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UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/JohnEvans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@johnevans</a>, teammate of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNHCommit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNHCommit</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NickArdanaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NickArdanaz</a> commits to <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHMHOCKEY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UNHMHOCKEY</a> <a href="https://t.co/hpRGjhiWuS">https://t.co/hpRGjhiWuS</a></p>— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHHockeyBlog/status/1244029518777589762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

C-H-C said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/JohnEvans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@johnevans</a>, teammate of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNHCommit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNHCommit</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NickArdanaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NickArdanaz</a> commits to <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHMHOCKEY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UNHMHOCKEY</a> <a href="https://t.co/hpRGjhiWuS">https://t.co/hpRGjhiWuS</a></p>— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHHockeyBlog/status/1244029518777589762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Well would you look at that, good pull UNH, good pull!
 
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Thanks for the heads up, Mike.

Dan especially should be very pleased.

A little reminiscent of Steve Saviano and Sean Collins from Reading High, one can hope?
 
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Thanks for the heads up, Mike.

Dan especially should be very pleased.

A little reminiscent of Steve Saviano and Sean Collins from Reading High, one can hope?
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Very pleased, rather surprised. Watcher is the one who will be over the moon. A legit and gifted scoring forward, who can both finish and lift those around him, in the production mold of a Poturalski or Kelleher...
 
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Well wouldya look at that? Welcome to the 'Cats John Evans!!!!!!!!!! Best news in days...:D
 
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Alright! Good news, on two fronts. First, getting Evans, in his own right, is a nice get. In terms of talent level, he's a likely four year guy, and I'd put him as a more talented Charlie Kelleher/Steve Moses/Saviano. (Tyler Kelleher and Collins were a level above these guys),
The kind that puts pressure on the other team because he can turn a turnover into transition offense. As noted, both he and Ardanaz are slight, and as a package, probably both will spend another year in the BCHL. I imagine even after another year, Evans will have a transition freshmen year, not a "step in right away" sort of kid.

And that gets to the second front-- the signalling. For some reason, UNH has missed a couple of layup recruits the past few years -- worrisome to me. Gildon's brother, Steve Morrow's son,. Getting the second half of the Ardanaz deal is a vote of confidence, and having both develop their game in BC will maybe help spread the word that UNH is moving in the right direction. Like following the Sox and seeing Bogarts/Betts/Benintendi at Pawtucket, you can anticipate the impact on the team. None of the recruits other than Gildon to date really provided such a landmark for us to anticipate a wave. While these two are not transformative in themselves, they are definite momentum. So, even if next year continues to be a 5-8 HE finish, the 2021 class -- including Sacco -- looks like UNH might get back to the 1-4 finishes, and that's a story they can sell, and if it creates a more-robust pipeline out there, as other BCHL players see them in the All-Star game and on the All-BCHL team next year, so much the better.

Lastly, in terms of style, as noted, Ardanaz and Evans, and Carfagna and Penney are smaller players. After a couple of years where we heard that UNH needed to get bigger, leading to Wyse and Maass, they seem to be changing philosophy somewhat.

2020-21
Jr.Crookshank---Jr.Pierson---------Sr.Kelleher
Jr.Ward----------Jr.Engaras -------Sr.Grasso
Sr.Sato----------So.Stevenson----Sr.MacAdams
Fr.Richels--------Fr.Cafarelli-------Jr.Esposito
Jr.Cipollone------So.Herrmann-----Sr.Sacco
So.Hankinson---Fr.Gendron

Sr.Maass---------So.Eriksson
Jr.MacKinnon----Fr.Reid
Fr.Jenson-------Jr.Verrier
Fr.Nagle--------Jr.Hickey

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

Jr.Eriksson--------Fr.Ardanaz
Sr.MacKinnon-----So.Reid
Sr.Verrier----------Fr.Penney
So.Jenson---------So.Nagle
Sr.Hickey

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

So.Ardanaz-----Sr.Eriksson
Jr.Reid-----------Fr.Carfagna
Fr.Gagne--------So.Penney
Jr.Nagle----------Jr.Jenson
 
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Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2019 and Beyond

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A little reminiscent of Steve Saviano and Sean Collins from Reading High, one can hope?
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It's definitely gotten my attention. :)

As 'Watcher intimates, perhaps some momentum, and a base for more ambitious recruiting to come ...
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/john_evans14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@john_evans14</a> “I feel like when I head into UNH I will have an opportunity to play right away and contribute. I also feel the conference UNH plays in best suits my style of play.” <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHMHOCKEY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UNHMHOCKEY</a> <a href="https://t.co/A9bsdqu43Q">https://t.co/A9bsdqu43Q</a></p>— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHHockeyBlog/status/1244296269394325510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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C-H-C said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/john_evans14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@john_evans14</a> “I feel like when I head into UNH I will have an opportunity to play right away and contribute. I also feel the conference UNH plays in best suits my style of play.” <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHMHOCKEY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UNHMHOCKEY</a> <a href="https://t.co/A9bsdqu43Q">https://t.co/A9bsdqu43Q</a></p>— Mike Lowry (@UNHHockeyBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNHHockeyBlog/status/1244296269394325510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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This is just so hopeful...great news for UNH fans!
 
