UNH Recruits Update: Dec-10-2012

Player of the Week - Matias Cleland

For the second time this season, Omaha Lancers' defenseman Matias Cleland gets the nod as Player of the Week among all UNH recruits. Cleland has become a key point producer for the Lancers, particularly on the power play. In victories last week against the USA Under-17 Team and the Lincoln Stars, Cleland posted 2 assists in each game. Three of the assists came on the power play.

In his second season in the United States Hockey League, the 18-year-old Cleland has accumulated 4 goals and 12 assists in 23 games. That makes Cleland the second leading scorer on the Lancers. He is also near the top in scoring among all USHL defensemen. Cleland is tied for 2nd in scoring and tied for 3rd in assists. Cleland has already exceeded his point total for last season (i.e., 14). Cleland is on target to enroll at UNH in the Fall of 2013.

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	20	4	10	14	10
Tyler Kelleher (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	9	5	4	9	6
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	13	6	4	10	0
Dylan Maller (D)	Tri-City Storm	USHL	22	0	0	0	24
Jordan Masters (F)	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	8	2	2	4	23
Andrew Poturalski (F)	Cedar Rapids	USHL	16	4	6	10	8
2013 or '14 Recruit
Michael McNicholas (F)	Nanaimo Clippers	BCHL	28	10	20	30	6
2014 Recruits
Dylan Chanter (D)	Merritt Cents	BCHL	27	6	6	12	17
Adam Clark (G)	Salmon Arm	BCHL	17	8W	7L	2.53	.924
Shane Eiserman (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	8	3	3	6	21
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	13	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	2	3	5	8	-
Joseph Masonius (D)	Jersey Hitmen	EmpJHL	10	2	9	11	14
2015 or '16 Recruit
Liam Darcy (D)	Berwick Academy	NEPSHC	4	0	1	1	-
Patrick Grasso (F)	Des Moines	USHL	10	0	1	1	0
	Omaha Lancers U16	NAPHL	13	7	12	19	4
Brendan van Riemsdyk (F)	Jersey Devils U16	AYHL	18	11	9	20	48
	Christian Brothers	Jersey	4	2	6	8	-

News & Notes

British Columbia Hockey League:

~ 2013 or 14 recruit Mike McNicholas, the center on the Nanaimo Clippers' top line, is producing at a rate of 1 point per game. In a 5-2 win over the Surrey Eagles, McNicholas scored a goal and an assist, and earned the #1 Star of the Game. With 10 goals, 20 assists and 30 points, McNicholas is now tied for 6th in assists in the BCHL and tied for 8th in scoring.

Prep School Hockey:

~ In a rematch between the teams who competed in the New Jersey State Non-Public High School Championship last season, Brendan van Riemsdyk and Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) tied arch rival Delbarton 3-3. BvR assisted on CBA's second goal on a power play. In two other wins last week, BvR added a goal and 5 assists. CBA now has a record of 3-0-1.

Team USA:

~ Spirited Under-18 National Team Ties UNH 2-2.