UNH Recruits Update: Jan-28-2013

Tyler Kelleher (Photo: USA Hockey)

Player of the Week - Tyler Kelleher

Last week, 2013 UNH recruit Tyler Kelleher and the Under-18 team from the U.S. National Team Development Program continued their rigorous schedule of NCAA Division I and III games. So far this season, the NTDP team has been competitive, and then some, against some of the top college programs. They've tied Notre Dame, Minnesota, and UNH and defeated Michigan.

On Tuesday, Team USA visited Munn Ice Arena on the campus of Michigan State and shut the Spartans out 3-0. Tyler Kelleher and his linemates Evan Allen on left wing and Mike McCarron on right wing were on the ice for the game-winning goal. On Saturday, the U-18 NTDP team battled 2011 National Champions Minnesota Duluth. In the second period, Kelleher got the primary assist on a power play goal by McCarron, tying the game at 1-1. The Bulldogs pulled away in the third period winning 3-1. Kelleher had 2 shots on goal in the game.

So far this season, Team USA has played 15 games against Division I teams and has a record of 5 wins, 6 losses, and 4 ties. In these games, Tyler Kelleher has posted 4 goals and 4 assists.

Team USA has dominated the matchups against Division III teams winning 5 and losing none. On Sunday, Kelleher scored a hat trick as Team USA drubbed the University of Wisconsin-Superior 7-1. 2014 UNH recruit Shane Eiserman assisted on Team USA's final goal. In the 5 games against Division III teams, Kelleher has scored 7 goals and 4 assists.

Tyler Kelleher, who will enroll at UNH next fall, leads the U.S. National U-18 team in goals, assists, and points. In 39 games - 20 NCAA, 16 games against United States Hockey League teams, and 3 games in the Four Nations Tournament - Kelleher has scored at a point-a-game pace. He has posted 20 goals and 19 assists.

In USHL competition, Kelleher and his U-18 teammates have won 10 games and lost 6. Kelleher leads the team in scoring in the USHL games with 7 goals and 7 assists. Last season, Kelleher played on the U.S. National Under-17 team. The U-17 team plays half of Team USA's games against USHL teams while the U-18 plays the other half. In 36 USHL games, Tyler Kelleher was the leading goal scorer (17 goals) and scorer (30 points) on the NTDP U-17 team.

The last UNH player to lead a U.S. NTDP team in scoring was James van Riemsdyk. In the 2006-07 season, JvR scored 33 goals and 33 assists in 42 games for the U-18 team. UNH fans will recall that JvR was the second player drafted in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Although Tyler Kelleher is the leading scorer on a team loaded with players projected to be drafted into the NHL this June, he is not currently on the NHL Central Scouting Service mid-term rankings. If not for Kelleher's below average height (5'6"), he, in all likelihood, would be a top round draft pick in the upcoming NHL 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	35	5	18	23	28
Tyler Kelleher (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	16	7	7	14	8
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	20	11	8	19	16
Dylan Maller (D)	Tri-City Storm	USHL	37	1	3	4	33
Jordan Masters (F)	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	15	2	5	7	27
Andrew Poturalski (F)	Cedar Rapids	USHL	28	6	12	18	21
2013 or '14 Recruit
Michael McNicholas (F)	Nanaimo Clippers	BCHL	35	10	22	32	6
2014 Recruits
Dylan Chanter (D)	Merritt Cents	BCHL	41	8	9	17	21
Adam Clark (G)	Salmon Arm	BCHL	27	13W	12L	2.57	.925
Shane Eiserman (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	14	4	4	8	23
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	20	3	3	6	6
Cam Marks (D)	Coquitlam Express	BCHL	29	2	4	6	6
2014 or '15 Recruit
Jason Kalinowski (F)	Salisbury Prep	NEPSHC	13	7	15	22	-
2015 Recruits
Charlie Kelleher (F)	Junior Bruins U18	USEHL	38	9	10	19	8
Joseph Masonius (D)	Jersey Hitmen	EmpJHL	17	5	12	17	24
	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	3	0	0	0	4
2015 or '16 Recruit
Liam Darcy (D)	Berwick Academy	NEPSHC	18	1	11	12	-
Patrick Grasso (F)	Des Moines	USHL	10	0	1	1	0
	Omaha Lancers U16	NAPHL	22	13	21	34	8
Brendan van Riemsdyk (F)	Jersey Devils U16	AYHL	21	13	11	24	50
	Christian Brothers	Jersey Prep	17	11	23	34	-

News & Notes

British Columbia Hockey League:

~ UNH's top goalie prospect, Adam Clark, continued his steady play for the Salmon Arm team in the BCHL. On Saturday, Clark stopped 33 out of 34 shots as the SilverBacks defeated the Chilliwack Chiefs 5-1. Clark earned the #2 Star of the Game. Adam Clark has the 4th best save percentage - .925 - among all BCHL goalies.

Eastern Junior Hockey League:

~ Last week, 15-year-old UNH recruit Joe Masonius played two more games with the Jersey Hitmen's EJHL team. Masonius turns 16 on February 17th. I'll post a "Recruit Profile" on the talented defenseman in the coming days.

Prep School Hockey:

~ 2015 or '16 recruit Liam Darcy added 3 assists to his scoring totals for Berwick Academy (8W-8L-1T) last week. In a 9-5 victory over Procter Academy, the future UNH defenseman posted 2 assists including one on the game-winning goal.

~ Last week, Brendan van Riemsdyk and the Christian Brothers Academy blitzed Howell 12-0 and Middletown South 11-1. BvR racked up 2 more goals and 5 more assists. He is now the 2nd leading scorer on CBA and has the most assists. CBA is currently in second place in the New Jersey Non-Public School Division.