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UNH Recruits: 2012-2014

Re: UNH Recruits - 2011 & 2012

Re: UNH Recruits - 2011 & 2012

UNHfansince1971 said:
Regardless of what happens tonight, this has been one of Coach Umilie's greatest coaching jobs. When I drove over for the exhibition game in October what did I know beyond the fabulous senior line and Blake? I knew we had lost a Hobey Baker finalist, including JVR we had lost (inexplicably) the top recruit from the last four classes, we had an undersized defense, and a goalie I had never seen play even for a minute... and here we sit, one game from the Frozen Four! With these magnificent recruiting classes ahead, it is great to proudly be a UNH hockey fan. Thanks Coach.
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I would say that the team is over performing given some of their top losses, and even making steps in the NCAAs to play consistant hard faught games. They beat higher ranked seeds 3 years in a row , and they kept 2/3 teams to only one goal despite pretty close games (one against a national champ). I thought RIT was a regression, but it seemed this year with marked improvements in the HE tourny, AND the NCAAs, this clubs leadership including the staff are doing better to mentally prepare their players.

lets hope some of our key players stay, some of the new guys can chip in, and a few suprises and maybe a FF is within reach!
 
Re: UNH Recruits - 2011 & 2012

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unh_hockey said:
I would say that the team is over performing given some of their top losses, and even making steps in the NCAAs to play consistant hard faught games. They beat higher ranked seeds 3 years in a row , and they kept 2/3 teams to only one goal despite pretty close games (one against a national champ). I thought RIT was a regression, but it seemed this year with marked improvements in the HE tourny, AND the NCAAs, this clubs leadership including the staff are doing better to mentally prepare their players.
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Agreed it seems the program is slowly growing, learning to be a tougher out. RIT now appears to be a painful lesson about getting ahead of yourself after one game.
 
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Very nice comments on the end to the UNH season by the commissioner on the hockey east website.

COMMISSIONER's CORNER by Joe Bertagna

"And then there was the near-perfect performance put forth by UNH against a very good Miami team on Saturday afternoon. It is too bad that so many people focus only on titles and trophies. UNH performed better than expected all year and, in the end, went farther than any other Hockey East team. Much of their fan base never seems to fully appreciate what Coach Umile and his staff accomplish year after year. Saturday's triumph over the Redhawks was perhaps the best display of coaching we saw all year."

He also had some nice commments about Boston College and Merrimack. My hats off to those two teams. But I think Bertagna's quote says it all about UNH. They had a great season, and the coaching staff should not be overlooked. Here's to a wonderful season by the Wildcats, and let's count down the days until we can start the quest all over again.
 
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RECRUIT UPDATE - Week Ending Mar. 27th

2011

Jay Camper (Chicago/USHL) - 37 GP, 9-5-14, 26 PIM - Out since Feb. 17th with concussion symptoms.

Eric Chevrier (Cushing Academy/NEPrepHC) - (Reg. Season) 36 GP, 2-12-14. (Playoffs) 1 GP, 0-1-1,.

Casey DeSmith (Indiana Ice/USHL) - 34 GP, 21W-13L, 2.50 GAA, .922 SV%

Grayson Downing (Westside/BCHL) - (Reg. Season) 52 GP, 33-35-68, 30 PIM. (Playoffs) 9 GP, 2-7-9, 4 PIM.

Jamie Hill (Waterloo/USHL) - 53 GP, 10-11-21, 109 PIM

Ryan Randall (NH Jr. Monarchs/EJHL) - (Reg. Season) 32 GP, 11-13-24, 14 PIM. (Playoffs) 6 GP, 1-0-1, 2 PIM.

Kyle Smith (Jr. Bruins/EJHL) - (Reg. Season) 45 GP, 15-38-53, 23 PIM. (Playoffs) 5 GP, 1-2-3, 2 PIM.

Trevor van Riemsdyk (NH Jr. Monarchs/EJHL) - (Reg. Season) 39 GP, 16-22-38, 20 PIM. (Playoffs) 6 GP, 2-3-5, 4 PIM.

Matt Willows (Jersey Hitmen/EJHL) - (Reg. Season) 40 GP, 27-43-70, 43 PIM. (Playoffs) 8 GP, 5-7-12, 22 PIM

2012

Dan Correale (Grand Prairie/AJHL) - (Reg. Season) 60 GP, 24-46-70, 28 PIM. (Playoffs) 5 GP, 2-1-3, 2 PIM.

Maxim Gaudreault (Sioux City/USHL) - 42 GP, 6-7-13, 20 PIM - Out since Feb. 25th with undisclosed injury.

