EJHL Defenseman Harry Quast Commits to UNH

According to Chris Heisenberg's 2012 List, 6'4", 210 lbs defenseman Harry Quast has committed to play for the University of New Hampshire. Quast's hometown is Chagrin Falls, Ohio and he will be 21-years-old on March 26, 2012. This season with the Bay State Breakers of the Eastern Junior Hockey League, Quast has scored 7 goal and 16 assists, including 5 power play goals and 5 power play assists in 26 games. Quast is currently the leading scorer among EJHL defensemen and is tied for 1st in power play goals. His 5 power play goals also ties him for 4th among all EJHL players. So far this season, Quast has accumulated 26 penalty minutes.

This is Quast's second season playing for the Bay State Breakers. During the 2010-2011 season, he scored 1 goal and 5 assists in 42 games and had 24 minutes in penalties.

During the 2009-2010 season, Quast played with three different teams in the North American Hockey League: the Albert Lea Thunder, Topeka Roadrunners, and Janesville Jets. In 35 games, Quast scored 2 goals and 3 assists and had 42 penalty minutes.

In July, 2008, Harry Quast was invited to the USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development Camp. Quast scored 2 assists in 5 games. Other top defensemen at the camp included Brian Dumoulin and Patrick Wey who, like Quast, scored 2 points. Also attending the camp were current UNH freshmen Jay Camper and Casey DeSmith.