10 UNH Recruits Sign National Letter of Intent: Updated

Rich Boyd Signs NLI

Warren Foegele Signs NLI

A few weeks ago, the list of recruits who had signed a National Letter of Intent to enroll at UNH and join the men's hockey team included 9 student-athletes. All the recruits who had targeted the Fall of 2014 to come to UNH had met their goal of signing. The NCAA defines the NLI as:

"...a binding agreement between an NCAA school and a student-athlete in which the student-athlete agrees to attend the school for one year and the school agrees to provide financial aid to the student-athlete. The NLI is voluntary and prospective student-athletes do not have to participate to play sports or receive financial aid."

Now, 18-year-old defenseman Rich Boyd (DOB: 6-7-1995) from Cushing Academy has become the 10th UNH recruit to sign a National Letter of Intent. Boyd had been on target to come to UNH in the Fall of 2015 but the transfer of 5th-year player Justin Agosta to Quinnipiac University provided an opening for a defenseman. Boyd just finished his senior year of hockey at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA. In 32 games this season, Boyd scored 10 goals and added 30 assists. He was the second leading scorer among all New England Prep School defensemen.

The incoming freshman class now includes 5 forwards - Shane Eiserman, Warren Foegele, Michael McNicholas, Andrew Poturalski, and Jason Salvaggio, 4 defensemen - Rich Boyd, Dylan Chanter, Cameron Marks, and John Furgele, and goalie Adam Clark.

Here's the basic demographic information for the UNH recruits who have signed an NLI. It 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

	Rich Boyd Cushing Academy New England Prep School DOB: 6-7-1995 Hometown: Lake Worth, FL Defense, 6'3", 195 lbs. Shoots Left Commit to UNH: 8-7-2013
	Dylan Chanter Vernon Vipers British Columbia Hockey League DOB: 9-17-1995 Hometown: Armstrong, BC Defense, 6'3", 203 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, 6'2", 200 lbs. Shoots Left Commit to UNH: 8-27-2011
	Warren Foegele St Andrew's College CISAA/MPHL DOB: 4-1-1996 Hometown: Markham, ON Forward, 6'1", 182 lbs. Shoots Left Commit to UNH: 2-20-2013
	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", 185 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", 194 lbs. Shoots Left Commit to UNH: 6-12-2013

This table shows each player's production in the 2013-14 season:

Player	Team	League	GP	Goals	Asst	Pts	PIM
2014 Recruits
Rich Boyd  (D)	Cushing Academy	NEPSHC	31	10	30	40	-
	Elite 8	NEPSHC	1	0	0	0	-
Dylan Chanter  (D)	Vernon Vipers	BCHL	19	0	0	0	16
	Playoffs	BCHL	19	4	3	7	18
	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	14	1	1	2	21
Adam Clark  (G)	Salmon Arm SilverBacks	BCHL	30	14W	14L	2.87	.911
Shane Eiserman  (F)	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	53	16	24	40	71
	Playoffs	USHL	4	0	1	1	6
Warren Foegele  (F)	St. Andrews College	CISAA	14	17	6	23	15
	Playoffs	CISAA	5	5	4	9	10
	St. Andrews College	MPHL	13	12	17	29	14
	Playoffs	MPHL	3	6	5	11	2
John Furgele  (D)	Jersey Hitmen	USPHL	44	8	29	37	16
	Playoffs	USPHL	6	0	5	5	0
Cameron Marks  (D)	Coquitlam Express	BCHL	57	4	24	28	12
	Playoffs	BCHL	19	0	5	5	4
Michael McNicholas  (F)	Vernon Vipers	BCHL	56	23	46	69	20
	Playoffs	BCHL	19	5	13	18	6
Andrew Poturalski  (F)	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL	60	27	37	64	28
	Playoffs	USHL	4	2	1	3	2
Jason Salvaggio  (F)	Indiana Ice	USHL	52	15	11	26	39
	Playoffs	USHL	2	0	0	0	2

The Class of 2018 includes 4 players who verbally committed to UNH when they were either 15 or 16 years old. Two members of the class will be 18 years old and four will be 19 years old when they enroll in September, 2014.

Class of 2018

Player	Commitment Age	Signed NLI	Enrollment Age
Rich Boyd  (D)	18 years, 2 months	May 2014	19 years, 3 months
Dylan Chanter  (D)	16 years, 5 months	November 2013	19 years, 0 months
Adam Clark  (G)	19 years, 6 months	April 2014	21 years, 0 months
Shane Eiserman  (F)	15 years, 10 months	November 2013	18 years, 11 months
Warren Foegele  (F)	16 years, 10 months	April 2014	18 years, 5 months
John Furgele  (D)	18 years, 8 months	April 2014	19 years, 8 months
Cameron Marks  (D)	17 years, 0 months	November 2013	19 years, 5 months
Michael McNicholas  (F)	16 years, 11 months	April 2014	20 years, 6 months
Andrew Poturalski  (F)	17 years, 9 months	April 2014	20 years, 8 months
Jason Salvaggio  (F)	18 years, 8 months	April 2014	19 years, 11 months

The incoming class is the largest since the 10 freshmen who came in the 2003-04 academic year. That group included Daniel Winnik, Jacob Micflikier, Matt Fornataro, Brett Hemingway, and Josh Ciocco - players who had very productive NCAA careers.