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UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

C-H-C said:
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)

www.eliteprospects.com

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 www.eliteprospects.com
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Thanks for sharing CHC!

I know Heisenberg will sometimes post matriculation estimates for some players - how accurate do you think he is?
 
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 said:
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 ... :cry:
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He wanted them badly, I heard him say he wished he could have landed them several times in the media. I find it hard to believe he couldn't make room . Its possible he wanted them to wait another year? They were better off in Vermont as we all know what happened shortly thereafter.
 
TheGrouchyCat said:
Not really. It's exactly what BU did when it eliminated football in 1997 and shifted budget to "nationally competitive" sports, i.e. hockey. UVM also cut football in 1995 to focus on hockey and basketball.

That's just in Hockey East. Learn your history.
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TheStupidCat:

UVM's last football game was in November 1974. It's takes a special kind of stupid to reprimand a poster for making a factual error while you do precisely the same thing. Kudos. You have a new moniker. You don't have the acumen to correct any human ever. Don't try.

Whalers said:
Let's not go getting all Fluffer on others with the emphatics. Just off the top of my head, I think you mean There was a shirt available in Burlington to the tune of "UVM football - Undefeated since 1976.
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And it's especially heartwarming to see the post from Whaler trying to correct your factual error with more incorrect information. If there was a slam dunk competition for stupidity, I suppose Whaler would win it.
 
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JB said:
Or Northeastern dropping football 2009. Or UML in 2003. Or Providence College in 1941 (way ahead of the curve)

I am not even suggesting dropping football.

If you have $100k (or $200k or whatever number you would like) extra where would you invest it in UNH Athletics? What would give you the biggest, fastest opportunity?

Maybe putting butts in seats, eating and drinking 18 times a year at the Whitt... Maybe not maybe that extra $100k would be better spent on 5 football home games? or...

If $200k gets me a coach like Ben Barr and can bang out the Whitt at about $1.5M in additional revenue isn't it worth seeing how you could find the money in the budget. Yes that probably comes mostly out of football, I mean where else would it be? But you put most of it back as hockey starts generating revenue again. There has to be a huge hole in the Athletic budget today compared to when hockey had a years long wait list for tickets at the Whitt.

What is deeply unserious is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result or expecting this governor/state house to give the University more money.
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Elwood:

What is deeply unserious is your complete lack of understanding for how the public sector works. Money is budgeted by politicians, not business people. UNH is not a for profit business. There are no shareholders. It was created by politicians, and is funded and operated by politicians of various stripes. Division 1AA football (or whatever silly name they give it) is a deeply unserious, odious money loser for every school that I know of. Indeed, it's a loss leader. There is no model the makes it potentially a net reveneu generator. At UNH it's impossible. Yet is exists. Once you figure out why, you will learn everything you need to know about public education and politics. The decision makers DON'T care about the cost of hockey. It's the politics of hockey that they care about. The currency is politics, not money.

You want to make a politician roll their eyes politely? Tell them that you have a great way for them to invest state money. You want to earn their respect? Tell them there's a way to spend state money that will earn them acclaim from their fellow pols and voters. They don't care about wasting money. It's all a money grab.
 
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Potluck said:
TheStupidCat:

UVM's last football game was in November 1974. It's takes a special kind of stupid to reprimand a poster for making a factual error while you do precisely the same thing. Kudos. You have a new moniker. You don't have the acumen to correct any human ever. Don't try.


And it's especially heartwarming to see the post from Whaler trying to correct your factual error with more incorrect information. If there was a slam dunk competition for stupidity, I suppose Whaler would win it.
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Back from under MS7s desk. Full?
 
So have been reading about the Brown hockey situation...guess they are aggressively working to find a new HC and much needed rennovations to their arena. Of course they prob have huge endowments. Just a point about when you are serious about success you do what you gotta do...
 
HockeyRef said:
So have been reading about the Brown hockey situation...guess they are aggressively working to find a new HC and much needed rennovations to their arena. Of course they prob have huge endowments. Just a point about when you are serious about success you do what you gotta do...
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My guess is they are also taking inspiration from Dartmouth, who similarly got a new coach (relatively new) and plans for major renovations, and have shown steady improvement in short order.

Wonder who they will end up with, something to keep an eye on as the season winds down!
 
FlagUp17 said:
My guess is they are also taking inspiration from Dartmouth, who similarly got a new coach (relatively new) and plans for major renovations, and have show very significant improvement in short order.

Wonder who they will end up with, something to keep an eye on as the season winds down!
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A few hockey 'pundits' I follow have listed a few names...all with decent hockey 'pedigrees'. Will be interesting to see who they select. Yes very reminiscent of Dartmouth and we see where they are this season!
 
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