UNH commitments/recruits for 2010 and beyond

[JB]

Re: UNH commitments/recruits for 2010 and beyond

really lacking that scoring touch.

If everybody comes back (Kessel) the D looks to be in good shape.

Kessel, Kostolansky, Kipp, Laleggia all good puck moving / handling D-men and all seem responsible in there own end.

Hardowa although slow, has a great stick and seems smart on positioning and using his size. He does seem comfortable with the puck, his problem is covering space.

Campanale is good Defensive d-man and not bad puck handling.

Beck has good moments.

Those 7 will all fight for time and seem like the best total group UNH has had (ever?).

That gives Knodel and Agosta time to work into the rotation. Both being older I doubt you can push them out a year.

The problem is who is going to light the lamp and how good is the guy stopping your lamp from lighting?

Better hope for a jump in points from Burke and Speelman - a jump in overall from Henrion and McCarey.

 

[UNHAlum21]

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If everybody comes back (Kessel) the D looks to be in good shape.

Kessel, Kostolansky, Kipp, Laleggia all good puck moving / handling D-men and all seem responsible in there own end.

Hardowa although slow, has a great stick and seems smart on positioning and using his size. He does seem comfortable with the puck, his problem is covering space.

Campanale is good Defensive d-man and not bad puck handling.

Beck has good moments.

Those 7 will all fight for time and seem like the best total group UNH has had (ever?).

That gives Knodel and Agosta time to work into the rotation. Both being older I doubt you can push them out a year.

The problem is who is going to light the lamp and how good is the guy stopping your lamp from lighting?

Better hope for a jump in points from Burke and Speelman - a jump in overall from Henrion and McCarey.

I agree on the defense. It will be a solid group. REALLY need Kessel back though for the pp and overall offense. Beck doesn't give you much offensively, but the kid played 35 games and was 2nd behind Butler in +/-. I'm no hockey expert. I have season tickets and go to the games, and this is what my eyes tell me.

DeSimone/Thompson/Sislo- Are going to have to carry the load. We all know what they can do. I really hope Phil steps in and increases his production to Butler's level.

Burke- I think will be good. I'm somewhat afraid it's going to take him another season to put it together, but you see glimpses. He's extremely hard to bump off the puck, much like Winnik was. Just not sure yet if he has that good enough of shot to be a bigtime scorer.

Moses- I think we all get excited when he touches the puck, good speed. May be more of a playmaker than a scorer?

Henrion- Love the way the kid plays the body. Have to figure he is a good 3rd line guy next year.

Speelman/Boriesnok - eh I'm not sold.

Just a guess:
Moses---DeSimone---Thompson
Speelman---Burke---Sislo
Downing---Borisneok---Henrion
Pavelski---Block---McCarey

others: Silengo, Manz, Camper, Sorkin

 

[JB]

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I agree on the defense. It will be a solid group. REALLY need Kessel back though for the pp and overall offense. Beck doesn't give you much offensively, but the kid played 35 games and was 2nd behind Butler in +/-. I'm no hockey expert.

Didn't realize Beck was that good in his own end. Only times I notice him is when he does something dumb with the puck. Defensive D-men are still needed.

Just a guess:
Moses---DeSimone---Thompson
Speelman---Burke---Sislo
Downing---Borisneok---Henrion
Pavelski---Block---McCarey

others: Silengo, Manz, Camper, Sorkin

I think you see more of Manz on the 4th line as he is a senior and Umile is UNH's coach.

I think Moses needs somebody on his line with speed and I don't see it as a fit with DeSimone and Thompson.

I also think Burke has a good chance to be a Center next year.

As for the lines no clue right now but...

Sislo---DeSimone---Thompson
Speelman---Borisneok---Moses
Downing---Burke---Henrion
Pavelski---Manz---McCarey

I would see the top 3 lines get equal playing time. Would really like to see a 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4 roll out.

 

[unh1982]

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If everybody comes back (Kessel) the D looks to be in good shape.

Kessel, Kostolansky, Kipp, Laleggia all good puck moving / handling D-men and all seem responsible in there own end.

Hardowa although slow, has a great stick and seems smart on positioning and using his size. He does seem comfortable with the puck, his problem is covering space.

Campanale is good Defensive d-man and not bad puck handling.

