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UVM Recruiting: The future of Catamount hockey

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Bryce Misley's Oakville Blades need a W tonight to stay alive down 3-1 to Georgetown. He currently sits on 14 points in 14 playoff games, including 5 this series. (Winner is almost certain to face Trenton Golden Hawks in the final, who are up 3-0 in their series)

As for our newest recruit, Cory Thomas's Flin Flon Bombers are also down 3-1 in the SJHL semifinal, and will look to make the Nipawin Hawks go full Golden State Warriors. (Winner gets Battlefords North Stars in the final)

Owen Grant's Carleton Place Canadians could also use a win tonight, they're down 2-1 to Kemptville.

The Wiesblatt brothers' Brooks Bandits, on the other hand, are a win away from the AJHL final, which would be their 5th in 6 years. However, neither have played in the playoffs.

Looks like none of UVM's USHL commits will make playoffs. Only team that's still in it is Youngstown (Petrillo & Esposito) who's two back of Green Bay with a game in hand for the last playoff spot.

EDIT: I forgot about Ace Cowans's Waterloo who are in
 
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Alex Esposito had the GWG last night for Youngstown to take the USHL playoff battle down to the last day. If they win, they're in; lose and Green Bay qualifies
 
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Esposito scores the opening (and, as it turned out to be, winning) shorthanded goal as Youngstown beat the USNTDP 3-0 and make the playoffs on the last day. Let's take a look at how the USHL Catamounts did this season.

Vladislav Dzhioshvili - FW - Bloomington Thunder
Stats: 58 GP, 19-23-42, -9, 86 PIM

UVM's first Russian commit, and he definitely looks like a stud. The ex-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knight (shoutout to my native region!) started the season with six pointless games, but then exploded for four points on October 22 against Cedar Rapids, and continued to play well down the stretch. He doubled his point total from last year, and led the Thunder in goals and points. His point total this year is roughly the same as Bowen's at that age and we all know how he looked this year; definitely excited for this kid and not just because I'm a biased Team Russia fan!

Alex Esposito - FW - Youngstown Phantoms
Stats: 59 GP, 18-16-34, +4, 144 PIM

Esposito started the season really strong, at one point sitting second in the USHL in goal scoring. However, his scoring evaporated as the calendar year changed, going 12 games without as much as a point. However he finished strong, scoring in four straight and five of six to end the season, including the GWG in two games against the USNTDP to help Youngstown slip into the last playoff spot. Barring a decommitment, he will be at UVM no matter what next season as he's burned his junior eligibility.

Ace Cowans - FW - Waterloo Black Hawks
Stats: 27 GP, 5-7-12, -3, 33 PIM

This one's a strange one, as he's not actually listed on Waterloo's roster page on the USHL site. Digging a little deeper, I found that he was placed on IR a while back with an undisclosed injury. Which is unfortunate as he was getting into some good form, pointing in his last four games before going down with this injury. He's also used his last year of junior eligibility.

Andrew Petrillo - DF - Youngstown Phantoms
Stats: 27 GP, 1-2-3, +2, 4 PIM

Not a whole lot to go by based on the numbers. From the looks of it he was more of an offensive defenseman in high school at Delbarton, but he didn't really show it with the Phantoms. It was his first season in the USHL though so there is room to improve. He's reportedly very very mobile and smooth in his own zone, so make of that what you will.

Carter Long - DF - Lincoln Stars
Stats: 57 GP, 1-3-4, +1, 47 PIM

This guy is big. Really big. Standing at 6'4", this is the kind of behemoth defender that takes a while to develop, as demonstrated by his 206-pound frame. If he fills out he has the potential to be a very good defensive defenseman. Just got his first USHL goal against Youngstown on March 31. He's got a friend, too...

Christian Evers - DF - Lincoln Stars
Stats: 60 GP, 8-10-18, +2, 69 PIM

Evers was a very late commit; originally committed to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, he committed to UVM less than a month ago. Standing at 6'2" and 220, he's UVM's first USNTDP alumnus since Michael Paliotta, who he posted very similar numbers to with the NTDP. Make of that what you will.
 
