Recruits 2016 and Beyond

[RichH]

Alex Limoges was named to the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. The only other ECAC representation: Union has a forward, Yale has a defenseman, and Quinnipiac has a goaltender.

http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/commits-named-top-prospects-game

Twenty Division I schools will have future players showcased in the 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, the league announced Tuesday.

The 40 players selected are all eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft and include 32 players who have already committed to NCAA schools. The event will take place Jan. 10 in Sioux Falls, S.D.

[Trotsky]

I just hope when we have prospects who have a growth spurt that they don't decommit.

I wonder a bit about Kaldis.  IIRC he just showed up on the radar in the Spring and now poof he's here.  There was no lead time.  Did he decommit from somebody else?

According to Heisenberg's list he committed in March 2015.

I am old.  Somebody please check on me from time to time to see that I remember to eat.

You are not alone.

No one is alone.

[scoop85]

For those looking for some non-NHL hockey during the break, we have a number of guys playing in the World Junior A Tournament.  Alex Limoges and Alex Green are playing for the U.S., which is 1-1 after beating Canada East 3-1 last night (the U.S. dominated, as the Canada East goalie stood on his head to keep it from 6-1) following a 1-0 upset loss to the Czechs in the first game.  Both of our recruits looked good; although Limoges did not register a point he had a number of good chances, and it appeared that he was playing on the top U.S. line.  Green was very solid on defense. The U.S. plays Switzerland in a quarterfinal game today at 5:30 ET

We have 3 recruits on Canada West -- goalie Matthew Galadja, and forwards Kyle Betts and Michael Regush.  Canada West is also 1-1, with a 6-2 win over Switzerland, and 5-3 loss to Russia.  Galadja has played both games in net.  Betts looks like a terrific two-way player, and his speed really stands out. Regush didn't get on the scoresheet but acquitted himself fine. Canada plays the Czechs in another quarterfinal tonight at 9:30 ET.

The games are streamed free and can be accessed here.

[Trotsky]

If I'm reading the NHL draft rules correctly:

All players who will be 18 years old on or before September 15 and not older than 20 years old before December 31 of the draft year are eligible for selection for that year's NHL Entry Draft.

North Americans eligible for this year's draft are those born between 1/1/97 - 9/15/98.  That includes Betts, Cairns (already drafted last year), Donaldson, Galadja, Green, Haiskanen, Kubachka, Leahy, Limoges, Locke, Regush (qualifes by 3 days).  

Do we expect Green and Limoges to be drafted?  If the 2016 draft was open to 1/1/96 - 9/15/97, Haiskanen, Leahy, and Mullin (no longer eligible) have all already been skipped over.  (Limoges missed being eligible for the 2016 draft by 1 day).

[CU2007]

For those looking for some non-NHL hockey during the break, we have a number of guys playing in the World Junior A Tournament.  Alex Limoges and Alex Green are playing for the U.S., which is 1-1 after beating Canada East 3-1 last night (the U.S. dominated, as the Canada East goalie stood on his head to keep it from 6-1) following a 1-0 upset loss to the Czechs in the first game.  Both of our recruits looked good; although Limoges did not register a point he had a number of good chances, and it appeared that he was playing on the top U.S. line.  Green was very solid on defense. The U.S. plays Switzerland in a quarterfinal game today at 5:30 ET

We have 3 recruits on Canada West -- goalie Matthew Galadja, and forwards Kyle Betts and Michael Regush.  Canada West is also 1-1, with a 6-2 win over Switzerland, and 5-3 loss to Russia.  Galadja has played both games in net.  Betts looks like a terrific two-way player, and his speed really stands out. Regush didn't get on the scoresheet but acquitted himself fine. Canada plays the Czechs in another quarterfinal tonight at 9:30 ET.

The games are streamed free and can be accessed here.

Good stuff, thanks for the write-up and link.

