruiting and how a former player was in visiting with his son. Blaise said that he couldn't talk about it, then Chaz said that it was good to see Barry Yeadon visiting, and asked if other former players had kids interested in coming here.
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Yeadon's 5'11", 183 and a '93. He's currently got a 1-2-3 line in 18 games. He played for the Jr Bs Midget team last season, putting up a 9-7-16 in 32 games. Of course, he's currently playing for a team that's sending two players to Lowell next season, who will be replacing the two Jr Bs leaving after this season.

Thanks for the info Scott, I hadn't known his dad was a Lowell player.
Patman said:
I'm not a "positive energy" type... but **** there's a lot of positive energy around the program. We're building things and if you want to enjoy the ride then hop on the train. :)
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That's exactly it, but I believe it'll only continue if our drop off next year isn't terrible. I think we all understand there'll be a drop, but if we remain within home ice competition, I think this program can continue to get better. Recruiting (especially when you're not one of the big programs) is definitely a what have you done for me lately type of thing, IMO.
 
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UMLFan said:
That's exactly it, but I believe it'll only continue if our drop off next year isn't terrible. I think we all understand there'll be a drop, but if we remain within home ice competition, I think this program can continue to get better. Recruiting (especially when you're not one of the big programs) is definitely a what have you done for me lately type of thing, IMO.
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I think it will be important to take advantage of this (and last) season's success. If you can get a few game breakers lined up (and you have some nice recruits), then other kids will follow, especially if the fans stay into it next season. Even if there's a dropoff (even a big one), if a recruit comes in to visit and you have 4500+ in the stands going nuts, he won't remember the outcome of the game, he'll remember the atmosphere, and know the caliber of teammate waiting at UML.

It's very hard when you aren't BC/BU/Michigan/etc, but it can be done.

IMO, the best thing Lowell has done is going into the USHL more...kids from that league are ready to play D1 from the moment they step on campus. Even if they're not your top end players, you can get some real quality organizational depth.
 
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justinD said:
I think it will be important to take advantage of this (and last) season's success. If you can get a few game breakers lined up (and you have some nice recruits), then other kids will follow, especially if the fans stay into it next season. Even if there's a dropoff (even a big one), if a recruit comes in to visit and you have 4500+ in the stands going nuts, he won't remember the outcome of the game, he'll remember the atmosphere, and know the caliber of teammate waiting at UML.

It's very hard when you aren't BC/BU/Michigan/etc, but it can be done.

IMO, the best thing Lowell has done is going into the USHL more...kids from that league are ready to play D1 from the moment they step on campus. Even if they're not your top end players, you can get some real quality organizational depth.
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I agree, especially on getting into the USHL. Lowell currently has four players from the USHL on their team, one frosh, 3 seniors. They have commitments from 4 currently playing in the USHL now (along with a 5th that was just traded to the BCHL). I don't think any of the kids that they have commitments for are all that high rated, but they're solid players.
 
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if all of lowell's recruits for the rest of time came from the USHL and BCHL that would be awesome. those have been, for the most part, can't-miss.

also brickler's coach was a merrimack assistant a year or two ago.
 
Re: UML Recruiting 2010 and beyond

Stats for UML recruits through last night ...
Code: 
[B]2010[/B]
[U]Name                POS  TEAM (League)                HT   WT   DOB     GP  G  A  PTS  PIM[/U]
Tyler Brickler      LW   Westside Warriors (BCHL)   5'11  175  01/27/91  3  0  0    0    2
Nick Curry          RW   Springfield Jr Blues (NAHL) 6'0  185  11/02/89 26 10 21   31   20
Josh Holmstrom      RW   Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 6'0  175  09/05/89 17  2  9   11   12
Julian Melchiori    LD   Newmarket Hurricanes (CCHL) 6'1  180  12/06/91 22  6 13   19   10
Joe Pendanza        LW   Boston Jr. Bruins (EJHL)   5'10  180  11/22/90 21  8 15   23    8
Will Rayner         RD   Lincoln Stars (USHL))       6'1  190  01/19/90  5  0  0    0    6
Chad Ruhwedel       RD   Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)5'11  170  05/07/90 17  2  6    8    8
Shayne Thompson     LW   Brockville Braves (CJHL)   5'11  195  06/13/89 30 19 29   48   36

