UNH Recruits Update: Week 11

Player of the Week - Kyle Smith

2012 UNH Recruit Kyle Smith helped lead the Junior Bruins to three victories in the 11th Annual New England Huskies Invitational Tournament in Fitchburg, MA. In this December Showcase, all of the EJHL teams played three games. Each game consisted of two, 25-minute periods. Kyle Smith posted 2 goals and 4 assists across six periods of hockey. This is the second time this season Smith has been selected as the "Player of the Week" among all UNH Recruits. Both Smith and the Jr. Bruins are having outstanding seasons. In 24 games, Smith has scored 11 goals and 24 assists. He is tied for 5th place in the EJHL in assists and is 7th in scoring. The Junior Bruins lead the Northern Division of the EJHL and are tied with the South Shore Kings of the Southern Division with 44 points.

Player	Team	League	GP	Goals	Asst	Pts	PIM
2012 Recruits
Dan Correale	Nanaimo Clippers	BCHL	Injured	0	0	0	0
Maxim Gaudreault	Sioux City	USHL	22	5	4	9	16
Jamie Hill	Waterloo	USHL	21	4	7	11	32
Collin MacDonald	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	26	18	10	28	12
Kyle Smith	Junior Bruins	EJHL	24	11	24	35	4
Mike Vecchione	Tri-City	USHL	17	4	5	9	6
2012 or '13 Recruit
Jordan Masters	Muskegon	USHL	18	2	7	9	33
2013 Recruits
Matias Cleland	Waterloo	USHL	13	0	2	0	17
Dylan Maller	Tri-City	USHL	13	0	2	2	2
Brett Pesce	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	13	1	4	5	4
Andrew Poturalski	Buffalo Jr Sabres	OJHL	21	12	17	29	12
2013 or '14 Recruit
Michael McNicholas	Muskegon	USHL	9	1	3	4	0
2014 Recruits
Shane Eiserman	Cushing Academy	NEPSAC	4	0	3	3	-
Tyler Kelleher	USA U17 Team	USHL	12	5	5	10	14
2015 Recruits
Jason Kalinowski	Salisbury Prep	NEPSAC	4	1	1	2	-

News & Notes

USHL:
~ Up until November 26th, 2012 Recruit Mike Vecchione was off to a solid start in his first USHL season. He had scored 4 goals and 5 assists in 17 games. However, that night in a game against the Lincoln Stars, Vecchione sustained an upper body injury and has missed 6 games. There is no official word on when he will return to the Tri-City Storms' lineup.
~ 2013 or 2014 Recruit Michael McNicholas scored his first USHL goal on Saturday, Dec. 10th in a game against the Omaha Lancers. The Lumberjacks lost the game 3-7. Over the last three games, McNicholas has posted a goal and 3 assists. In the nine games McNicholas has played this season with Muskegon, he has an overall +/- rating of +1.
~ 2014 Recruit Tyler Kelleher scored another goal for Team USA this week. Kelleher is averaging nearly a point a game so far this season.