Tuesday, November 16, 2010

NHL Central Scouting USHL Players to Watch for the 2011 Draft

Here are the uncommited USHL players on the list...

F - Logan Nelson - Des Moines
F - Dan Carlson - NTDP U-18
F - Zach Saar - Chicago
F - Austin Wuthrich - NTDP U-18
G - Jackson Teichroeb - Dubuque
G - Jake Hildebrand - Sioux City
G - John Keeney - Omaha

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Junior A Challenge

Here are the uncommitted eligible players participating in the 2010 World Junior A Challenge in Penticton, BC. The tournament runs November 8-14.

USA
Brian Cooper (D/93) - Fargo (USHL)


Canada West
Jameson Shortreed (G/93) - Fort Frances (SIJHL)
Craig Bokenfohr (D/92) - Camrose (AJHL)
Rhett Holland (D/93) - Okotoks (AJHL)
Sean Flanagan (D/92) - Kindersley (SJHL)
Reed Linaker (F/91) - St. Albert (AJHL)
Ryan Marshall (F/91) - Swan Valley (MJHL)
Drew George (F/91) - Weyburn (SJHL)
Mitchell VanTeeling (F/93) - Dauphin (MJHL)

Canada East
Justin Gilbert (G/91) - Brockville (CHL)
Jordan Ruby (G/91) - Wellington (OJHL)
Tyler McCarthy (D/92) - Georgetown (OJHL)
Matt Chiarantano (D/91) - Georgetown (OJHL)
Brennan Serville (D/93) - Stouffville (OJHL)
Phil Hampton (D/92) - Oakville (OJHL)
Tyson Spink (F/92) - Cornwall (CHL)
Tylor Spink (F/92) - Cornwall (CHL)
Evan Rodrigues (F/93) - Georgetown (OJHL)
Maxime Dumond (F/92) - Brockville (CHL)
Kyle Baun (F/92) - Cornwall (CHL)
Jason Lacroix (F/93) - Sudbury (NOJHL)

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch for the 2011 Draft

Here are the A and B rated uncommitted players...

"A Rated"
STRAIGHT, DESTRY / COQUITLAM-BCHL / 3-22-93 6' 1.0" 170 lbs. C L
LUCIA, MARIO / WAYZATA HS / 8-25-93 6' 2.0" 183 lbs. * LW L
LABATE, JOSEPH / HOLY ANGELS HS / 4-16-93 6' 4.0" 180 lbs. * C L

"B Rated"
KING, MICHAEL / WESTSIDE-BCHL / 1-22-93 6' 4.0" 170 lbs. D R
BUNNETT, BRIAN / WELLINGTON-OJHL / 4-21-93 6' 3.0" 180 lbs. C R
ROSENTHAL, RYAN / KENT SCHOOL / 4-30-93 5' 11.25" 168 lbs. * RW R
O'GARA, ROB / MILTON ACADEMY / 6-6-93 6' 2.5" 185 lbs. * D L
EVERSON, MAX / EDINA HS / 2-22-93 6' 0.5" 184 lbs. * D L
FOGARTY, STEVEN / EDINA HS / 4-19-93 6' 1.5" 194 lbs. * C R
SIIRO, RYAN / BLOOMINGTON-JEFF. HS / 2-12-93 6' 2.0" 232 lbs. * RW R
TRABER, PETER / SHAT.ST.MARY'S / 5-1-93 6' 1.25" 184 lbs. * G L
NAVIN, BRAD / WAUPACA HS / 6-5-92 6' 2.0" 183 lbs. * C L

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Stat Links

...have been updated.

Friday, October 8, 2010

BCHL and NAHL Early Stat Leaders

Here are some players who are statistically intriguing to me early on...

NAHL
Rock Einerson (F/90) - Texas
• Currently the league leader in points with 17 in only nine games. Last season, he tallied 29 points in 51 games. That's quite an improvement and probably won't go unnoticed by collgiate coaches.

Beau Walker (F/92) - Corpus Christi
• Another player with limited points last season, Beau still has youth on his side

Nardo Nagtzaam (F/90) - Alexandria
• He better be scoring a lot of points, he's been in the league for a while now. Plus, what a great name!

Zach Vierling (F/90) - Fairbanks
• A smaller player with a a decent amount of points. The thing that sticks out to me is the +12 rating only 10 games into the season!

Cody Freeman (F/91) - Amarillo
• Cody didn't tally a ton of points in the OJHL last season, but his size (6'2"/215) is going to be appealing to somebody if he keeps the scoring up.

BCHL
Mitch Jones (D/91) - Surrey
• Mitch contributed to the scoresheet fairly well last season, but has now stepped it up another notch. He's leading the BCHL in defensive scoring. That, and his size (6'3"/185) makes him interesting to me.

Desty Straight (F/93) - Coquitlam
• Nice size (6'1"/170), young, and lots of scoring... this guy is going to get multiple offers and will probably be in 2011 draft consideration.

