UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

[FlagUp17]

eliteprospects.com provides a ton of useful information on countless hockey players.
However, when it comes to projecting the season NCAA committed players are going to enroll as freshmen, it's not as reliable as one might think.

For example, that site currently lists the following forwards as committed to UNH for the 2026-27 season:
Niko Tournas, Mason Zebeski and Nicky Romeo (IMO, accurate)
Kole Hyles and Pavel Martinu (IMO, more likely 2026 or 27' for Hyles* and 2027 for Martinu)
*eliteprospects.com never projects a 2-season window for enrollment
Jack Sadowski, Sebastian Bradshaw, and Jesse Allecia (no longer have a commitment with UNH)

Univ. of New Hampshire 2026-2027 - Roster, Stats & more

Univ. of New Hampshire - NCAA - hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at eliteprospects.com

www.eliteprospects.com

Thanks for sharing CHC!

I know Heisenberg will sometimes post matriculation estimates for some players - how accurate do you think he is?

 

[FlagUp17]

Question for the group during the mid week “lull” between games:

This conversation may be a bit too early, as the Canadian major Junior leagues are only in their first year with guys going to the NCAAs. But overall, how do people thing players from the different leagues (OHL, QMJHL, WHL) have translated to college hockey? Do some feel one league has translated better than others?

Previously, I always felt it went USHL > BCHL > NAHL, even though both the BCHL and NAHL are considered tier II. Perhaps I’m biased to the BCHL as I remember UNH used to have a very strong feeder out there in the early 2000s - I can’t remember was that led by McCloskey?)

Again, there’s no perfect science here, and there is a long list of guys who likely go against the trend. I was just curious to hear what others think as we get close to finishing out the first year of the “Canadian League” experiment. How would people fit in the Canadian leagues in comparison to the USHL/BCHL/NAHL?

I would say overall though, it appears (by and large) the Canadian league players have translated fairly well. Perhaps given their slightly older age, experience, and long/game-heavy seasons. I’m curious to see how things evolve over time, especially now that more college teams will be recruiting harder in this area based on initial success.

 

[Chuck Murray]

Thats not how Walsh told the story of Perrin and St Louis.

wally, don't just leave us hanging on this ... this place is SO badly in need of tales of Walshy, please share?

Hard to believe it's been almost 25 years since he left us ...

 

[Darius]

I think it was (is?) a BU poster named Sean?? Haven't seen him on here lately, this is his usual time to shine ... hope he's OK?

Sean Pickett. BU fan. Great poster. Hope he’s well.

 

[Darius]

I thought Fortier left a year or two ago now? Don't tell me Ben picked another chunky dude to replace him??

I just skimmed their thread.