Recruits 2026 and Beyond

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One to keep an eye on might be Kellen Paetsch out of Spencerport. He made the U17 NTDP team and has spent the past 2 years with BK Selects. He is a 6'3" defenseman. His dad is an assistant coach with the Amerks and had a long career playing in the AHL and NHL, plus was a 2-time member of Canada's World Junior team. We're overdue for an NTDPer.

any specific reason to believe he's a possibility or is he just a guy who will be on every team's wishlist

Nothing specific; I like to hope we're due and have had decent luck with kids out of Rochester.