Casey Thrush (Muskegon/USHL) - 55 GP, 10-16-26, 22 PIM

Mike Vecchione (Malden Catholic HS/Catholic Conf.) - (Reg. Season) 20 GP, 26-44-70. (Playoffs) 5 GP, 1-8-9.

2013

Matias Cleland (Colorado Thunderbirds U18/Tier 1 Elite Hockey) - (Reg. Season) 38 GP, 5-26-31, 51 PIM.

Dylan Maller (DC Capitals/North American Prospects Hockey League) - (Reg. Season) 24 GP, 1-5-6, 6 PIM. (Playoffs) 5 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM.

Michael McNicholas (Victory Honda U18/Tier 1 Elite Hockey) - (Reg. Season) 40 GP, 12-34-46, 12 PIM. (Playoffs) 4 GP, 0-1-1, 2 PIM.

Brett Pesce (North Jersey Avalanche/Atlantic Youth Hockey League) - (Reg. Season) 20 GP, 9-18-27, 8 PIM. (Playoffs) 2 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM.

Andrew Poturalski (Nichols Prep School/CISAA) - (Reg. Season) 14 GP, 13-10-23, 26 PIM. (Playoffs) 4 GP, 8-0-8, 4 PIM.

2014

Tyler Kelleher (Deerfield Academy/NEPrepFounders) - 24 GP, 11-15-26.

Playoff Picture
USHL:
The 2011 USHL Playoffs begin the week of April 11th. The top 6 teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference qualify for the playoffs.
Current Standings:
Indiana Ice (Casey DeSmith) - 3rd; Clinched playoff berth.
Muskegon Lumberjacks (Casey Thrush) -5th place.
Waterloo Black Hawks (Jamie Hill) -Tied 6th place.
Sioux City Musketeers (Maxim Gaudreault) -6th place.
USA Hockey National Championships:
The 2011 USA Tier 1 National Championships begin on March 30th.
Matias Cleland and the Colorado Thunderbirds will participate in the U 18 Tournament.
Brett Pesce and the North Jersey Avalanche will participate in the U 16 Tournament.
 
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In the first game of the first round of the USA U-18 National Championship, 2013 recruit, Matias Cleland, scored the first goal (which was the game-winning goal) on a powerplay. The Colorado Thunderbirds defeated the Buffalo Regals 6-0:
http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament...spx?EventID=2640&AgeDivisionID=1&GameID=34958

In the first game of the U-16 competition, Brett Pesce and the North Jersey Avalanche lost to Honeybaked 4-3 in overtime:
http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament...spx?EventID=2640&AgeDivisionID=2&GameID=34938
 
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I should have mentioned that 2012 recruit Mike Vecchione and
2013 recruit Dylan Maller are also playing in the Under 18 USA National Championships. Vecchione is playing for the Greater Boston Junior Bruins and Maller is playing for the DC Capitals:
http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentRosterPoints.aspx?TeamID=11118
The Capitals won their first game against the Greater Boston Jr. Bruins 4-2. Neither Vecchione (forward) or Maller (defenseman) scored.
 
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2011 USA National Championship Standings

18 & Under:
DC Capitals - 2W-0L; Dylan Maller (Defenseman) - 0-0-0.
Greater Boston Junior Bruins - 1W-1L; Mike Vecchione (Forward) - 0-1-1.
Colorado Thunderbirds - 1W-1L; Matias Cleland (Defenseman) - 1-0-1.

16 & Under:
North Jersey Avalanche - 0W-2L; Brett Pesce (Defenseman) - 0-0-0.
 
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C-H-C said:
2011 USA National Championship Standings

18 & Under:
DC Capitals - 2W-0L; Dylan Maller - 0-0-0.
Greater Boston Junior Bruins - 1W-1L; Mike Vecchione - 0-1-1.
Colorado Thunderbirds - 1W-1L; Matias Cleland - 1-0-1.

16 & Under:
North Jersey Avalanche - 0W-2L; Brett Pesce - 0-0-0.
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A .500 poste saison recorde wit 2 pointes en 8 game. Dey gonna fit rite in at UNHs. :rolleyes:

Edite: Oui dat a cheep shot, mais zat what it comed to wif UNHs, merde.
 
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2011 USA National Championships
All four 2013 recruits and their teams have advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Championships.
http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament...=2640&agedivisionid=2&usahockeytype=AFFILIATE

18 & Under:
DC Capitals - 2W-1L; Dylan Maller (Defenseman) - 0-0-0.
Greater Boston Junior Bruins - 2W-1L; Mike Vecchione (Forward) - 0-1-1.
Colorado Thunderbirds - 2W-1L; Matias Cleland (Defenseman) - 1-0-1.