Beck has good moments.

Those 7 will all fight for time and seem like the best total group UNH has had (ever?).

That gives Knodel and Agosta time to work into the rotation. Both being older I doubt you can push them out a year.

The problem is who is going to light the lamp and how good is the guy stopping your lamp from lighting?

Better hope for a jump in points from Burke and Speelman - a jump in overall from Henrion and McCarey.

goaltending is going to be the large void , dont think you guys realize how could forster is , you will next year

 

[JB]

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goaltending is going to be the large void , dont think you guys realize how could forster is , you will next year

I think it is probably going to be a big void. All depends on what Digi can do. Foster has done some good head stands this year.

Digi might not need to be as good to put up better numbers as the 6 D should be better even if it is just the 1 year experience better.

It was unfortunate Foster wasn't on his A game early in the year when the D was still figuring things out. Both the D and Foster have been better the longer the year has gone. It wasn't the D or Foster that let UNH down vs UVM it was the lack of putting pucks in the net.

Foster isn't flashy but is solid and plays big in net. He doesn't look as good as he is because there aren't a ton of acrobatic saves which is due to his style and solid positioning.

 

[redhawkman10]

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Guys- Not sure how many of you have seen Jay Camper play but if you are hoping he is something like his brother Carter at Miami I wouldn't get your hopes up lol. Unless you mean the hot head in nature. Have seen him play a lot and he has improved a little but not the best hands, decent skater, but struggles with hockey sense. And he is a handful, his brother has been somewhat of an issue at Miami off the ice. Just wanted to give you an outsiders opinion, as I have seen him play a lot of the last 3 years.

Good luck in the tourny guys, hope you get a chance.

 

[JB]

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Guys- Not sure how many of you have seen Jay Camper play but if you are hoping he is something like his brother Carter at Miami I wouldn't get your hopes up lol. Unless you mean the hot head in nature. Have seen him play a lot and he has improved a little but not the best hands, decent skater, but struggles with hockey sense. And he is a handful, his brother has been somewhat of an issue at Miami off the ice. Just wanted to give you an outsiders opinion, as I have seen him play a lot of the last 3 years.

Good luck in the tourny guys, hope you get a chance.

Thanks for the input. We figured we did a great job getting the lessor little brother again: Kolanos, Pavelski, Kessel (not as good as Phil but becoming a really good d-man) etc.

 

[d.gerry]

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Good luck in the tourny guys, hope you get a chance.

Yeah you and a bunch of other teams! Everyone wants a chance to play UNH in the tourney.

 

[C-H-C]

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With the regular season of the British Columbia Hockey League coming to an end, I thought it could be useful to see how the UNH recruits performed.

Joey Laleggia (6/24/92) - Penticton Vees
The Vees finished the regular season in 2nd place in the BCHL Interior Conference. In 54 games, Laleggia scored 13 goals and 52 assists. He finished the season as the 22nd leading scorer in the BCHL. He was a runnerup for the Top Defenseman Award which was won by a fellow named Brendan Ellis who committed to Merrimack. In December, Laleggia played in the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Games which includes the top 40 NHL prospects across the CJHL. Laleggia won the Top Defenseman Award in that game.

Grayson Downing (4/18/92) - Westside Warriors
The Warriors finished the regular season in 3rd place in the BCHL Interior Conference. In 43 games, Downing scored 18 goals and 18 assists. He finished just outside the top 100 in BCHL scoring. Along with Laleggia, he played in the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Games in December. He apparently suffered a concussion-like injury in that game and missed several games in the middle of the season.

Under the heading of sour note, Cam Reid, former UNH recruit, finished the season with 27 goals and 45 assists in 54 games with the Westside Warriors.

PLAYOFF UPDATE

Both Joey Laleggia and Grayson Downing are having outstanding playoff performances. The Penticton Vees and Westside Warriors won their quarterfinal series in the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League. Tonight, they face off against each other in Game 6 of the semifinals. Penticton has a 3-2 game lead.

Both players are among the league leaders in the playoffs. Joey Laleggia is the 13th leading scorer with 2 goals and 8 assists in 9 playoff games. Grayson Downing is the 14th leading scorer with 6 goals and 3 assists in 10 games. Oh, and by the way, ex-recruit Cam Reid is the 48th scorer with 1 goal and 5 assists in 10 games.

