UNH Recruits Update: Week 20

Player of the Week - Andrew Poturalski

For the second week in a row, Andrew Poturalski's has been named Player of the Week among all UNH Recruits. Poturalski and the Buffalo Junior Sabres swept the Hamilton Red Wings in the first round of the Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs. Across the three game series, Poturalski scored at least a goal-a game for a total of 4 goals and 2 assists. The Jr. Sabres will face the Oakville Blades in a best-of-seven, second round series beginning Feb. 21st in Buffalo.

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	21	8	9	17	10
Maxim Gaudreault	Sioux City	USHL	43	11	11	22	32
Jamie Hill	Waterloo	USHL	35	5	15	20	44
Collin MacDonald	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	45	27	18	45	14
Brett Pesce	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	17	1	5	6	18
Harry Quast	Bay State	EJHL	42	8	24	32	46
Jamie Regan	Philly Revs	EJHL	24	9W	15L	4.90	.904
Kyle Smith	Junior Bruins	EJHL	43	24	38	62	32
2013 Recruits
Jordan Masters	Muskegon	USHL	31	5	10	15	39
Matias Cleland	Waterloo	USHL	24	1	5	6	24
Dylan Maller	Tri-City	USHL	33	3	5	8	8
Andrew Poturalski	Buffalo Jr Sabres	OJHL	33	16	22	38	32
	Playoffs	OJHL	3	4	2	6	0
2013 or '14 Recruit
Michael McNicholas	Muskegon	USHL	27	3	3	6	10
2014 Recruits
Shane Eiserman	Cushing Academy	NEPSAC	27	15	24	39	-
Tyler Kelleher	USA U17 Team	USHL	22	10	8	18	16
2015 Recruits
Jason Kalinowski	Salisbury Prep	NEPSAC	24	12	14	26	-

News & Notes

United States Hockey League:

~ According to a story on MLive.com, 2013 Recruit Jordan Masters has been dismissed from the Muskegon Lumberjacks for a "violation of team rules." No further details have been reported to date. I'll post any further updates on Twitter.com, @UNHRecruitsCHC.

~ 2012 Recruit Maxim Gaudreault played a tremendous game for the Sioux City Musketeers on Saturday night. In a 5-2 win over Sioux Falls, Gaudreault scored 2 goals and an assist and generated 6 shots on goal. Gaudreault earned the #1 star for the game.

Eastern Junior Hockey League:

~ 2012 Recruit Collin MacDonald scored 2 goals and 2 assists in a three-game stretch last week in the EJHL. One of the goals was the game-winner against the Rochester Stars. It was MacDonald's 5th game-winning goal of the season.

New England Prep School Hockey Conference:

~ 2015 Recruit Jason Kalinowski and The Salisbury School continued their hot play last week. In a 14-0 win over Kingswood Oxford, Kalinowski scored a goal and an assist. On Saturday, Salisbury defeated Avon Old Farms 1-0. The Salisbury School is now the new #1 team on the U.S. Hockey Report's Division I Prep Hockey Poll.