Jujhar Khaira (F/94) - Prince George
• Leading the league in rookie scoring, this youngster is already 6'1" and won't be eligible for the NHL draft until 2012!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

USA Select U18 Team

These are the uncommitted 1993 born players selected to represent the USA at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic and Poestany, Slovakia. The tournament starts August 10th.

F - Alex Racino - Madison Capitols
F - Alexander Broadhurst - Chicago Mission
F - Kevin Irwin - Cleveland Barons
F - Theo Di Pauli - Chicago Steel-USHL

D - Max Everson - Edina HS
D - Brian Cooper - Fargo Force-USHL
D - Chris Bradley - Buffalo Regals

G - Stephen Michalek - Loomis Chaffee

If last year was any indication, all but one of the players from the above list will be committed twelve months from now.

Monday, July 12, 2010

USA Select U17 Team

These are the uncommitted 1994 born players selected to represent the USA at the 2010 Five Nations Tournament in Huttwil, Switzerland. The tournament starts August 18th. Most will NOT be with the NTDP next season, but some will.

G - Brandon Hope - Honeybaked
G - James Howe - Little Caesars
D - Grant Webermin - Honeybaked
D - Tim Davison - Team Wisconsin
D - Teddy Doherty - Shattuck St. Mary’s
D - Sam Piazza - Chicago Mission
D - Justin Wade - Chicago Mission
D - Troy Donnay - Belle Tire
F - Nicholas Schilkey - Honeybaked
F - Kyle Osterberg - Lakeville South Varsity
F - A.J. Michaelson - Apple Valley Varsity
F - Riley Barber - Compuware
F - Zach Stepan - Shattuck St. Mary’s
F - Joseph Cox - Compuware
F - Miles Koules - Shattuck St. Mary’s
F - Sheldon Dries - Honeybaked
F - Jack Rowe - Team Illinois

It should be noted that Webberman, Donnay, Hope, and Barber are all expected to play Major Junior. Also, if last year was any indication, three of the defensemen and none of the forwards or goaltenders from the above list will be committed twelve months from now.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

2010 NHL Draft

Technically, there was only one non-committed skater selected in the draft... forward Tanner Lane from Detroit Lakes HS in Minnesota. Tanner was said to be interested in the University of Minnesota, St. Cloud State University, and the University of Nebraska-Omaha (the latter of which he committed to the day after I initially entered this post).

EDIT: It turns out there WAS another uncommitted skater taken in the draft besides Tanner Lane. Bloomington-Jefferson HS defenseman Joe Faust recently committed to Wisconsin. He was originally committed to Princeton, but for whatever reason, he recinded that commitment and ended up committing to the Badgers.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Hot 8

1. Nick Ebert (D/94) - Waterloo-USHL
2. AJ Michaelson (F/94) - Apple Valley HS
3. Austin Czarnik (F/92) - Green Bay-USHL
4. Henrik Samuelson (F/94) - USNTDP U17
5. JT Miller (F/93) - USNTDP U18
6. Sam Jardine (D/93) - Camrose-AJHL
7. Aaron Pearce (F/92) - Georgetown - OJHL
8. Dan Molenaar (D/93) - Eden Prarie HS

NCAA Rules Committee

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, I'll try to find time to post a Hot 10 list in the near future. In the meantime, I think this is an important enough issue for me to join the chorus. Please let the NCAA Rules Committee know how you feel about calling icing on the shorthanded team. The emails of the committee can be found at the first link below...

http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/2010/06/putt-face-on-ice-hockey-rules-committee.html
http://www.westerncollegehockeyblog.com/2010/6/11/1513342/ncaa-proposed-rule-changes
https://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs/schott/2010/jun/11/my-opinion-on-proposed-ncaa-hockey-rules-changes/
http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2010/06/12/proposed-ncaa-hockey-rules-changes-not-good-for-sport/
http://www.areavoices.com/rinkandrun/?page=listing&tag=ncaa%20ice%20hockey%20rules%20committee
http://michiganhockey.net/?p=1386
http://cnati.com/blogs/miami-hockey/2010/06/ncaa-rules-proposals-bad-for-hockey.php
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/account:login/desturl/event/article/id/100019581/
http://www.areavoices.com/undhockey/?blog=80646
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/164981/group/Sports/

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

NTDP Commitments

Per request, via USHR, Heisenberg, and a couple of other places, here are the UNCOMMITTED NTDP players for next season's U17 team thus far...

D - Brady Skjei - Lakeville HS
D - Jacob Trouba - Compuware
D - Seth Jones - Texas AAA
F - Quentin Shore - Colorado Thunderbirds (whom I hesitate to list because everybody knows he's going to play for Denver)
F - Stefan Matteau - Notre Dame-SJHL (dual citizenship)
F - Nikolas Olsson - LA Selects
G - Jared Rutledge - Chicago Young Americans

P.S. Ryan Hartman (forward, Chicago Mission, Miami commitment) will also be on next year's NTDP U17 squad... in response to a posted comment.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings

Here are your uncommitted North American skaters ranked by Central Scouting for the 2010 NHL Draft...