[U]Name                POS  TEAM (League)                HT   WT   DOB     GP  W  L  T  %       GAA[/U]
Marc Boulanger       G   Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)       5'11  165  03/27/90 18  7  8  3 89.6%   3.00
T.J. Massie          G   Boston Jr Bruins (EJHL)    5'11  165  05/03/90 14  4  5  2 91.3%   3.05

[B]2011[/B]
[U]Name                POS  TEAM (League)                HT   WT   DOB     GP  G  A  PTS  PIM[/U]
William Eiserman    LD   NH Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)     5'11  187  07/21/92 13  0  6    6   10
Colton Saucerman    RD   Des Moines Bucaneers (USHL) 5'9  170  05/05/92 20  0  0    0   40
Terrence Wallin     RW   The Gunnery                5'10  166  04/06/92  0  0  0    0    0

[B]2012[/B]
[U]Name                POS  TEAM (League)                HT   WT   DOB     GP  W  L  T  %       GAA[/U]
Chris Eiserman       G   NH Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)      6'3  210  07/28/93 12 10  1  0 92.3%   2.30
*Pendanza's 6 PPG are tied for second in the EJHL.
*Thompson's 48 points have currently 8h in CJHL scoring.
*Melchiori's 19 points have him ninth amongst all defensemen in the CCHL. He missed four games playing for Team Canada East in the World Junior A Challenge.
*C. Eiserman is currently fourth in the EJHL in GAA and fifth in save %.
*TJ Massie is currently eighth in the EJHL in GAA and ninth in save %.
*Brickler was traded to the Westside Warriors on November 18th. While with Sioux City, his numbers were 0-3-3 in just 5 games played.
*Wallin's Gunnery season starts on December 5th.
*Rayner was placed on the 45 day IR in mid-October.
*Curry is 3rd in the NAHL in scoring.
 
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Shayne Thompson out with shoulder injury. His team - Brockville Braves - have won 13 straight games.
 
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Recruit info from last night (I'll try and do this as much as possible):

Marc Boulanger, G, Olds. 35 saves on 38 shots, in 65:53 of ice time in a 4-3 OT win for his team.
 
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Last night, Josh Holmstrom and Chad Ruhwedel's Sioux Falls Stampede beat Indiana 6-4. Holmstrom had a 1-1-2 (and the second star), while Ruhwedel was a +2.

In the BCHL, Tyler Brickler scored his first goal of the season (he has 3 assists in 5 games in the USHL) for Westside, as the Warriors won 5-2.

In the CCHL, Julian Melchiori was a -1 in Newmarket's 4-2 loss.

In the EJHL, Bill Eiserman had no points in the Monarchs 4-4 tie. Chris Eiserman didn't play.

In the AJHL, Marc Boulanger (named the "Home Star") made 38 saves out of 39 shots in the Grizzlys 1-1 tie. After a tough start due to his coming back from an injury, his play his pulled him into the top 10 in GAA in the league.

UMass picked up 2 commits for 2010 next year, including one from what seems to be their personal pipeline from the NJ Rockets (Atlantic Hockey).
 
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Don't have the time to do the whole recap, but Julian Melchiori scored the GWG in OT last night for the CCHL Hurricanes. And in the AJHL, Boulanger had 27 saves his team's 3-1 win.
 
