Re: UNH Recruits: 2012-2014
Read this artice and interview from last year when MV and Malden Catholic won the Super 8 title.
It is obvious that RESPECT and being treated directly with is important. Also notice who called him after they won......
Look at the loyalty he shows Serino etc. He was offered a spot at UNH for the fall of 2012, did everything he was asked to do. Was dealt with dishonestly and moved on. He has every right to say that.
Very loyal to school and players. Never thought about leaving and going to prep or juniors like others did. Told Serino he would come there and stay four years and win a Super 8, which he did.
Malden Catholic hockey senior captain Mike Vecchione leads teammates to championship.
By Joe McConnell/Wicked Local Saugus
GateHouse News Service
Posted Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:24 PM
Saugus —
Malden Catholic completed its preseason goal with an electrifying, pulsating Super 8 championship clash against Catholic Conference rival St. John’s Prep of Danvers. The Lancers never led in the game tying the Eagles twice, the last time after trailing by two late in the second period. The game went to sudden death overtime, before junior Brendan Collier ended things with a goal at the 7:10 mark of the extra session to beat the Prep, 4-3.
Saugus sports fans had plenty of rooting interest with four of their own playing roles on the title team, led by senior captain Mike Vecchione. Head Coach Chris Serino, who’s another Saugonian, will no doubt miss Vecchione, who’s slated to play juniors next year, before joining the University of New Hampshire in time to begin the 2012-13 season. But he has freshman defenseman Andrew Cross and sophomore forward Cam Ferry coming back as his Saugus connection next year hopefully to duplicate the championship heroics.
Defenseman Joe Sullivan, rounding out the Saugus quartet on the squad, is Vecchione’s classmate, who also had a role in MC’s road to the title.
Vecchione was the only Lancer, who had ever skated at Boston Garden before last Sunday night, when as a freshman MC settled for silver after Reading upset them for the title. But he made sure he was leaving with nothing less than gold this year, helping his teammates with a goal and an assist, not to mention the intangibles that come with being a captain.
Vecchione is not only wearing gold today, but he’s also a part of history, something he doesn’t take for granted. It’s MC’s first Super 8 title, and also its first state championship in the sport since 1974.
“It’s a great feeling to be a part of history,” said Vecchione, who amassed 82 points while playing on the first line with sophomore Ryan Fitzgerald (76 points) and Collier (72). Together, they also combined for 68 goals. As a team, the Lancers scored 145 times during the regular season.
Vecchione added: “The school has treated me well, and with a great deal of respect, and so it’s nice to give something back to the school that they never had before.”
The school also appreciates what Vecchione and his teammates were able to accomplish. They started applauding when any one of us would walk into a classroom the day after the Sunday championship, but Vecchione understands if it wasn’t for their support they might not have been able to seal the deal.
“They were the happiest kids in the world, when they would see us walk into a classroom, but they are the ones who were there for us through thick and thin,” added Vecchione. “I’m definitely proud of them.”
Vecchione remembers where he was when Collier’s goal changed the course of history at the school. He was skating in behind him near the right face-off circle looking for a possible rebound.
“[Collier] was skating at full speed, and after the puck went in he dove and then I dove on top of him, followed by the rest of the team,” Vecchione said.
The Saugus native also recalls that he wasn’t feeling too good being at the bottom of the pig-pile, but it was all worth it to eventually skate off the ice with the gold and the state championship trophy.
“It was an evenly matched game, and you couldn’t ask for a better final,” Vecchione said. “We were No. 1 at the beginning of the season, and we took our share of criticism from others, and they also didn’t want us to win. They’d say we recruit, or everybody’s on scholarship, but we stayed focused, and were able to bring the program to a new level. It was a huge weight off of our shoulders.”
Next year, Vecchione will be on the move playing junior hockey for either the Tri-City Storm in the United States Hockey League, or the Westside Warriors in the British Columbia League, as he hones his skills for UNH and Hockey East.
“I’ll be going away to play juniors for a year, before coming home to UNH,” Vecchione said.
“After we won the state title, I got a call from Dick Umile (the UNH head coach) and his assistant David Lassonde congratulating me,” added the Saugus native. “They will have a say in where I’ll be playing next year, but Chris (Serino) is my backbone, my communicator and architect, who will help set everything up for me.”
Vecchione knows he might have to wait a couple of weeks before sitting down with Umile and Serino to determine his next destination, while the Wildcats are participating in the NCAA tournament, which starts this weekend for them in Manchester, N.H., where Vecchione has been invited to the games to check out his future new program.