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Gildon's brother was never in play Watcher. Grandfather is large part of the family and he lives in Columbus and we were lucky that Max came to UNH. I am happy that we are doing well with our current recruits.
 
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UNH1932 said:
Gildon's brother was never in play Watcher. Grandfather is large part of the family and he lives in Columbus and we were lucky that Max came to UNH. I am happy that we are doing well with our current recruits.
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In today's society Grandparents have become a huge part of their grandchildren's lives. The children that have both parents working full-time may not have the opportunity to follow their passions if not for a grandparent. For a person to become really good at something they need to put in a lot of time at it. If it is a sport they are passionate about they will need to put in a lot of time developing their overall athleticism and their sport specific skills. It does not matter if it is soccer, hockey or volleyball. There are a few fortunate children that have a Grandparent or two that are willing and happy to step in when the parents can not. There are a few athletes that reach the highest level of their sport because of Grandparents. Here is to all of the Grandparents that alter, sacrifice and give so much of their time to their Grandchildren!!!
 
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Ray Dorn said:
In today's society Grandparents have become a huge part of their grandchildren's lives. The children that have both parents working full-time may not have the opportunity to follow their passions if not for a grandparent. For a person to become really good at something they need to put in a lot of time at it. If it is a sport they are passionate about they will need to put in a lot of time developing their overall athleticism and their sport specific skills. It does not matter if it is soccer, hockey or volleyball. There are a few fortunate children that have a Grandparent or two that are willing and happy to step in when the parents can not. There are a few athletes that reach the highest level of their sport because of Grandparents. Here is to all of the Grandparents that alter, sacrifice and give so much of their time to their Grandchildren!!!
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Agree 100% Ray. Hopefully I'll get to be one in the not-too-distant future, but otherwise as someone who's heavily involved on the local front in coaching, I've seen many players/families over the years that follow your description above, and they've had a huge positive impact on their grandkids' futures. Further, when I was a young'un back in the day - when non-HS activities were FAR less organized than they are today - I could always count on my grandfather to pop up at our games, watching somewhere from a comfortable distance, not to interfere, but just to observe and quietly provide his support the only way he knew how. There was no college sports career for me, but I had a great time.

Checking out the HS games was always easy, but aside from that, it was all very impromptu, something kids seem to have lost out on in the years that have followed. We organized our own games all the time. The kids/teams I played with had our usual haunts, and he had that stuff figured out stone cold. What I've never figured out to this day is how he found our games when we started driving to playgrounds and fields in neighboring cities. This was a generation before the advent of GPS, mind you. Amazing.

I've been lucky to have more than my share of great mentors and role models, but my grandfather (who passed 40 years ago) will always stand at the top of that list. Thanks for posting, Ray, and letting me reconnect with some special times, long since past. :)
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UNH picks up a commitment from ‘02 G Jed Baliotti who led Berkshire to Elite 8 semifinals. One of the top 3 goalies in prep hockey this season.</p>— Jeff Cox (@JeffCoxSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffCoxSports/status/1245439427784163330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Word is Harvard, UNH, Merrimack & Colgate have shown serious interest in 6-foot-3 '02 goalie Jed Baliotti of Berkshire, who had a great game today in upset win over top seed Lawrence Academy</p>— Mark Divver (@MarkDivver) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDivver/status/1235404486354571265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Almost 19 years (gasp) to the last Berkshire UNH goalie

8/06/01

Pietrasiak to UNH

Berkshire School goaltender Jeff Pietrasiak, who was closely eyed by just about every college coach present at Hockey Night in Boston last weekend, has made his college decision, and will join the UNH Wildcats in the fall of '02.

Pietrasiak will be a senior at Berkshire this fall.
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Pietrasiak never quite lived up to his billing

6/11/01

Pietrasiak a Hot Property

Berkshire School goaltender Jeff Pietrasiak is going into his senior year as the most-heavily recruited prep school goaltender in a while, perhaps since J.R. Prestifilippo of Hotchkiss six years ago.

So far Pietrasiak, who is staying at Berkshire, has visited UNH, BC, Yale, and UMass-Amherst. Michigan and Colorado College are interested, too, and visits there may come in the fall.

Pietrasiak, 6'1", 180 lbs. and agile, is from Shrewsbury, Mass. (outside Worcester), and played at St. Peter Marian HS before going to Berkshire as a junior. With Berkshire this past season, he had eight shutouts. Noteworthy games included a 1-1 tie vs. Taft Dec. 4; a 2-2 tie vs. Cushing on Jan. 13; a 1-0 shutout over Westminster on Feb. 17; and, the biggest of all, a 2-0 shutout that at Taft in the NEPSAC quarterfinals that sent Berkshire on to the final four in Salem, NH.
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A ... GOALIE!!! STOP THE PRESSES!!! Thought we'd never get there … :)

Is it safe to assume he is projected to take Robinson's slot? If so, we're still looking for a #3 ...
 
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He's only a junior so definitely not for next year. As an 02, he coud even be for Taylor.
 
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