UNH Recruits Update: Jan-7-2013

Player of the Week - Joe Masonius

2015 UNH recruit Joe Masonius is a month shy of his 16th birthday yet he is excelling in a league made up primarily of 17 and 18-year-old players. Over the weekend, the 6'0", 170 lbs. defenseman for the Jersey Hitmen of the Empire Junior Hockey League posted impressive numbers at the 2013 Winter Showcase in Marlborough, MA. On Friday, Masonius scored a goal and an assist in the Hitmen's 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Juniors. On Saturday, he scored another goal as the Hitmen tied the Atlanta Knights 3-3 in regulation. The Hitmen when on to win the shootout.

In 14 games with the Hitmen's Empire League team, Masonius has scored at a point-a-game pace. He is the team's 5th leading scorer with 4 goals and 10 assists. Masonius has been chosen for the Empire League All-Star Event which will be held on January 20 and 21 at the Tri-Town Ice Arena in Hooksett, NH. It's an opportunity for UNH fans to hop over and watch one of UNH's youngest recruits.

In the press release announcing Masonius' selection to the Empire All-Stars, Jersey Hitmen head coach Chris Barling described his star defenseman:

"Masonius, a ’97 born defenseman from Spring Lake, New Jersey, is the team’s youngest player, and one of the most vital to the team’s success. With a hockey IQ beyond his years the University of New Hampshire recruit has posted a 2-9-11 line in ten games played this season. Defensively solid and offensively gifted, Masonius has established himself as one of the top pro prospects in the area."

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	28	5	16	21	18
Tyler Kelleher (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	14	7	7	14	8
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	15	8	6	14	4
Dylan Maller (D)	Tri-City Storm	USHL	31	0	1	1	24
Jordan Masters (F)	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	9	2	2	4	23
Andrew Poturalski (F)	Cedar Rapids	USHL	21	5	9	14	19
2013 or '14 Recruit
Michael McNicholas (F)	Nanaimo Clippers	BCHL	35	10	22	32	6
2014 Recruits
Dylan Chanter (D)	Merritt Cents	BCHL	34	6	8	14	19
Adam Clark (G)	Salmon Arm	BCHL	23	12W	9L	2.40	.928
Shane Eiserman (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	12	4	3	7	23
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	15	3	1	4	6
Cam Marks (D)	Coquitlam Express	BCHL	20	2	3	5	4
2014 or '15 Recruit
Jason Kalinowski (F)	Salisbury Prep	NEPSHC	6	3	9	12	-
2015 Recruits
Charlie Kelleher (F)	Junior Bruins U18	USEHL	38	9	10	19	8
Joseph Masonius (D)	Jersey Hitmen	EmpJHL	14	4	10	14	20
2015 or '16 Recruit
Liam Darcy (D)	Berwick Academy	NEPSHC	12	0	5	5	-
Patrick Grasso (F)	Des Moines	USHL	10	0	1	1	0
	Omaha Lancers U16	NAPHL	17	13	17	30	8
Brendan van Riemsdyk (F)	Jersey Devils U16	AYHL	20	12	10	22	50
	Christian Brothers	Jersey Prep	10	3	13	16	-

News & Notes

British Columbia Hockey League:

~ 2013 or '14 recruit Michael McNicholas broke a bone in his lower leg in Nanaimo's game against Prince George. Following surgery and rehabilitation, he may return to the Clippers' lineup in as little as 6 weeks. McNicholas has been having an outstanding season posting 32 points in 35 games. Prior to his injury, he was the third leading scorer on the Clippers. His 22 assists put him in 8th place among all BCHL players.

~ 2014 recruit Adam Clark has won his last 3 games with the Salmon Arm SilverBacks allowing a total of only 5 goals. In those games, Clark made 30, 30, and 37 saves. He now has the 6th best goals against average (2.40) among BCHL goalies and is tied for 2nd in save percentage (.928).

United States Hockey League:

~ 2013 recruit Andrew Poturalski played one of his most productive games of the season on Saturday night in a 6-1 win over the Waterloo Black Hawks. Poturalski had a goal and 2 assists.

Team USA:

~ Tyler Kelleher, Shane Eiserman, and the U.S. National Team Development Program U-18 team defeated the Michigan Wolverines 5-3 on Friday night. Both scored an assist in the big victory. The next night, Team USA beat the Milwaukee School of Engineering 7-2. Kelleher scored 2 goals and an assist. In their last 10 games against NCAA Division I and III schools, U.S. Under-18 team has won 7 and tied 3.