UNH Recruits Update: Nov-26-2012

Player of the Week - Adam Clark

In his second season in the BCHL, 6'5", 210 lbs goalie Adam Clark has become the go to goalie for the Salmon Arm SilverBacks. Last weekend, the 2014 UNH recruit rejected 69 out of 71 shots on goal over 2 games and won both of them. The SilverBacks' 4-0 victory over the Trail Smoke Eaters on Friday marked Adam Clark's first shutout in the British Columbia Hockey League. For his efforts, Clark earned the #2 Star of the Game.

The following day, both teams made the 5-hour trek from Trail to Salmon Arm, BC for the second game of the weekend. Once again, Adam Clark came up big with 41 saves as Salmon Arm defeated the Smoke Eaters 5-2. Clark was even credited with an assist on the SilverBacks first goal. Scott Campbell, radio voice of the SilverBacks and blogmaster for Welcome to the Jungle described Clark's performance:

"Adam Clark was outstanding with 41 saves, keeping his team in the contest early - before the offense found its stride in the latter parts of the game...Despite the final score of the game, the 1st period favoured Trail as they had the better scoring chances but couldn't beat Clark, who looked great coming off his first BCHL shutout on Friday."

With the two weekend victories, Adam Clark's goals against average improved to 2.31. That's the 5th best average in the BCHL. Likewise, his save percentage improved to .931. Clark now has the 3rd best save percentage among all BCHL goalies. Clark has strung together 3 wins in a row and the SilverBacks have won 4 in a row. Salmon Arm is now 4 points behind the second place Merritt Centennials in the Interior Division of the BCHL.

Adam Clark is also beginning to receive recognition from the NHL Central Scouting Service. In the recently released "Players to Watch List", Clark was identified as a goalie with the potential to be drafted in Round 4 thru 6 in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Latest Statistics

NOTE: The statistics for the recruits, presented in the table, are categorized by the year the player and UNH coaches have targeted for enrollment in UNH.  For example, the "2013 Recruits" have a target of the Fall of 2013 to begin playing for UNH.

Player	Team	League	GP	Goals	Asst	Pts	PIM
2013 Recruits
Matias Cleland  (D)	Waterloo	USHL	3	0	2	2	7
	Omaha Lancers	USHL	16	4	6	10	8
Tyler Kelleher  (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	5	3	3	6	6
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	9	4	3	7	0
Dylan Maller  (D)	Tri-City Storm	USHL	18	0	0	0	24
Jordan Masters  (F)	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	7	2	2	4	19
Andrew Poturalski (F)	Cedar Rapids	USHL	12	4	6	10	4
2013 or '14 Recruit
Michael McNicholas  (F)	Nanaimo Clippers	BCHL	25	9	15	24	4
2014 Recruits
Dylan Chanter  (D)	Merritt Cents	BCHL	24	6	6	12	13
Adam Clark  (G)	Salmon Arm	BCHL	14	7W	5L	2.31	.931
Shane Eiserman  (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	4	2	0	2	21
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	9	3	0	3	4
Cam Marks  (D)	Coquitlam Express	BCHL	19	2	3	5	4
2015 Recruits
Charlie Kelleher  (F)	Junior Bruins U18	USEHL	38	9	10	19	8
Jason Kalinowski  (F)	Salisbury Prep	NEPSHC	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Masonius  (D)	Jersey Hitmen	EmpJHL	10	2	9	11	14
2015 or '16 Recruit
Liam Darcy  (D)	Berwick Academy	NEPSHC	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Grasso (F)	Des Moines	USHL	10	0	1	1	0
	Omaha Lancers U16	NAPHL	8	4	9	13	2
Brendan van Riemsdyk (F)	Jersey Devils U16	AYHL	16	11	9	20	28
	Christian Brothers	Jersey	0	0	0	0	0

News & Notes

British Columbia Hockey League:

~ Defenseman Dylan Chanter continued to bolster his offensive numbers last week posting a goal and an assist in two games. Chanter is now the leading scorer among the Merritt Centennials' defensemen.

~ 2014 recruit Cam Marks will be out of the Coquitlam Express lineup for the next 4-6 weeks with a broken bone in his foot. Mark's injury occurred about a month ago when the defenseman blocked a shot with his skate. Initial examinations did not reveal any broken bones so Marks continued to play through the pain. A subsequent CT scan revealed the fractured bone.

Team USA:

~ 2013 recruit Tyler Kelleher announced on Twitter that he has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for UNH next season. Yesterday, Kelleher, Shane Eiserman, and the U.S. National Team Development Program U-18 team played against St. Mary's University, a Division III NCAA team. Team USA won 10-4 and Kelleher scored a goal and 3 assists.

~ Next weekend, the U-18 team begins a stretch of 4 NCAA games in two weekends. They will play 2 games against the University of Alabama - Huntsville on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The following weekend, Team USA comes to New England for games against Merrimack on Saturday, Dec. 8th and the UNH Wildcats on Sunday, Dec. 9th.

United States Hockey League:

~ On Saturday, 2013 recruit Matias Cleland scored two goals, including a power play goal, as the Omaha Lancers defeated the Sioux City Musketeers 5-4 in a shootout. Cleland earned the #3 Star of the Game.

~ 2015 or 16 recruit Patrick Grasso posted his first assist in the USHL in a 1-5 loss against the Tri-City Storm. Grasso also fired 6 shots on goal. The 16-year-old has centered the Des Moines Buccaneers' 4th line over the last 3 games.