Read this artice and interview from last year when MV and Malden Catholic won the Super 8 title.
It is obvious that RESPECT and being treated directly with is important. Also notice who called him after they won......
Look at the loyalty he shows Serino etc. He was offered a spot at UNH for the fall of 2012, did everything he was asked to do. Was dealt with dishonestly and moved on. He has every right to say that.
Very loyal to school and players. Never thought about leaving and going to prep or juniors like others did. Told Serino he would come there and stay four years and win a Super 8, which he did.
Malden Catholic hockey senior captain Mike Vecchione leads teammates to championship.
By Joe McConnell/Wicked Local Saugus
GateHouse News Service
Posted Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:24 PM
Saugus —
Malden Catholic completed its preseason goal with an electrifying, pulsating Super 8 championship clash against Catholic Conference rival St. John’s Prep of Danvers. The Lancers never led in the game tying the Eagles twice, the last time after trailing by two late in the second period. The game went to sudden death overtime, before junior Brendan Collier ended things with a goal at the 7:10 mark of the extra session to beat the Prep, 4-3.
Saugus sports fans had plenty of rooting interest with four of their own playing roles on the title team, led by senior captain Mike Vecchione. Head Coach Chris Serino, who’s another Saugonian, will no doubt miss Vecchione, who’s slated to play juniors next year, before joining the University of New Hampshire in time to begin the 2012-13 season. But he has freshman defenseman Andrew Cross and sophomore forward Cam Ferry coming back as his Saugus connection next year hopefully to duplicate the championship heroics.
Defenseman Joe Sullivan, rounding out the Saugus quartet on the squad, is Vecchione’s classmate, who also had a role in MC’s road to the title.
Vecchione was the only Lancer, who had ever skated at Boston Garden before last Sunday night, when as a freshman MC settled for silver after Reading upset them for the title. But he made sure he was leaving with nothing less than gold this year, helping his teammates with a goal and an assist, not to mention the intangibles that come with being a captain.
Vecchione is not only wearing gold today, but he’s also a part of history, something he doesn’t take for granted. It’s MC’s first Super 8 title, and also its first state championship in the sport since 1974.
“It’s a great feeling to be a part of history,” said Vecchione, who amassed 82 points while playing on the first line with sophomore Ryan Fitzgerald (76 points) and Collier (72). Together, they also combined for 68 goals. As a team, the Lancers scored 145 times during the regular season.
Vecchione added: “The school has treated me well, and with a great deal of respect, and so it’s nice to give something back to the school that they never had before.”
The school also appreciates what Vecchione and his teammates were able to accomplish. They started applauding when any one of us would walk into a classroom the day after the Sunday championship, but Vecchione understands if it wasn’t for their support they might not have been able to seal the deal.
“They were the happiest kids in the world, when they would see us walk into a classroom, but they are the ones who were there for us through thick and thin,” added Vecchione. “I’m definitely proud of them.”
Vecchione remembers where he was when Collier’s goal changed the course of history at the school. He was skating in behind him near the right face-off circle looking for a possible rebound.
“[Collier] was skating at full speed, and after the puck went in he dove and then I dove on top of him, followed by the rest of the team,” Vecchione said.
The Saugus native also recalls that he wasn’t feeling too good being at the bottom of the pig-pile, but it was all worth it to eventually skate off the ice with the gold and the state championship trophy.
“It was an evenly matched game, and you couldn’t ask for a better final,” Vecchione said. “We were No. 1 at the beginning of the season, and we took our share of criticism from others, and they also didn’t want us to win. They’d say we recruit, or everybody’s on scholarship, but we stayed focused, and were able to bring the program to a new level. It was a huge weight off of our shoulders.”
Next year, Vecchione will be on the move playing junior hockey for either the Tri-City Storm in the United States Hockey League, or the Westside Warriors in the British Columbia League, as he hones his skills for UNH and Hockey East.
“I’ll be going away to play juniors for a year, before coming home to UNH,” Vecchione said.
“After we won the state title, I got a call from Dick Umile (the UNH head coach) and his assistant David Lassonde congratulating me,” added the Saugus native. “They will have a say in where I’ll be playing next year, but Chris (Serino) is my backbone, my communicator and architect, who will help set everything up for me.”
Vecchione knows he might have to wait a couple of weeks before sitting down with Umile and Serino to determine his next destination, while the Wildcats are participating in the NCAA tournament, which starts this weekend for them in Manchester, N.H., where Vecchione has been invited to the games to check out his future new program.
