UNH Recruits Update: Feb-25-2013

Brendan van Riemsdyk Scores Game-Winning Goal (Photo: nj.com)

Player of the Week - Brendan van Riemsdyk

If there's a friendly rivalry among the van Riemsdyk brothers for scoring important goals, then Brendan earned bragging rights last week. Sure, Trevor scored the game-tying goal against the University of Vermont, earning UNH an important point in the tight Hockey East race. And James scored two goals, including the game-winner, for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Not to be outdone, Brendan van Riemsdyk scored two game-winning goals for Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) in the prestigious Gordon Cup Tournament.

The Gordon Conference includes two, perennial New Jersey High School powerhouses - Delbarton and CBA. They are currently ranked #1 and #2, respectively, in the state. On Thursday, BvR scored the game-winning goal as CBA defeated Don Bosco Prep 3-2 in the Gordon Cup semifinals. Delbarton also advanced to the Gordon Cup Finals, riding a 66-game unbeaten streak. The two teams had tied each other in the two previous games this season.

Midway through the second period of the championship game, van Riemsdyk scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal for the CBA Colts. CBA went on to defeat Delbarton 5-2 and BvR added an assist on the team's fourth goal. This is the third time CBA has won the Gordon Cup since 1996. In their years at CBA, neither James or Trevor hoisted the Gordon Cup. In this post-game interview, BvR describes CBA's winning effort.

So far this season, Brendan van Riemsdyk has scored 16 goals and 30 assists in 23 games. BvR is the third leading scorer on the CBA team and has the second most assists. Last season, as a sophomore, he posted 16 goals and 14 assists in 29 regular season and playoff games. He has more than doubled his assists this season.

This week, BvR and his CBA teammates move on to the big dance - the New Jersey Non-Public School tournament. As the #2 Seed, the Colts get a bye in the first round and play in the second round on Thursday. Last season, CBA faced Delbarton in the State Championship game and BvR scored the first goal for Christian Brothers. Delbarton came back to win the championship 3-2.

When James was a sophomore at CBA in 2005, he scored an overtime goal in the New Jersey State Championship game against Delbarton. In Trevor's senior year, CBA lost to Delbarton in the Championship game. No doubt, Brendan would like to help win the State Championship for his school and earn more bragging rights with his brothers.

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	45	8	22	30	30
Tyler Kelleher  (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	19	8	9	17	8
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	21	11	9	20	16
Dylan Maller  (D)	Tri-City Storm	USHL	45	1	4	5	39
Jordan Masters  (F)	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	18	3	5	8	34
Andrew Poturalski (F)	Cedar Rapids	USHL	37	9	16	25	35
2013 or '14 Recruit
Michael McNicholas  (F)	Nanaimo Clippers	BCHL	35	10	22	32	6
2014 Recruits
Dylan Chanter  (D)	Merritt Cents	BCHL	51	8	11	19	27
Adam Clark  (G)	Salmon Arm	BCHL	34	16W	16L	2.72	.918
Shane Eiserman  (F)	USA U18 Team	USHL	17	4	5	9	23
	USA U18 Team	NCAA	21	3	3	6	8
Cam Marks  (D)	Coquitlam Express	BCHL	36	2	4	6	8
2014 or '15 Recruit
Jason Kalinowski  (F)	Salisbury Prep	NEPSHC	21	9	18	27	-
2015 Recruits
Warren Foegele  (F)	St. Andrews College	CISAA/MPHL	28	16	20	36	32
	Playoffs	CISAA/MPHL	5	4	6	10	6
Charlie Kelleher  (F)	Junior Bruins U18	USEHL	54	11	14	25	13
Joseph Masonius  (D)	Jersey Hitmen	EmpJHL	17	5	12	17	24
	Jersey Hitmen	EJHL	10	1	2	3	35
2015 or '16 Recruit
Liam Darcy  (D)	Berwick Academy	NEPSHC	27	7	15	22	-
Patrick Grasso (F)	Des Moines	USHL	10	0	1	1	0
	Omaha Lancers U16	NAPHL	22	13	21	34	8
	Playoffs	NAPHL	5	2	6	8	2
Brendan van Riemsdyk (F)	Jersey Devils U16	AYHL	24	18	13	31	54
	Christian Brothers	Jersey Prep	23	16	30	46	-

