Goaltender Karlis Mezsargs has been traded to Danbury (NAHL).
Storm acquires goaltender Patriks Berzins - Tri-City Storm (stormhockey.com)
Storm acquires goaltender Patriks Berzins - Tri-City Storm (stormhockey.com)
James is an elite puck-moving defenseman with effortless mobility and strong decision-making. He controls the puck with such patience and poise never panicking under times of stress or forcing pucks to any bad areas. He is able to skate his way out of any situation with his smooth mobility and attacks north with his head up. James makes plays from the back end snapping accurate passes up ice to spring his forwards into odd-man rushes or using his legs to drive the rush and create a chance. In one play he drove the puck wide drawing in two defenders than from the wall was able to spin from contact and make an accurate cross-ice pass to his driving forward for a mini 2-on-1 chance. He has eyes in the back of his head and senses pressure to then jump to open ice. He notched an assist as he had a clean zone entry beat the defender wide and drove to the net to try to stuff a puck in from below the circle with a rebound landing right on his winger’s stick for an easy empty-net finish. James takes smart angles to puck carriers sealing off any space they think they have and makes smart body contact to separate them from the puck.
Lowell gets another defenseman to commit. James Goffredo plays for the Austin Bruins (NAHL) is a 6', 190 pound RD, born Aprl 24, 2003. He's a 3.5* recruit as per NZ, from Mt. Laurel, NJ.
Take it for what it’s worth, heard from someone that knows someone in Lowell recruiting. Lowell trying for Reid Conn at Fargo Force. Anyone know anything about him?
well fits the mold for big guys Lowell have been aiming for!An '04 defenseman. Listed on a recent game sheet as 6'5, 210 lbs.
Reid Conn - Elite Prospects
well fits the mold for big guys Lowell have been aiming for!
again, take it for what it’s worth…
how Do we get his rating?
Thanks. Also in line with Ratings we typically land. We will see I guess.His rating on Neutral Zone is 3.75.
Recruit stats as of 2/4/23.
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[TD="class: xl65"]Recruit[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl66"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67"]Team[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]NZ[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]GP[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]G[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]A[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]T[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Jonathan Horn[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]02/16/02[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]F[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Vernon (BCHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]39[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Ben Brunette[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]08/01/02[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]D[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Penticton (BCHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]4.00[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]33[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Sean Kilcullen[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]08/03/02[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]D[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Maryland (NAHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.50[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]23[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]James Goffredo[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]04/24/03[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]D[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Austin (NAHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.50[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]41[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Jaiden Moriello[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]05/04/03[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]F[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]West Kelowna (BCHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]39[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]34[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Jak Vaarwerk[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]06/13/03[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]F[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Des Moines (USHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]38[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]26[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Shawn O'Donnell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]06/21/03[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]F[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Dubuque (USHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]7[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Girts Silkalns[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]06/30/03[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]F[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Fargo (USHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]30[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Adam Cardona[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]10/05/03[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]D[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Omaha (USHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]38[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Karlis Mezsargs[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]12/12/03[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]G[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Danbury (NAHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]3.85[/TD]
[TD="class: xl75"]86.2%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl77, bgcolor: white"] [/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Daniel Buchbinder[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]07/07/04[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]D[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Northwood (Prep)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]54[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]27[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]31[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Daniil Dolzhenko[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]08/31/04[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71"]D[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Wisconsin (NAHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]27[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69"]Lee Parks[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]10/16/04[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64"]F[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"]Vernon (BCHL)[/TD]
[TD="class: xl72"]3.75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl73"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl74"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl76, bgcolor: white"]30[/TD]
[/TR]
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Conn is a big-bodied reliable defenseman out of Colorado Thunderbirds organization who played with the MN Wilderness last season for his first year in junior. He comes to the USHL this year as rookie and was adjusting to the pace of play as a bottom pair physical presence defendere but he used his size and strength to protect his net front and keep pucks in at the offensive blue line. He’s fairly mobile for his size and has a long sturdy stick to break up passes and take away passing and shooting lanes. Where he’ll need some refinement is his decision making away from the puck; he was aggressive sometimes on pinches or stepping up against zone entries when he should have played it more conservatively not having the numbers and then there were times where he should step up and challenge the puck carrier and he played a loose gap so some improved situational recognition would go a long way in his game. He’s simple with the puck he didn’t turn it over much but he was too quick to go up the boards instead of trying to find the direct pass especially on the breakout. What stood out was his physicality and his focused defensive zone play keeping his head on a swivel picking up bodies at the net front and pinning opponents to the boards below the dots. Tough to play against but raw in a few areas mainly his puck play and decision making but those will both likely come with more time and experience at this level. Grade: B-
Not a whole lot of goal scoring coming from this list.
Updating this 3+ months later to see where teams are.Here's the current (10/31/22) recruit totals for HE teams on the Heisenberg site for 2023 and beyond.
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[TD="class: xl65"]PC[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl65"]UMA[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]BU[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]NU[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]MC[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]ME[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]UVM[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]UNH[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]BC[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]UConn[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]UML[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
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Lowell commit Daniel Buchbinder will be heading to the BCHL next season, as he's committed to the Penticton Vees. The Vees are basically a perennial powerhouse in the BCHL. According to Heisenberg's site, he's slated to enroll at Lowell in 2024.
Damn. Glad the young man is OK. Scary stuff.