 

[redhawkman10]

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Thanks for the input. We figured we did a great job getting the lessor little brother again: Kolanos, Pavelski, Kessel (not as good as Phil but becoming a really good d-man) etc.

Kessel is a pretty darn good player. Just thought Id give you guys a heads up on him so you knew what you were getting. hope it works out, I know Miami passed on him rather early and I had wondered if the recruiting issues that happened were why he ended up there. Any thoughts on that?

 

[Hokydad]

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Kessel is a pretty darn good player. Just thought Id give you guys a heads up on him so you knew what you were getting. hope it works out, I know Miami passed on him rather early and I had wondered if the recruiting issues that happened were why he ended up there. Any thoughts on that?

I have to chime in on this one guys. Jay Camper is a great kid and is 100% zero issues, on or off the ice. Who in the heck told you that? I have watched him play 20+ games this year and he is doing very well for a 91 in a league that goes up to 89 birth year players, alsoa league that is one of the tops in the country.

You read some of this crap and you just shake your head and wonder where they get it.


"He is a handfull"?? That is so far out of touch with reality it is a joke,
Coach Steve Poapst in Chicago is a huge team guy and puts up with zero BS. Traded his top 3 scorers the same day because he felt they were going through the motions a little bit.

Above average skater, above average hands, avg at best size but will fill out(as did his brother). Fits the mold of a hockey east F going forward.

I am though not sure he is going to UNH next year, might stay one more year with Steel

Sorry boys but to say issues there is 100% bs

 

[redhawkman10]

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I have to chime in on this one guys. Jay Camper is a great kid and is 100% zero issues, on or off the ice. Who in the heck told you that? I have watched him play 20+ games this year and he is doing very well for a 91 in a league that goes up to 89 birth year players, alsoa league that is one of the tops in the country.

You read some of this crap and you just shake your head and wonder where they get it.


"He is a handfull"?? That is so far out of touch with reality it is a joke,
Coach Steve Poapst in Chicago is a huge team guy and puts up with zero BS. Traded his top 3 scorers the same day because he felt they were going through the motions a little bit.

Above average skater, above average hands, avg at best size but will fill out(as did his brother). Fits the mold of a hockey east F going forward.

I am though not sure he is going to UNH next year, might stay one more year with Steel

Sorry boys but to say issues there is 100% bs

You have your opinion and that is fine. Have seen things first hand over the last 3 years. I speak from experience, not going to report something on here unless I have. Seen multiple occasions, but obviously you are pationate about this so you must have family ties. Good luck, but to say above average in those area's is over the top. Won't comment anymore on it, I said my piece but to make your comments you have blinders on.

 

[i'zonprize]

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I would take a deeper look. Aside from Camper and Downing.. the other incoming kids, in fact all of the '11 kids were in their first yr in Jr's. I beleive that you will see those numbers POP nicely next year, given the squad that they are on anyway. Goumas- Smith and Hill can all score. I'd put Goumas a cross between 'Flick and Moses... kid even looks gritty!

Not sure what lines could possibly look like, but my guess is that Sorkin is not going to be an 'other'.. He's one of the highest ranked incoming kids at this moment.. think he played at the World Jr's this yr as well for USA, as did Burke the yr before. His Team Maryland stats are WAY off for '08-'09 he put up like 40-50 something goals( could be wrong, but it ws a decent amount).. and has attended Capital's dev. camp. (invite only, I beleive).. should get drafted.

Downing also was hurt for a good stretch of the Season as well, and is scoring in bunches in the BCHL playoffs.. as mentioned by C-H-C(thanks for the rep by the way!) C. Reid is not.. Downing is younger as well.

There are your two forwards to replace Butler and LeBlanc. Like the current trend, they have the talent to improve nicely over 4yrs.

Silengo was a decent prospect until he was hurt is last yr of prep- then jumped right into Jr.
Camper.. not entirely sure..

 

[Saetia22]

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I heard Camper has wanted to come to UNH for a very long time and it was his top choice. He should stay another year in the USHL (like I thought he was already), and I think he'll grow into the play.

I would think Sorkin will play before Pavelski. McCarey should be top 3 lines no question - maybe even 2nd? They'll need to bring a freshman up to a top 2 line as well.

