UNH Commits Update: Final 2016-17 Stats

2018 Commit Corson Green USHL Champion

2017 Commit Charlie Kelleher USHL Regular Season Champ

2018 Commit James Miller BCHL Champion

Player Spotlight - Corson Green

The 2017 USHL Championship series between the Chicago Steel and the Sioux City Musketeers was a classic barnburner and two UNH commits were in the thick of it - Steel defenseman Corson Green and Musketeer winger Charlie Kelleher. Green and the Steel won the decisive Game 5 in overtime.

Throughout the USHL Playoffs, Corson Green primarily played on Chicago's third defensive pair, both at right and left defense. The 6'1", 206 lbs., USHL rookie, who turned 18 years old in March, tallied 3 assists in 14 playoff games. The most important one came in Game 3 with the final series tied one game a piece. Early in the opening stanza, Green stopped an attempted clear at the right point and caromed a pass off the back wall to Marc Johnstone (Sacred Heart commit) behind the Musketeers' net. Johnstone centered the puck and Jack Badini (Harvard commit) buried this game-winning goal:



This summer will be a busy one for Corson Green. Last week, he was traded to the Sioux Falls Stampede and will participate in their training camp beginning tomorrow.

On the weekend of June 24th, the NHL Entry Draft will be held in Chicago. Although Green is considered a long-shot to be drafted, the NHL Central Scouting Service identified him in late September as a candidate to be drafted in the 4th, 5th, or 6th round. In their January Midterm Rankings, Green was the 149th North American skater. However, Green was not included in the CSS Final Rankings in April.

The Buffalo Sabres have some interest in the Potsdam, New York native. Corson Green will attend the Sabres Development Camp in July. Green plans to enroll at UNH in the Fall of 2018. He has not yet signed a National Letter of Intent with UNH.

Player Spotlight - Charlie Kelleher

Charlie Kelleher and the Sioux City Musketeers won the 2017 Anderson Cup for the best regular season record in the USHL. Kelleher was traded to Sioux City with 21 games left in the season and tallied 6 goals and 12 assists over that span. He played right wing on the Musketeers' first and second line and was a prime player on their power play.

In the final round of the USHL Playoffs, Sioux City trailed the Chicago Steel 2 games to 1. With less than a minute left in Period 2 of Game 4, Chicago lead the Musketeers 4-2. With their backs against the wall, Charlie Kelleher stepped up with a pretty pass to set up this third Sioux City goal:



Sioux City went on to win Game 4 forcing the winner-take-all Game 5. As mentioned above, UNH commit Corson Green and the Chicago Steel won the Championship finale 2-1 in overtime.

In 12 USHL Playoff games, Charlie Kelleher scored 3 goals, including a game-winner, and distributed 7 assists. He tied for 5th in playoff assists among all USHL players and had the 11th highest points per game (.83 pts/game). Kelleher will matriculate to UNH this Fall.

Player Spotlight - James Miller

By winning the 2017 BCHL Championship, James Miller and the Penticton Vees earned a berth in the Western Canada Cup. In competition against the Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champions plus the BCHL runnerup Chilliwack Chiefs, Penticton won 4 games and lost 2. James Miller contributed 3 assists over the 6 games. The Vees and the Brooks Bandit (AJHL) earned invitations to the RBC Cup - the championship of Canadian Junior A hockey.

In the RBC Cup preliminary round, Penticton defeated the host Cobourg (Ontario) Cougars and central Canada representive Trenton (Ontario) Golden Hawks. The Vees lost to eastern Canada representative Terrebonne (Quebec) Cobras and western Canada rep Brooks Bandits. Cobourg, the eventual winner of the RBC Cup, defeated Penticton 3-1 in the semifinal round.

Throughout the RBC Cup competition, James Miller played on all three defensive pairings and on both the left and right defense position. Miller contributed this assist in the 3-1 loss to the Terrebonne Cobras:



According to Penticton head coach Fred Harbinson, James Miller will play for the Vees in the 2017-18 season. He has signed a National Letter of Intent with UNH and plans to enroll in the Fall of 2018.