[scoop85]

For those looking for some non-NHL hockey during the break, we have a number of guys playing in the World Junior A Tournament.  Alex Limoges and Alex Green are playing for the U.S., which is 1-1 after beating Canada East 3-1 last night (the U.S. dominated, as the Canada East goalie stood on his head to keep it from 6-1) following a 1-0 upset loss to the Czechs in the first game.  Both of our recruits looked good; although Limoges did not register a point he had a number of good chances, and it appeared that he was playing on the top U.S. line.  Green was very solid on defense. The U.S. plays Switzerland in a quarterfinal game today at 5:30 ET

We have 3 recruits on Canada West -- goalie Matthew Galadja, and forwards Kyle Betts and Michael Regush.  Canada West is also 1-1, with a 6-2 win over Switzerland, and 5-3 loss to Russia.  Galadja has played both games in net.  Betts looks like a terrific two-way player, and his speed really stands out. Regush didn't get on the scoresheet but acquitted himself fine. Canada plays the Czechs in another quarterfinal tonight at 9:30 ET.

The games are streamed free and can be accessed here.

The US plays Russia today in the semifinals. Game will be streamed at 5:30 ET. Yesterday Limoges had 1 goal and 3 assists, and Green had a goal and an assist, as the US demolished Switzerland 9-0.

[scoop85]

US beats Canada East 4-0 for the Junior A Challenge championship.  Limoges scored the US's 2nd goal and was named the US player of the game.

Green had a strong tournament as well for a US defense that gave up just a handful of goals.

[scoop85]

New recruit, forward Liam Motley of Whitecourt of the AJHL. I haven't seen any video yet, but at 6'4" he's more of the traditional Cornell forward mode.

Given that he's 19 I'm assuming he'll be arriving in the fall.

Here's the news release

[Chris '03]

Aside: the release mentions other NCAA commits from his ajhl team, including a commitment by a Canadian (Rob Johnson) to AFA. Heisenberg lists him too. I thought the academies were limited to Americans?

[Trotsky]

Aside: the release mentions other NCAA commits from his ajhl team, including a commitment by a Canadian (Rob Johnson) to AFA. Heisenberg lists him too. I thought the academies were limited to Americans?

Dual citizen maybe?

[ugarte]

Aside: the release mentions other NCAA commits from his ajhl team, including a commitment by a Canadian (Rob Johnson) to AFA. Heisenberg lists him too. I thought the academies were limited to Americans?

Dual citizen maybe?

Or a regular ol' American citizen whose family lives in Canada for work.

[Swampy]

Aside: the release mentions other NCAA commits from his ajhl team, including a commitment by a Canadian (Rob Johnson) to AFA. Heisenberg lists him too. I thought the academies were limited to Americans?

Dual citizen maybe?

Or a regular ol' American citizen whose family lives in Canada for work.

Or my fourth-grade teacher was right, Canada really is in America?

[TimV]

I could be wrong, but I think there have been cadets from Taiwan and formerly South VietNam in the past. The admissions website states that an applicant must be a "U.S. citizen (exception: see International Admissions.)"

The International Admissions page includes the statement "Up to 60 international cadets may study at West Point at any given time. Eligible countries are selected on an annual basis by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Defense. The American embassies notify invited nations to nominate up to six candidates per country to compete for admission to West Point."

So they COULD get two good forward lines a year from Sweden. Maybe six defensemen from Canada.  Coupla goaltenders from Finland.  Probably no Russians.

[Trotsky]

According to Elite Prospects, 3 Cornell commitments (Kyle Betts   , Matthew Cairns, Cameron Donaldson) have moved to the Powell River Kings (BCHL) over the last 12 months, joining a fourth (Tristan Mullin).  Per their website these are the only 4 college commits on their roster.  Nanaimo II?

[abmarks]

According to Elite Prospects, 3 Cornell commitments (Kyle Betts   , Matthew Cairns, Cameron Donaldson) have moved to the Powell River Kings (BCHL) over the last 12 months, joining a fourth (Tristan Mullin).  Per their website these are the only 4 college commits on their roster.  Nanaimo II?

If so, I don't like it.  I'd much rather have our guys playing at a level where there are other NCAA level players.  Being the top 4 on a single team can't be great for development.