Re: UML Recruiting 2010 and beyond

Stats for UML recruits through last night ...
Code: 
[B]2010[/B]
[U]Name                POS  TEAM (League)                HT   WT   DOB     GP  G  A  PTS  PIM[/U]
Tyler Brickler      LW   Westside Warriors (BCHL)   5'11  175  01/27/91  6  2  1    3    2
Nick Curry          RW   Springfield Jr Blues (NAHL) 6'0  185  11/02/89 29 11 22   33   20
Josh Holmstrom      RW   Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 6'0  175  09/05/89 19  3 10   13   12
Julian Melchiori    LD   Newmarket Hurricanes (CCHL) 6'1  180  12/06/91 24  7 13   20   10
Joe Pendanza        LW   Boston Jr. Bruins (EJHL)   5'10  180  11/22/90 23  8 17   25    8
Will Rayner         RD   Lincoln Stars (USHL)        6'1  190  01/19/90  5  0  0    0    6
Chad Ruhwedel       RD   Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)5'11  170  05/07/90 19  2  6    8    8
Shayne Thompson     LW   Brockville Braves (CJHL)   5'11  195  06/13/89 30 19 29   48   36

[U]Name                POS  TEAM (League)                HT   WT   DOB     GP  W  L  T  %       GAA[/U]
Marc Boulanger       G   Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)       5'11  165  03/27/90 21  9  8  4 90.5%   2.77
T.J. Massie          G   Boston Jr Bruins (EJHL)    5'11  165  05/03/90 15  5  5  2 91.4%   2.96

[B]2011[/B]
[U]Name                POS  TEAM (League)                HT   WT   DOB     GP  G  A  PTS  PIM[/U]
William Eiserman    LD   NH Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)     5'11  187  07/21/92 15  0  6    6   10
Colton Saucerman    RD   Des Moines Bucaneers (USHL) 5'9  170  05/05/92 22  0  0    0   54
Terrence Wallin     RW   The Gunnery                5'10  166  04/06/92  0  0  0    0    0

[B]2012[/B]
[U]Name                POS  TEAM (League)                HT   WT   DOB     GP  W  L  T  %       GAA[/U]
Chris Eiserman       G   NH Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)      6'3  210  07/28/93 13 10  2  0 91.5%   2.71
*Pendanza's 6 PPG are tied for fifth in the EJHL.
*Thompson's 48 points have currently 8th in CJHL scoring.
*Melchiori's 20 points have him tied for 10th amongst all defensemen in the CCHL. He missed four games playing for Team Canada East in the World Junior A Challenge.
*C. Eiserman is currently seventh in the EJHL in GAA and in save %.
*TJ Massie is currently ninth in the EJHL in GAA and eighth in save %.
*Brickler was traded to the Westside Warriors on November 18th. While with Sioux City, his numbers were 0-3-3 in just 5 games played.
*Wallin's Gunnery season started on December 5th but stats for prep leagues are tough to get.
*Boulanger is 9th in the AJHL in GAA.
*Rayner was placed on the 45 day IR in mid-October.
*Curry is 4th in the NAHL in scoring.

UML is currently recruiting Doug Carr of Cornwall (CJHL) who leads the league with a 2.25 GAA and is second in the league with a 92.5% save rate. His record is an amazing 23-4-2.
 
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Have seen several of these kids play over past year+/-

Rayner will be a filler at best. Surprised Blaise went with him.
Pendenza will be a good one, non stop.
Brickler will be a filler as well. Soft and not that big. Changes teams a lot.
The Yeadon kid is an interesting prospect. Great kid and teammate but tio date has 1 goal in 18 games for EJ Bruins. That is nota strong league and the kids who have dominated it, like Henrion etc are doing ok, him after a year with US team. Will have to pick it up. Also, might be a little small for hockey east.
 
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Hokydad said:
Have seen several of these kids play over past year+/-

Rayner will be a filler at best. Surprised Blaise went with him.
Pendenza will be a good one, non stop.
Brickler will be a filler as well. Soft and not that big. Changes teams a lot.
The Yeadon kid is an interesting prospect. Great kid and teammate but tio date has 1 goal in 18 games for EJ Bruins. That is nota strong league and the kids who have dominated it, like Henrion etc are doing ok, him after a year with US team. Will have to pick it up. Also, might be a little small for hockey east.
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Thanks for the info. I haven't had the opportunity to see any of these guys, but have heard good things about most of them. Coach MacDonald has been recruiting pretty well, so we'll see.
 
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