Recruits 2006: The New Thread

[pfibiger]

[quote bothman]What is interesting is that Ted Donato is a Catholic Memorial alum.  I wonder if Harvard was gunning for these twins and Cornell out-recruited them, or if Harvard passed.  I know that Harvard loses 2 defenseman (Pete Hafner & Ton Walsh), and they already have a commitment from Iam Tallet and hear that Chad Morin and Alex Biega are theirs to lose.[/quote]

I'd heard that at least Harvard and Northeastern were interested in the Devins.

[Liz '05]

For all those who wish we had hockey/lacrosse all-stars, Joe Devin also plays varsity lax.
http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/allscholastics/winter2005/boys_hockey/

[Trotsky]

[quote pfibiger]
Mike (the defenseman) is a B rated prospect by Central Scouting, hovering right around where Tony Romano and Blake Gallagher are. Joe is an A rated prospect.[/quote]
Does Central Scouting explain what they mean by the grading?  How "can't miss" is an A supposed to be, for example?

[pfibiger]

[quote Trotsky][quote pfibiger]
Mike (the defenseman) is a B rated prospect by Central Scouting, hovering right around where Tony Romano and Blake Gallagher are. Joe is an A rated prospect.[/quote]
Does Central Scouting explain what they mean by the grading?  How "can't miss" is an A supposed to be, for example?[/quote]

I think A means "likely to be drafted in the first three rounds."

[Robb]

[quote pfibiger][quote Trotsky][quote pfibiger]
Mike (the defenseman) is a B rated prospect by Central Scouting, hovering right around where Tony Romano and Blake Gallagher are. Joe is an A rated prospect.[/quote]
Does Central Scouting explain what they mean by the grading?  How "can't miss" is an A supposed to be, for example?[/quote]

I think A means "likely to be drafted in the first three rounds."[/quote]In other words, anywhere from a Jessiman to a Kessel...

[redhair34]

[quote pfibiger]The rumor i'd heard about the Devins was that they were 2007 recruits, and were expected to play a year in the USHL. That still seems likely, since we have a glut of forwards for next year.

Mike (the defenseman) is a B rated prospect by Central Scouting, hovering right around where Tony Romano and Blake Gallagher are. Joe is an A rated prospect.[/quote]

The Central Scouting Mid-Term Ratings have Joe Devins rated as the 83rd best prospect in the draft, whereas Mike is rated 154th, two three spots below Blake Gallagher at 151st.

[Josh '99]

New twins!  Awesome!  :-D

[calgARI '07]

I would think the Devin's would be for 07 but perhaps they are for '06.  The league they play in is pretty bad and very tough to make the jump (it's a little lower than the league Greening was in last year).  I had heard they were going to the USHL next year.  If they are for '06 that almost assures me that Romano will be deferring and going to a better league.  Either way, I think Romano deferring is a definite possibility.

[Trotsky]

The Heisenberg site says '06.  BR Puckhead, who appears to do his or her homework, mentioned a while back that he (or she) wouldn't be surprised if we added a couple more D'men, given the huge loses on the blueline after next year.  He (or she, or it... whatever) has never mentioned the Devins, however.'

It's a little bit hard to believe, however, that we are really going to see 19 (16-4+7) forwards, 9 (8-1+2) defensemen, and 3 (3-1+1) goaltenders.  I mean, 19 forwards?

[ithacat]

The Devlins fall in between our 87ers (Nash & Milo) & 88ers (Gallagher & Romano), age wise, so some more development isn't out of the question given the competition they've faced.

Romano's an interesting case. The league he's in is a weaker one and he didn't appear to have much of an impact when he played on an AJHL select team against the U18 Nationals, yet he appeared to have a solid Viking Cup. Goal scorers are needed badly next year (when aren't they?). It'll be interesting to see what happens with Tony. It'd be a shame to see him standing in a suit next year. Of the two younglings, I'd be most surprised if Gallagher isn't skating in Lynah next year, even though he's the youngest.

I also see on Heisenberg's site, Chad Morin is now listed as having said yes to H******.

[DH \'86]

Just wanted to add my 2 cents worth on the Devin twins.

Having played on the same team as Schafe for four years at CU, and now also coaching a local high school team in Mass. that has played against the Devins, I think that their style of play will fit in perfectly to Schafe's system.

Both kids are big , strong and smart players, who I believe will be great additions to the program.

Keep up the great work with the site, I know a lot of the former players ( myself included) enjoy reading the forum


Cheers!

[Liz '05]

DH, we love it when former players post.  Feel free to chime in often - your perspective is welcome

[CM Boys]

They're listed as 07s now.

[Hillel Hoffmann]

Dave Hunter! Thank you for helping to take us back to Boston.

[pfibiger]

From the Boston Globe High School Sports Blog:

Catholic Memorial's web site noted that CM co-captains Joe (forward) and Mike Devin (defenseman) "have both been rated among the top National Hockey League prospects in North America by the NHL Central Scouting Service. The twin brothers from Scituate, both National Honor Society members, have committed to Cornell University."