2016-17 Statistics

NOTE
The statistics for the commits, presented in the following table, are categorized by the projected year they will enroll in UNH. For example, the "2017 Commits" are projected to begin playing for UNH in the Fall of 2017. I have based these projections on a number of factors including:
~ If a National Letter of Intent has been signed.
~ The year the commit and UNH coaches originally targeted for enrollment in UNH.
~ How old the commit would be upon admission.
~ Number of years in junior hockey prior to admission.
~ The commit's performance in recent seasons as well as injuries.
~ Anticipated date of high school graduation.
~ Number of UNH players leaving the team at the end of the previous season and the position they played.

Player	Team	League	GP	Goals	Asst	Pts	PIM
2017 Commits
Max Gildon*  (D)	USA NTDP U18	NCAA	16	0	6	6	6
		USHL	25	5	9	14	26
		NAHL	1	1	0	1	0
		Int'l.	8	1	3	4	14
		U18 Worlds	7	4	2	6	4
Charlie Kelleher*  (F)	Tri-City Storm	USHL	40	11	22	33	10
	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL	21	6	12	18	4
		Playoffs	12	3	7	10	16
Benton Maass*  (D)	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	NAHL	23	5	8	13	12
		Playoffs	7	2	2	4	0
	Elk River HS	Minn HS	25	6	23	29	6
		Playoffs	2	2	2	4	0
Eric MacAdams*  (F)	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	43	11	9	20	86
	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	11	2	3	5	20
		Playoffs	8	1	1	2	16
Mike Robinson*  (G)	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	1	1W	0L	4.20	.854
	Springfield Jr Blues	NAHL	25	11W	12L	2.99	.916
Kohei Sato  (F)	Northeast Generals	NAHL	48	14	22	36	87
	North Iowa Bulls	NA3HL	7	9	6	15	2
2018 Commits
Joseph Cipollone  (F)	Tri-City Storm	USHL	16	2	0	2	4
	Junior Bruins	USPHL	23	8	17	25	8
		Playoffs	7	1	5	6	2
Angus Crookshank*  (F)	Langley Rivermen	BCHL	31	9	12	21	14
		Playoffs	6	2	1	3	0
Liam Darcy  (D)	Islanders Hockey Club	USPHL	44	5	18	23	17
		Playoffs	6	2	3	5	2
Eric Esposito*  (F)	Youngstown Phantoms	USHL	52	9	7	16	123
		Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
Corson Green  (D)	Chicago Steel	USHL	48	5	10	15	53
		Playoffs	14	0	3	3	10
James Miller*  (D)	Penticton Vees	BCHL	37	6	12	18	47
		Playoffs	21	0	7	7	6
		WCan Cup	6	0	3	3	2
		RBC Cup	5	0	1	1	0
2018 or '19 Commits
Lucas Bahn  (D)	Skipjacks 18U	USPHL 18U	23	8	17	25	10
		Playoffs	2	3	1	4	2
	Johnstown Tomahawks	NAHL	2	0	0	0	0
Jackson Pierson  (F)	Culver Academy	Prep	36	28	34	62	2
		18U Nationals	4	2	4	6	0
Ryan Verrier  (D)	Salisbury School	NE Prep	29	7	18	25	-
		Playoffs	1	0	1	1	-
		18U Nationals	5	3	1	4	2
2019 Commits
Connor Sweeney  (F)	Pingree School	NE Prep	29	31	12	43	-
Marek Wazny  (F)	NJ Avalanche 16U	Tier 1 Elite	32	21	11	32	26
		Playoffs	5	1	3	4	2
		AYHL	23	15	19	34	4
		Playoffs	2	1	3	4	4
		16U Nationals	3	0	1	1	2
2020 Commits
Drew Commesso  (G)	St. Sebastian's	NE Prep	8	3W	2L/1T	1.77	.932
		14U Nationals	3	1W	2L	2.50	.878
* = Signed National Letter of Intent

News & Notes

USA Hockey Selects Development Camps:

~ 2019 commit Marek Wazny will represent the Rocky Mountain District in the 2017 USA Hockey Selects 17 Player Development Camp, June 24-27 in Amherst, New York.

~ 2020 commit Drew Commesso will represent the Massachusetts District in the 2017 USA Hockey Selects 15 Player Development Camp, July 15-19 in Amherst, New York.