News & Notes

United States Hockey League:

~ On Friday, 2013 recruit Andrew Poturalski scored the game-winning goal as the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders defeated the Chicago Steel 3-2. Poturalski is tied for 3rd in scoring on the Cedar Rapids team.

Team USA:

~ 2013 recruit Tyler Kelleher, 2014 recruit Shane Eiserman, and the U.S. NTDP Under-18 team played the #13 ranked University of Nebraska-Omaha on Thursday. Kelleher assisted on the game-winning goal as Team USA beat UNO 3-2. Tyler Kelleher leads the NTDP U-18 team in goals (23), assists (24), and points (47).

Eastern Junior Hockey League:

~ Joe Masonius, Jordan Masters, and the Jersey Hitmen finished the EJHL regular season with the best record in the league. In the 45-game schedule, the Hitmen earned 78 points - 11 more points than the next closest team, the Junior Bruins. As the #1 seed, the Hitmen will play in the EJHL Playoffs quarterfinal round beginning on March 2nd.

British Columbia Hockey League:

~ 2013 or '14 recruit Michael McNicholas has been out of the Nanaimo Clippers' lineup since January 6th when he broke a bone in his lower leg in a game against Prince George. His rehabilitation has been going well and he hopes to return to light skating this week with a goal of returning to the lineup by the end of the regular season.

~ 2014 recruit Adam Clark back-stopped the Salmon Arm SilverBacks in a significant, 3-2 win over the Vernon Vipers on Thursday. The SilverBacks had lost 5 in a row and are fighting for the final playoff spot in the BCHL Interior Division. Clark made 28 saves and earned the #1 Star of the Game.

Prep School Hockey:

~ Jason Kalinowski and the Salisbury Prep Crimson Knights finished the New England Prep School regular season with a 5-1 win over Canterbury. Kalinowski scored the game-winning goal - his 9th goal of the season. Salisbury ranked #6 in the final U.S. Hockey Report Prep Hockey Poll. They qualified for the Stuart/Cockery Elite 8 Tournament and will play the Berkshire School (#3 Rank) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

~ 2015 or '16 recruit Liam Darcy finished up his sophomore season at Berwick Academy with 7 goals and 15 assists, equalling his 22 point production as a freshman. With a 13-12-1 record, Berwick just barely missed making the Small New England Prep School tournament.

~ UNH's newest recruit, Warren Foegele, has entered the playoff portion of his junior year with St. Andrews College in Aurora, Ontario. St. Andrews competes in two prep school leagues: The Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association and the Midwest Prep Hockey League.

In the CISAA regular season, Foegele scored 9 goals and 10 assists which tied him for second in scoring in the league. St. Andrews swept the semifinal round of the CISAA Playoffs defeating Appleby College 4-0 and 4-3. Foegele scored the game-winning goal in the first game and scored the first goal in the second game.

Foegele tied for the lead in scoring during the MPHL regular season. He scored 7 goals and 10 assists in 13 games.

Over the weekend, the MPHL held their Championship Tournament at Gilmour Academy outside of Cleveland, Ohio. In the Quarterfinals, St. Andrews defeated Saint Francis 5-1 and Foegele scored a goal and 3 assists. In the Semifinals, the Saints beat rivals Stanstead College 4-3. Foegele scored a goal and assisted on the game-winning goal. St. Andrews lost the Championship Game 2-1 on a goal late in the third period by the Edge School. Foegele finished the MPHL Playoffs as the leading scorer with 2 goals and 5 assists.