Official Men's Hockey Recruiting Thread

[Guapo]

As of today, yes according to neutral zone

I know right!!! Surprised me too.
Should have a real good class.

Not fully updated.
Univ. of Connecticut

That's incredible.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Have to keep in mind a couple of those guys won't be part of the class. We have 5 graduating forwards and they're 8 incoming on that commit list.

 

[Husk1881]

As of today, yes according to neutral zone

I know right!!! Surprised me too.
Should have a real good class.

Not fully updated.
Univ. of Connecticut

We are moved up to 2 as of now

 

[huskymedic]

Woburn MA via The Gunnery:


Elite Prospect profile: Marc Gatcomb

 

[Jarhead_1775]

I was worried about all the graduations this year but damn!

 

[Guapo]

 

[huskymedic]

John Wojciechowski Elite Prospect profile - 6-4 209lb 19 y/o

 

[TheDoggPound]

John Wojciechowski Elite Prospect profile - 6-4 209lb 19 y/o

That's a big boy

 

[mac2351]

Incoming 2018 defenseman Michael Young has decomitted.

Young has flipped to Yale.

 

[TheDoggPound]

We fell to 5th place for incoming recruiting class. Mike Young (Transfer - Yale) was removed, Roman Kinal was reclassified up a year and Marc Gatcomb was added.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Still need an additional defenseman for the class.

 

[huskymedic]

Got caught up in the football stuff this morning/bookmarked it and forgot about it:

#3

 

[mac2351]

Defenseman Ryan Wheeler from NAHL commits for 2018-19.

 

[huskymedic]

Defenseman Ryan Wheeler from NAHL commits for 2018-19.

Ryan Wheeler (‘97) of the New Jersey Jr. Titans (NAHL) has committed to @UConnMHOC.
@wheeler97
Hometown: Lancaster, New York
Position: Defenseman
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 165 lbs
Projected enrollment: 2018-19
2017-18 stats: 46GP-4G-20A

 

[TheDoggPound]

Another tweet on Wheeler commitment.

 

[upstater]

Another tweet on Wheeler commitment.

Hockey family all the way, grandfather a longtime coach. I'm friends with a relative.

 

[huskymedic]

Back up to #1 Recruiting Class from Neutral Zone:

Recruiting Class Rankings - Neutral Zone - Men's Hockey

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

John Wojciechowski 6-4 209lb 19 y/o

Hah, Joe Dambrosio trying to pronounce the rather easily pronounceable Wojciechowski would have been one good reason to keep WTIC.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Back up to #1 Recruiting Class from Neutral Zone:

Just wow; we may soon become truly a hockey school. #1 recruiting ranking, holy sh|t!

 

[dbmill]

Just wow; we may soon become truly a hockey school. #1 recruiting ranking, holy sh|t!

Hopefully that will happen. In my mind in order to become a true hockey school the students have to get into it as well. That will only happen when they are able to attend some of the games in Storrs if and when a new hockey facility is built on campus. If all the games are off campus in Hartford, then there is no real reason to feel that the team truly belongs to them. They must be baited in with easy to go to games on campus to really get the excitement going.

 

[The Viking]

As long as we put our big games in the XL...I’m sure Cav is using the XL as a big weapon when talking to the recruits.
The sound of that place in the third period and OT against BU was unmatched in any other HE arena

 

[BigJim84]

Back up to #1 Recruiting Class from Neutral Zone:

Recruiting Class Rankings - Neutral Zone - Men's Hockey

Pretty exciting, but I believe it’s based on total number of stars so a big class lends itself to a high ranking. Would love to know what the star rankings were for the 9 seniors in this graduating class ?

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Pretty exciting, but I believe it’s based on total number of stars so a big class lends itself to a high ranking. Would love to know what the star rankings were for the 9 seniors in this graduating class ?

OK, but let's not entirely bogart our hockey joints.

 

[huskymike]

 

[Guapo]

Some pretty nice point totals

Sean Donaldson

 

[2Infinity]

Welcome aboard the Ice Bus Sean!

 

[RSTuthill]

As long as we put our big games in the XL...I’m sure Cav is using the XL as a big weapon when talking to the recruits.
The sound of that place in the third period and OT against BU was unmatched in any other HE arena

In UConn history, the first game of the first MAAC tournament, UConn v HC at the Hart Center, was probably louder. Very very very small place and it was absolutely packed to the rafters to the point that I thought the fire marshalls might step in. The game went back and forth right to the end and every time one team scored a goal it was truly painful to the ears. Emotions were running high as it was the first year for all the schools in "D-1".

But your point stands. That game against BU this year and the HE home opener against BC four years ago go down in history as the loudest in the modern era. And a GREAT recruiting tool.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[TheDoggPound]

Any recent news? We have to be out there scouring for Dmen given that Young decommitted and we needed another guy even if he didn't. So 2 defenseman, hopefully. I hate the idea of only having 7 on the roster during the season.