Tuesday, September 24, 2013

2014 UNH Recruits At A Glance: Updated

UPDATE: John Furgele becomes the third defenseman to commit to UNH for the Fall of 2014. He joins Dylan Chanter (Dubuque Fighting Saints) and Cameron Marks (Coquitlam Express).

At the end of the upcoming season (2013-14), UNH may lose as many as 4 defensemen. Eric Knodel and Justin Agosta are academic seniors this year. However, neither suited up for a regular season game as freshmen so both will have one year of NCAA eligibility remaining after this season. Knodel is the UNH Captain this season and was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2009 NHL Draft. He has attended 5 consecutive Player Development Camps with Toronto over the last 5 summers. He is very likely to sign an NHL contract at the end of this season.

In his junior season at UNH, Trevor van Riemsdyk will be UNH's Alterate Captain. In the summer of 2012, TvR was invited to the Player Development Camps of the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers. Last season, he was named a First Team All-American. As an undrafted, free agent, TvR is likely to be offered an NHL contract at the end of this season.

In June, sophomore Brett Pesce was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round of the NHL Entry Draft. He was the 66th overall pick. Pesce participated in the Hurricanes' Player Development Camp in July. As Brett's game improves and he fills out his 6'3" frame, he will be under increasing pressure to leave UNH early and sign a contract with the Carolina organization.

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Time to update the UNH Recruits At A Glance series with the latest information on where each recruit will be playing in the 2013-14 season. Over the next week or so, I'll present separate posts for each recruiting class. This first post includes players who are targeted to arrive at UNH in the Fall of 2014.

In addition to basic demographic information, the At A Glance includes 2 informative links for each recruit. Click on the player's name and a link to his statistics comes up on a separate screen. Click on the date next to "Commit to UNH:" for a link to an article which announced the player's commitment to UNH.

2014 Recruits

Dylan Chanter
Dubuque Fighting Saints
United States Hockey League
DOB: 9-17-1995 Hometown: Armstrong, BC
Defense, 6'3", 200 lbs. Shoots Right
Commit to UNH: 2-22-2012
Adam Clark
Salmon Arm SilverBacks
British Columbia Hockey League
DOB: 3-23-1993 Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta
Goalie, 6'5", 210 lbs. Catches Left
Commit to UNH: 9-28-2012
Shane Eiserman
Dubuque Fighting Saints
United States Hockey League
DOB: 10-10-1995 Hometown: West Newbury, MA
Forward, 6'1", 180 lbs. Shoots Left
Commit to UNH: 8-27-2011
John Furgele
Jersey Hitmen
United States Premiere Hockey League
DOB: 1-15-1993 Hometown: Glen Mills, PA
Defense, 5'9", 181 lbs. Shoots Right
Commit to UNH: 9-11-2013
Cameron Marks
Coquitlam Express
British Columbia Hockey League
DOB: 4-9-1995 Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Defense, 6'0", 175 lbs. Shoots Right
Commit to UNH: 4-11-2012
Michael McNicholas
Vernon Vipers
British Columbia Hockey League
DOB: 3-23-1994 Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Forward, 5'10", 175 lbs. Shoots Left
Commit to UNH: 2-13-2011
Andrew Poturalski
Cedar Rapids Rough Riders
United States Hockey League
DOB: 1-14-1994 Hometown: Williamsville, NY
Forward, 5'10", 176 lbs. Shoots Right
Commit to UNH: 10-5-2011
Jason Salvaggio
Indiana Ice
United States Hockey League
DOB: 10-1-1994 Hometown: Hanson, MA
Forward, 6'1", 190 lbs. Shoots Left
Commit to UNH: 6-12-2013

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