 

[Hokydad]

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You have your opinion and that is fine. Have seen things first hand over the last 3 years. I speak from experience, not going to report something on here unless I have. Seen multiple occasions, but obviously you are pationate about this so you must have family ties. Good luck, but to say above average in those area's is over the top. Won't comment anymore on it, I said my piece but to make your comments you have blinders on.

"over the top" to say he is above average in skating and hands?

Now umile and borack give out coveted scholorships to avg players who have issues? please stop with the foolish talk

No relation what so ever, know the dad only enough to wave and say hi. Dont even know his first name

I have watched the kid since back when he was 8 or 9, lost touch for a few years and have watched for past 3.

he is a great kid, great teammate and I have personaly watched him play over 25 games in past 6 or 7 months.


Anyone that wants to see just what type of player he is, go to ushl.com and pay 20 bucks and buy a game and watch it, find one example of what he is taling about and I will refund your money

According to redhawkman, UNH goes after small kids with avg at best skating and hands, no hockey sense and have serious issues.

Trust him or Steve Poapst of the Steel. My money is not on Redhawk

Complete BS


AS A FOLLOW UP. He not only disses the kid, he then goes on and gives me negative feedback while pretending to be someone else. talking third person singular about himself. give me a break. I have extra and as you can see, he said RHM is righ and he was talking about himself. Please


03-16-2010 07:09 PM redhawkman10
There is a reason you are red....RHM is right, I have seen him play and he isn't that good. THere is a reason Miami passed on him, attitude and bad player.....get a clue
.

 

[irishfan85]

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HokyDad,
You continue to try and act like you are a big shot and know-it-all. Just in recent weeks, you have been found to be wrong on Cannata starting against PC on senior night and other stuff. You didn't even spell Borek's name correctly.

Occasionally, you have some good insight. Your opinions and insight would be taken much more seriously if you didn't make such outlandish comments and always try to act like you've seen a player more than someone else.

Seems like you have an ego issue.

 

[Hokydad]

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HokyDad,
You continue to try and act like you are a big shot and know-it-all. Just in recent weeks, you have been found to be wrong on Cannata starting against PC on senior night and other stuff. You didn't even spell Borek's name correctly.

Occasionally, you have some good insight. Your opinions and insight would be taken much more seriously if you didn't make such outlandish comments and always try to act like you've seen a player more than someone else.

Seems like you have an ego issue.

So information is wrong because I predicted Cannata would start a game and he didnt? Please.... That was a hunch and I said so.

I dont care about spelling Boreks name. I dont claim to have a relationship with him.

Trust me on this one, Jay Camper is a very good kid and quality hockey player. Steve poapst wouldnt have him around and one of the few he has kept if he wasnt. UNH doesnt take avg kids with issues, absurd to claim they do. Steve Poapst woukld have shipped him out a year ago if any of the things he says is true. The guy goes on my rep page and pretends he is someone else to validate his point? that alone shows me who has the real agenda and issue.

Ego issue? If I had an ego I would use spell check or proof read. I type facts when I know them and opinions when I have them.

 

[thecomicbookguy]

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UNH doesnt take avg kids with issues, absurd to claim they do.

Yeah, no average kids on this year's rosters. And Umile's never taken a kid with "issues"...Danny Dries must have forced his way onto the team.

I think people would take you more seriously if you weren't such a jack* when people dare to disagree with you.

 

[Greg Ambrose]

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I think it is probably going to be a big void. All depends on what Digi can do. Foster has done some good head stands this year.

Digi might not need to be as good to put up better numbers as the 6 D should be better even if it is just the 1 year experience better.

It was unfortunate Foster wasn't on his A game early in the year when the D was still figuring things out. Both the D and Foster have been better the longer the year has gone. It wasn't the D or Foster that let UNH down vs UVM it was the lack of putting pucks in the net.

Foster isn't flashy but is solid and plays big in net. He doesn't look as good as he is because there aren't a ton of acrobatic saves which is due to his style and solid positioning.

Wyer accelerated for next year, at least that's the word from Reading.

 

[JB]

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Wyer accelerated for next year, at least that's the word from Reading.

Well that will be a log jam in net unless Campbell defers a year.