16 & Under:
North Jersey Avalanche - 1W-2L; Brett Pesce (Defenseman) - 1-0-1.
 
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2011 USA National Championships - Quarterfinal Results
Matias Cleland and the Colorado Thunderbirds and Mike Vecchione and the Greater Boston Junior Bruins have advanced to the semifinals of the 18 & Under Championships.
Dylan Maller and the DC Capitals did not advance.
In the 16 & Under Quarterfinals, Brett Pesce and the North Jersey Avalanche lost in overtime.
http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentStandingTab.aspx?EventID=2640&AgeDivisionID=1

18 & Under:
Greater Boston Junior Bruins - 3W-1L; Mike Vecchione (Forward) - 0-2-2.
Colorado Thunderbirds - 3W-1L; Matias Cleland (Defenseman) - 1-0-1.
DC Capitals - 2W-2L; Dylan Maller (Defenseman) - 0-0-0.

16 & Under:
North Jersey Avalanche - 1W-3L; Brett Pesce (Defenseman) - 1-0-1.
 
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2011 USA National Championships - 18 & Under Semifinal Results
Mike Vecchione and the Greater Boston Junior Bruins lost the semifinal game 4-3 in double overtime to Shattuck St. Mary's of Minnesota (the eventual winners of the Championship). Vecchione scored the second goal.
Matias Cleland and the Colorado Thunderbirds lost in the other semifinal 3-1 to the Mid Fairfield Blues.
http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentScheduleUser.aspx?EventID=2640&AgeDivisionID=1

18 & Under Stats:
Greater Boston Junior Bruins - 3W-2L; Mike Vecchione (Forward) - 1-2-3.
Colorado Thunderbirds - 3W-2L; Matias Cleland (Defenseman) - 1-0-1.
 
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looks like 2 assists, CHC!..
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/playerpage.html?playerid=3213703&seasonid=5967

Really tough to tell what kind of player Hill is- He appears to be a scrappy kid, 3 shorties, couple 2-3 penalty minutes! a few "on ice" U-tube fights. Waterloo, is not exactly a good team either.. Top scorers only had 30pts, Hill had 25.

IIRC, he and K. Smith were decently sought after after their Team Comcast resluts.

On another note- C. Thrush- 7points in his last 6 games.
 
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Back in 2009, "The UNH Men's Hockey Blogger Guy" listed Robbie Baillargeon, a forward at Cushing Academy, as a "target" of UNH recruiting:
http://unhhockeyrecruits.blogspot.com/
I don't know where the blogger guy got his information but there have been a couple of interesting develops regarding Baillargeon.

First, on Monday, NHL Central Scouting published "CSS Previews Best of Next Season's Draft Class" which included the following assessment of Baillargeon:

(CSS Scout) "Eggleston also was high on 6-foot, 170-pound right wing Robbie Baillargeon of Cushing Academy in Massachusetts, pointing out his great hands and scoring touch around the cage. Baillargeon was one of the top point-producers in all of New England prep-school hockey this past season, totaling 30 goals and 64 points in 30 games."
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=558216

Second, a poster on the "BU Recruit" thread said the following:

Cushing Academy sophomore Robbie Baillargeon visited BU today. Baillargeon is a forward out of Enfield, CT who has been compared to Nick Bonino.
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I'm only speculating but it seems that as Baillargeon's stock in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft has risen, he has been looking seriously at the Hockey East program which has the reputation of being a stopover for NHL-bound prospects.
 
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Re: UNH Recruits - 2011 & 2012

USHL RECRUITS UPDATE

2011

Jay Camper (Chicago/USHL) - (Reg. Season) 37 GP, 9-5-14, 26 PIM - Out since Feb. 17th with concussion symptoms.

Casey DeSmith (Indiana Ice/USHL) - (Reg. Season) 37 GP, 22W-15L, 2.54 GAA, .920 SV%

Jamie Hill (Waterloo/USHL) - (Reg. Season) 58 GP, 12-14-26, 119 PIM

2012

Maxim Gaudreault (Sioux City/USHL) - (Reg. Season) 45 GP, 6-8-14, 22 PIM

Casey Thrush (Muskegon/USHL) - (Reg. Season) 59 GP, 10-18-28, 22 PIM

2011 USHL Clark Cup Playoffs
The Qualifying Round of the USHL Playoffs begins April 14th. It is a best-of-three series.
Eastern Conference:
#3 Indiana Ice (Casey DeSmith) vs. #6 Waterloo Black Hawks (Jamie Hill).
#5 Muskegon Lumberjacks (Casey Thrush) vs. #4 Team USA.
Western Conference:
#6 Sioux City Musketeers (Maxim Gaudreault) vs. #3 Sioux Falls.
 
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