100 Hrabarenka, Raman - D - Philadelphia - EJHL
135 MacMillan, Mark - F - Alberni Valley - BCHL
140 Roe, Logan - D - Kent School - HIGH-CT
150 Zalewski, Mike - F - Syracuse - EJHL
152 Heller, Thane - F - Junior Bruins - EJHL
155 McNally, Brandon - F - Belmont Hill - HIGH-MA
170 Dumond, Maxime - F - Brockville - CJHL
199 Beyers, Steven - F - Orangeville - CCHL
206 Reardon, Michael - D - Nobles - HIGH-MA
209 Hudson, Woodruff - F - Milton Academy - HIGH-MA


Get'em while they last!!

Friday, March 26, 2010

Links

I know I don't post as often as I should, but at the least I'd like for my page to be a useful resource for recruiting links. I think I've done pretty well with the scouting services and stat links, but I wouldn't mind a few more suggestions for good recruiting blogs. Thoughts?

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

NTDP Tryout Camp Invitees

All of these uncommitted players were born in 1994...

F - Nate Arentz - Lakeville North H.S.
F - Riley Barber - Compuware (Mich.) Midget Minor
F - A.J. Coleman - Pittsburgh Hornets Midget Minor
F - Alexander Galchenyuk - Chicago Young Americans Midget Minor
F - Bradley Hawkinson - Colorado Thunderbirds Midget Minor
F - Matthew Lane - Missassauga (Ont.) Reps Minor
F - Stephane Matteau - Notre Dame (Sask.) Hounds
F - A.J. Michaelson - Apple Valley H.S.
F - Nickolas Olsson - L.A. Selects Midget Minor
F - Cody Payne - Missassauga (Ont.) Reps Minor
F - Ray Pigozzi - Chicago Mission Midget Minor
F - Henrik Samuelsson - P.F. Changs (Ariz.) Midget Minor
F - Quentin Shore - Colorado Thunderbirds Midget Minor
F - Zach Stepan - Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) U-16
F - Gavin Stoik - Colorado Thunderbirds Midget Minor
F - Gage Torrel - Monticello/Annandale/Maple H.S.
D - Dylan Blujus - Buffalo Regals Midget Minor

D - Matias Cleland - Colorado Thunderbirds Midget Minor
D - Troy Donnay - Belle Tire (Mich.) Midget Minor
D - Nick Ebert - Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
D - Max Iafrate - Belle Tire (Mich.) Midget Minor
D - Seth Jones - Dallas Stars Midget Minor
D - Sam Piazza - Chicago Mission Midget Minor
D - Patrick Sieloff - Compuware (Mich.) Midget Minor
D - Brady Skjei - Lakeville North H.S.
D - Jacob Trouba - Compuware (Mich.) Midget Minor
D - Justin Wade - Chicago Mission Midget Minor
D - Grant Webermin - Honeybaked (Mich.) Midget Minor
D - Mark Yanis - Belle Tire (Mich.) Midget Minor
G - Brandon Hope - Honeybaked (Mich.) Midget Minor
G - Dalton Izyk - Syracuse Stars Midget Minor
G - Jake Moore - Buffalo Regals Midget Minor
G - Jared Rutledge - Chicago Young American Midget Minor

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

10 Prospects from the USHL

In alphabetical order, here's who I feel are ten of the hottest prospects from the USHL...

Austin Coldwell - D/90 - Des Moines
Austin Czarnik - F/92 - USNTDP
Nick Ebert - D/94 - Waterloo
Connor Frick - D/92 - Des Moines
Dan Furlong - D/91 - Sioux Falls
Rocco Grimaldi - F/93 - USNTDP
Marek Hrbas - D/93 - Fargo
Michael Paliotta - D/93 - USNTDP
Matt Stewart - D/91 - Green Bay

Monday, January 11, 2010

NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings - 2010 Draft

Here are the latest and greatest! If you like your college recruiting prospects to be drafted into the NHL, this is the list you want to focus on...

81 - HRABARENKA, RAMAN - D - PHILADELPHIA - EJHL
103 - ROE, LOGAN - D - KENT SCHOOL
105 - BOSTROM, ELLIOTT - D - TAFT SCHOOL
127 - HELLER, THANE - LW - JUNIOR BRUINS - EJHL
135 - AMIES, NICK - D - COWICHAN VALLEY - BCHL
139 - DUMOND, MAXIME - LW - BROCKVILLE - CJHL
140 - REARDON, MIKE - D - NOBLES
161 - WIEDEMANN, JARED - D - DEXTER SCHOOL
182 - BEYERS, STEVEN - RW - ORANGEVILLE - CCHL
186 - MCINTYRE, PETER - LW - SOUTH SHORE - EJHL
190 - HICKEY, STEPHEN - RW - OAKVILLE - OJAHL
192 - MCNALLY, BRANDON - LW - BELMONT HILL
204 - CALDWELL, JOHN - D - BELMONT HILL
207 - CZINDER, NICK - RW - YOUNGSTOWN - USHL