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Also Bryce Misley's season is over, Oakville lost 2-0 to Georgetown last night.

Owen Grant's Carleton Place Canadians can earn a spot in the CCHL finals against Ottawa with a win tonight against Kemptville.

Cory Thomas's Flin Flon Bombers are also still alive, need to win tonight to force Game 7 with Nipawin.

The Wiesblatt brothers' Brooks Bandits start the AJHL finals tonight, neither have played in the playoffs
 
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Bryce Misley ranked #85 among North American skaters in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings. Vladislav Dzhioshvili, unranked at midseason, is #196.
 
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Two UVM commits who are actually playing have reached their respective league's finals.

Owen Grant's Carleton Place Canadians defeated Kemptville 6-1 on Sunday to win the series 4-2 and advance to the CCHL finals vs. Ottawa Jr. Senators. Winner of that series will participate in the Fred Page Cup (Eastern Canada championship between the CCHL, QJHL, and Maritime champions, as well as the hosts) in Terrebone, Quebec, with a spot in the RBC Cup on the line. Carleton Place has won three in a row, can they get #4?

Cory Thomas's Flin Flon Bombers completed their series comeback last night, defeating Nipawin 3-0 to win in seven after being down 3-1. They'll face Battlefords North Stars in the final. Winner of that series will participate in the Western Canada Cup (between the MJHL, SJHL, AJHL, and BCHL champions, as well as the hosts) in Penticton, BC, with two spots in the RBC Cup on the line. SJHL winners Lloydminster were runner-up at last year's RBC Cup so there is hope for the Bombers if they get through. (Ironically, Flin Flon doesn't even play in Saskatchewan; it's a border town on the SK/Manitoba border, and the arena is on the Manitoba side)
 
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Thomas and Flin Flon lose game 1 to Battlefords 3-0.

Owen Grant and Carleton Place kick off their CCHL championship series tonight.

Also, per the North Jersey Avalanche Twitter, Nick Abruzzese has signed his Letter of Intent with UVM
 
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Owen Grant's Carleton Place Canadians split the first two with Ottawa, losing 5-2 in Game 1 but rebounding with a 3-2 win in Game 2.

Flin Flon, on the other hand, got smoked by a combined score of 8-1 in the first two games of the SJHL final against Battlefords. At least it's not 14-4...?

Even worse is Youngstown in the USHL, who have lost their first two games to Chicago by a combined score of 10-1 with Esposito getting kicked out of Game 2. They head home needing a win to keep the season alive.
 
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Cory Thomas's Flin Flon side are now down 3-0 to Battlefords in the SJHL finals. Can they pull off the miracle?

Owen Grant's Carleton Place Canadians are back in action in the CCHL finals tonight.
 
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Congrats to Ocean and Orca Wiesblatt and the Brooks Bandits on repeating as AJHL champs.

While Ocean did not play in the playoffs, Orca played in the final, posting 3 points including a two goal performance in Game 1 which Brooks won 9-1.

Bandits with one of the most dominant playoff runs I have ever seen. Didn't lose in regulation, and scored nearly six goals per game
 
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Owen Grant's Carleton Place Canadians took Game 3 of their final series last night 4-2 and now lead the series 2-1.

Cory Thomas's Flin Flon lost last night 6-5, as Battlefords took home the Canalta Cup in a four game sweep
 
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Haven't swung by this forum in quite awhile, but this is the best thread to happen here in a looooooong time. Thanks so much for these updates, very interesting.
 
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Alex Esposito, Andrew Petrillo, and Youngstown keep their season alive with a 4-1 win over Chicago.

Owen Grant's Carleton Place Canadians are in OT against Ottawa in Game 4.
 
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Owen Grant's Carleton Place wins Game 4 in double OT. They can wrap up the CCHL title at home on Sunday.
 
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