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"UNH Commits Update: December-22-2016"
Player Spotlight on Marek Wazny and Drew Commesso
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2018 commit Corson Green will play in the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game next Tuesday:
http://www.chicagosteelhockeyteam.co...rer_id=2528825
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Originally posted by Snively65 View PostSounds promising; will arrive at age 19?
In the latest NHL CSS Players to Watch list, Green was identified as a 'C' prospect - a 4th/5th/6th round candidate in the 2017 NHL Draft (also in June). If he gets drafted by a NHL club, they will have an opinion about what's best for his development. It's likely that one topic of discussion, for all involved parties, would be whether to make the jump from the Chicago Steel (USHL) to UNH in the Fall of 2017 or 2018.
Green is a left-shot defenseman. UNH will lose 2 left-shot defensemen - Matias Cleland and Dylan Maller - to graduation this spring. UNH commits James Miller and Liam Darcy are both left-shot defensemen and have a target to enroll next fall. It will be interesting to see if Green's enrollment is moved up to Fall 2017.
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Originally posted by C-H-C View PostGreen turns 18 this March. He said in our interview last April that he plans to graduate from high school in June 2017 and enroll at UNH in Fall 2018.
In the latest NHL CSS Players to Watch list, Green was identified as a 'C' prospect - a 4th/5th/6th round candidate in the 2017 NHL Draft (also in June). If he gets drafted by a NHL club, they will have an opinion about what's best for his development. It's likely that one topic of discussion, for all involved parties, would be whether to make the jump from the Chicago Steel (USHL) to UNH in the Fall of 2017 or 2018.
Green is a left-shot defenseman. UNH will lose 2 left-shot defensemen - Matias Cleland and Dylan Maller - to graduation this spring. UNH commits James Miller and Liam Darcy are both left-shot defensemen and have a target to enroll next fall. It will be interesting to see if Green's enrollment is moved up to Fall 2017.
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Originally posted by Snively65 View PostGood stuff, Mike. Maybe Green shows up in Durham this fall; that would be cool to have an 18 yo freshman.I'm just here for the hockey...
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Originally posted by Snively65 View PostGood stuff, Mike. Maybe Green shows up in Durham this fall; that would be cool to have an 18 yo freshman.Sworn Enemy of the Perpetually Offended
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Originally posted by Chuck Murray View PostI'd like to see this, personally. There's not a lot left on the blue line after Cleland and Maller leave, and even if you concede that guys like Dawson and Wyse have the potential to work up to top pairing status in the future (and putting aside potential, that very well could be the reality of the situation next season), the quality of depth after them is light, to say the least. Green could fill a need while still developing, and then afterwards it's the Souza era full stop, so I expect recruiting to be a lot "cleaner" for incoming prospects, without the awkward Umile-Souza transition thing to cloud the outlook. Good call, Snively65.I'm just here for the hockey...
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Green is incredibly raw. He has a lot of physical skills, size being one (and a big part of the NHL interest), and his pick up in play is positive - his foot speed seemed to have him taking a lot of holding/hooking penalties earlier this year. However, his learning is aided by being in a good situation on the top USHL team where he can complement the stars on the team. I suspect he is not ready to be an impact kid enough to save 2017-18, which is going to be a long rebuilding year with Kelleher and Cleland departing. I would leave it to him, but see a big benefit to a second year in the USHL being a potential all-star, and then being closer to ready in 2018. Putting a kid into a tough team situation of learning defense at a higher level where he is already going to struggle is not all that positive.
Now, about that Commesso. I see from his twitter feed that he retweeted the U.Miami quarterback's quote about coming to U.Miami to build the team. I'm glad that's his perspective, otherwise offers from BC and BU could be tempting down the road. i can see him as a building block to signal other recruits (and will be interested how many Liams from his team would join Liam Blackburn and Liam Darcy at UNH). Let's see if Wazny and Commesso can create some momentum in the next couple of months.The Souza record:
15-16 10th place
16-17 10th place
17-18 11th place
18-19 8th place
19-20 9th place
20-21 10th place
21-22 9th place
22-23 10th place
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Originally posted by NCAA watcher View PostGreen is incredibly raw. He has a lot of physical skills, size being one (and a big part of the NHL interest), and his pick up in play is positive - his foot speed seemed to have him taking a lot of holding/hooking penalties earlier this year. However, his learning is aided by being in a good situation on the top USHL team where he can complement the stars on the team. I suspect he is not ready to be an impact kid enough to save 2017-18, which is going to be a long rebuilding year with Kelleher and Cleland departing. I would leave it to him, but see a big benefit to a second year in the USHL being a potential all-star, and then being closer to ready in 2018. Putting a kid into a tough team situation of learning defense at a higher level where he is already going to struggle is not all that positive.
Now, about that Commesso. I see from his twitter feed that he retweeted the U.Miami quarterback's quote about coming to U.Miami to build the team. I'm glad that's his perspective, otherwise offers from BC and BU could be tempting down the road. i can see him as a building block to signal other recruits (and will be interested how many Liams from his team would join Liam Blackburn and Liam Darcy at UNH). Let's see if Wazny and Commesso can create some momentum in the next couple of months.
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Just going to point out Green grew up as a forward and played forward for his HS team with how he grew and as he got into higher levels of competition he was developed into a D for the benefit of his future game, the foot speed is not there yet IMO but his progression rate has been rapid since leaving HS and his hockey IQ is improving from year to year, like NCAA Watcher said he's incredibly raw and his size will be a crucial factor for NHL scouts. From what I've heard from family friends is he's enjoying himself a lot in Chicago and is looking forward to an increased role next season.
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Originally posted by Snively65 View PostI hear you on Green benefitting more from a second season in the USHL, and would not want to see him on a third D-pair or worse sitting in the stands at UNH next season. But, sounds like he could be a second D-pair on the Cats next fall.Sworn Enemy of the Perpetually Offended
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Originally posted by NCAA watcher View PostGreen is incredibly raw. He has a lot of physical skills, size being one (and a big part of the NHL interest), and his pick up in play is positive - his foot speed seemed to have him taking a lot of holding/hooking penalties earlier this year. However, his learning is aided by being in a good situation on the top USHL team where he can complement the stars on the team. I suspect he is not ready to be an impact kid enough to save 2017-18, which is going to be a long rebuilding year with Kelleher and Cleland departing. I would leave it to him, but see a big benefit to a second year in the USHL being a potential all-star, and then being closer to ready in 2018. Putting a kid into a tough team situation of learning defense at a higher level where he is already going to struggle is not all that positive.
Now, about that Commesso. I see from his twitter feed that he retweeted the U.Miami quarterback's quote about coming to U.Miami to build the team. I'm glad that's his perspective, otherwise offers from BC and BU could be tempting down the road. i can see him as a building block to signal other recruits (and will be interested how many Liams from his team would join Liam Blackburn and Liam Darcy at UNH). Let's see if Wazny and Commesso can create some momentum in the next couple of months.
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