UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

[Chuck Murray]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

I do not think that would have been the case the years that the Bobcats were killing it in the post-season.

I think you're giving the average 14-17 yr. old recruit more credit for geographic knowledge than most deserve.

In all fairness, you could plug in "Bowling Green" in place of Quinnipiac, and you'd probably get the same reaction.

The key to recruiting to any position (NCAA sport, or professional job) is passion about what you are doing and focusing on what you have. Matthews isn't old or dated, it is historic. UNH's campus isn't remote, it is classic and bucolic. BU's campus isn't concrete, it's location is exciting right in the city.

I see you shrewdly stopped short of citing positive spin for places like Orono, Schenectady and Lowell, JB.

[Scott]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

It is we are small so we are nibble. We are more flexible and can out manure them.

I know that it's a testament to the agricultural heritage of UNH, but.........

[Lemonade]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

I think you're giving the average 14-17 yr. old recruit more credit for geographic knowledge than most deserve.

In all fairness, you could plug in "Bowling Green" in place of Quinnipiac, and you'd probably get the same reaction.



I see you shrewdly stopped short of citing positive spin for places like Orono, Schenectady and Lowell, JB.

I think you can make a fantastic case that any recruit would pick Quinnipiac over UNH at this point.....in fact I think the rink and facilities at Quinnipiac are far superior to UNH as well right now.

[joecct]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

Should Harvard count as they are a non scholarship school?

[C-H-C]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

"UNH Commits Update 4-30-18: Spotlight on Esposito & Cipollone"

Includes video highlights of 2018 commits Eric Esposito and Joey Cipollone, plus final 2017-18 statistics for all UNH commits.

[Snively65]

I think you're giving the average 14-17 yr. old recruit more credit for geographic knowledge than most deserve.

In all fairness, you could plug in "Bowling Green" in place of Quinnipiac, and you'd probably get the same reaction.

I see you shrewdly stopped short of citing positive spin for places like Orono, Schenectady and Lowell, JB.

I do not disagree that most 14-17 year olds are clueless about maps and geography, as are millennials in general. But, how hard can it be to Google the websites for Quinnipiac or Bowling Green? Plenty of info readily available for any Div 1 hockey program.

[NCAA watcher]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

Congratulations to the Hockey East recruits earning USHL honors

USHL awards
Player of Year - Anthony Del Gaizo (U.Mass)
Top Defenseman - Ben Finkelstein (BC)

All-USHL First Team
F – Anthony Del Gaizo (U.Mass)
F – Jack Dugan (Providence)
D – Ben Finkelstein (BC)

All-USHL Second Team
F – Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (Maine)
D – Ty Farmer (U.Mass)
D – Marc Del Gaizo (U.Mass)

All-Rookie team
First
F-Robert Mastrosimone (BU)
D-Mike Callahan (Providence)
2nd
F-Tyler Madden (Northeastern)

Today is the first day of the tournament featuring the top North American 03 kids.

�� Day 1 of World Selects Invite. One of the top bantam events in the world. We have a full team of US and CAN scouts in attendance all week.
��Voorhees, NJ pic.twitter.com/74L6W4Jp4f

— Neutral Zone (@_Neutral_Zone) May 2, 2018

[Lemonade]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

Congratulations to the Hockey East recruits earning USHL honors

USHL awards
Player of Year - Anthony Del Gaizo (U.Mass)
Top Defenseman - Ben Finkelstein (BC)

All-USHL First Team
F – Anthony Del Gaizo (U.Mass)
F – Jack Dugan (Providence)
D – Ben Finkelstein (BC)

All-USHL Second Team
F – Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (Maine)
D – Ty Farmer (U.Mass)
D – Marc Del Gaizo (U.Mass)

All-Rookie team
First
F-Robert Mastrosimone (BU)
D-Mike Callahan (Providence)
2nd
F-Tyler Madden (Northeastern)

Today is the first day of the tournament featuring the top North American 03 kids.

�� Day 1 of World Selects Invite. One of the top bantam events in the world. We have a full team of US and CAN scouts in attendance all week.
��Voorhees, NJ pic.twitter.com/74L6W4Jp4f

— Neutral Zone (@_Neutral_Zone) May 2, 2018

6 Hockey East teams represented and UNH aint one of them.

[NCAA watcher]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

Between the USHL player of year and a second team allstar on D, added to two members of last year's Hockey East all rookie team, and Chuck may not be able to use his "U.Mass will never amount to anything" line much longer

[HockeyRef]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

Between the USHL player of year and a second team allstar on D, added to two members of last year's Hockey East all rookie team, and Chuck may not be able to use his "U.Mass will never amount to anything" line much longer

...And it only took Carvel, what, 2 years to get the Minutemen to where they are now?

[Chuck Murray]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

Between the USHL player of year and a second team allstar on D, added to two members of last year's Hockey East all rookie team, and Chuck may not be able to use his "U.Mass will never amount to anything" line much longer

I may not be from Missouri, but I still consider myself a "Show Me" kinda guy.

We've heard so many times about the sleeping giant out in Amherst. Last I checked, they still haven't awoken.

[Snively65]

I may not be from Missouri, but I still consider myself a "Show Me" kinda guy.

We've heard so many times about the sleeping giant out in Amherst. Last I checked, they still haven't awoken.

If UMass-Flagship had successfully poached Umile a decade ago, maybe they would have been to a Frozen Four or two by now.

[scoreboard]

If UMass-Flagship had successfully poached Umile a decade ago, maybe they would have been to a Frozen Four or two by now.

Or, if UMass had successfully poached Umile maybe UNH would have been to a Frozen Four in the last decade or so. 😁

[Snively65]

Or, if UMass had successfully poached Umile maybe UNH would have been to a Frozen Four in the last decade or so. 😁

There you go, UNH and UMass-Flagship could have faced one another in a FF or two like UNH and Maine in 1999 and 2002.

[Chuck Murray]

Re: UNH Commits & Recruiting: 2017 and Beyond

If UMass-Flagship had successfully poached Umile a decade ago, maybe they would have been to a Frozen Four or two by now.

I think that was actually almost two decades ago now (2000 or 2001 IIRC)?

We'll never know of course, but I wonder how that would have turned out ... I'm guessing McCloskey would probably have been offered to replace Umile at UNH, so Umile would have had to either (1) get another lead recruiter, or (2) do a lot of the recruiting himself. Unless it would have been a package deal (Umile & McCloskey to UMass)? I can't see the #2 scenario in light of what followed at UNH, and I can't see how a package deal would have worked for McCloskey. The idea of Umile being without his recruiting binky in Amherst, could have been a recipe for early "retirement" for him, unless he might have been able to catch lightning in a bottle a second time?



As stated before ... we'll never know ... but interesting to consider regardless.