UNH Recruits Update: Week 17

Player of the Week - Jason Kalinowski*

On a prep school team loaded with talented seniors, 16-year-old Jason Kalinowski, a junior at the Salisbury School, is the 2nd leading scorer among forwards and the 3rd leading scorer overall. Last week, Kalinowksi scored a goal in both of Salisbury's games and helped his team move up two slots to #4 on the U.S. Hockey Report's Division I Prep Hockey Poll. In a 5-2 victory over 3rd-ranked Gunnery, Kalinowski scored the game-winning goal on a powerplay and added 2 assists. Against the 8th-ranked Berkshire School, Kalinowski scored a goal and an assist in Salisbury's 6-3 win.

Kalinowski's contributions to the Salisbury team are even more impressive when you consider he doesn't play on their first line. The top line of seniors is lead by leading scorer Philip Zielonka who recently committed to Harvard. He is joined by fellow seniors John Stevens and Zack Pryzbek, both of whom are on the NHL Central Scouting Service's Midterm Rankings list. Kalinowski's 8 goals in 17 games ties him for second behind Zielonka's 16 goals.

Last September, when Jason Kalinowski committed to play at the University of New Hampshire, he was projected to enroll in the fall of 2015. However, Kalinowski (DOB: 7/2/95) is 3 months older than fellow UNH recruit Shane Eiserman (10/10/95) and 6 months younger than Tyler Kelleher (1/2/95) who are projected to come to UNH for the 2014-15 season. Eiserman and Kelleher are also a year behind Kalinowksi in their schooling. If Kalinowski continues to progress on the ice at an accelerated rate, he might find himself coming to UNH in the fall of 2014.
* Photo credit: Dave Arnold Photography

NOTE
The statistics for the recruits, presented in the table, are categorized by the projected year they will enroll in UNH. For example, the "2012 Recruits" are projected to begin playing for UNH in the Fall of 2012. I have based these projections on a number of factors including:
~ How old the player would be upon admission.
~ Number of years in junior hockey prior to admission.
~ Anticipated date of high school graduation.
~ Number of seniors leaving the team at the end of the previous season.
~ The player's performance in the current season.

Player	Team	League	GP	Goals	Asst	Pts	PIM
2012 Recruits
Dan Correale	Nanaimo Clippers	BCHL	13	6	4	10	6
Maxim Gaudreault	Sioux City	USHL	37	7	10	17	26
Jamie Hill	Waterloo	USHL	34	5	14	19	42
Collin MacDonald	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	37	24	15	39	14
Harry Quast	Bay State	EJHL	36	7	19	26	44
Kyle Smith	Junior Bruins	EJHL	33	18	32	50	24
2012 or '13 Recruit
Brett Pesce	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	17	1	5	6	18
2013 Recruit
Jordan Masters	Muskegon	USHL	27	4	10	14	39
Matias Cleland	Waterloo	USHL	20	0	3	3	24
Dylan Maller	Tri-City	USHL	27	1	2	3	8
Andrew Poturalski	Buffalo Jr Sabres	OJHL	28	13	17	30	12
2013 or '14 Recruit
Michael McNicholas	Muskegon	USHL	17	2	3	5	6
2014 Recruits
Shane Eiserman	Cushing Academy	NEPSAC	20	10	21	31	-
Tyler Kelleher	USA U17 Team	USHL	20	10	8	18	16
2015 Recruits
Jason Kalinowski	Salisbury Prep	NEPSAC	17	8	9	17	-

News & Notes

United States Hockey League:
~ Jordan Masters scored an assist in the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game last Tuesday. The game showcased many of the top USHL players eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. There reportedly were up to 200 NHL scouts in attendance.

~ Tyler Kelleher scored 2 more goals for the U.S. Under-17 NTDP team in two USHL games last week. Kelleher's 10 goals in 20 games makes him the second leading goal scorer on Team USA.

Eastern Junior Hockey League:
~ 2012 or 2013 Recruit Brett Pesce was scheduled to return to the Jersey Hitmen lineup following his four, college-game stint with the U.S. NTDP U-18 Team. However, Pesce announced on twitter that he is recovering from mononucleosis and won't return to hockey action for a few more weeks.

British Columbia Hockey League:
~ 2012 Recruit Dan Correale, scored two more goals and 2 assists in the three Nanaimo Clippers' games last week. Correale has scored at least a point per game in 7 of the last 9 games.

New England Prep School Hockey Conference:
~ 2014 Recruit Shane Eiserman of Cushing Academy scored 3 goals and 3 assists in three games last week. Cushing entered the week ranked #10 in the U.S. Hockey Report's Division I Prep Hockey Poll. However, Cushing lost 2 out of the 3 games and fell out of the Top 10. Shane Eiserman is the second leading scorer on the Cushing team.