Tuesday, March 24, 2020

UNH Commits Update 3-24-20: Final 2019-20 Statistics

The UNH Men's Hockey Blog

Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic

At the time of this writing, Johns Hopkins University reports 600 people in the United States have died from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The death toll worldwide is 18,227 people. The number of confirmed cases in the USA (currently 49,768) and throughout the world (398,107) is rapidly increasing every day. Given the devastation the coronavirus is causing to the physical and emotional health of so many, to say nothing of the associated financial crisis, I have been reluctant to report on the University of New Hampshire hockey program and the young players committed to join it in the coming years. I hope this "UNH Commits Update" provides a welcome diversion for UNH fans.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Hockey East cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season on March 12th, the day before the Quarterfinal Playoff Series was set to begin. On the final day of the regular season, the UNH squad had not qualified for the playoffs so were spared the disappointment endured by the top 8 Hockey East teams and their fans.

9 UNH Commits - Finished 2019-20 Season

The table below shows the final 2019-20 statistics for the 22 recruits committed to pursue a college education at UNH and play hockey for the Wildcats. Nine of the UNH Commits were able to finish their season before Covid-19 forced a cancellation of youth and junior hockey leagues. These players have a green "F" next to their name.

The 5 UNH commits playing high school hockey - Carsen Richels (Blaine, MN HS) and New England Prep School players David Sacco (Lawrence Academy), JP Turner (Avon Old Farms), Damien Carfagna (Lawrence Academy), and Morgan Winters (Tabor Academy) - completed the season.

Nicolas Ardanaz (West Kelowna Warriors) and Nicholas Cafarelli (Wenatchee Wild) played on teams eliminated in the first round of British Columbia Hockey League Playoffs. Jack Ring and the South Shore Kings did not qualify for the National Collegiate Development Conference Playoffs while his younger brother Nick Ring (Boston Advantage U18) completed his season.

13 UNH Commits - End of 2019-20 Season Cancelled

On March 12th, the junior hockey leagues in North America suspended play, until further notice, because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 2019-20 season ended prematurely for thirteen UNH Commits. These players have a purple "X" next to their name on the statistics table.

On March 18th, the United States Hockey League officially cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The USHL teams still had 10-13 remaining games in the regular season. The season ended for UNH Commits Luke Reid (Chicago Steel), Alex Gagne (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Nikolai Jenson (Youngstown Phantoms), Timo Bakos (Sioux Falls Stampede), Robert Cronin (Dubuque Fighting Saints), and Liam Devlin. Reid and Devlin's team, the Chicago Steel, had the best record in the USHL (41-7-1) and was the only team to have clinched a playoff berth.

The North American Hockey League was in a similar situation when they cancelled the season on March 17th. Their regular season had 6-10 games remaining. No doubt, this was disappointing news for three of UNH's newest commits. Cam Gendron, Joe Nagle, and Cade Penney were playing for the New Jersey Titans (31-13-1), the NAHL's top team.

The British Columbia Hockey League had just completed the first round of their playoffs when they cancelled the remainder of the season on March 13th. Will Margel was one UNH Commit still playing. His team, the Coquitlam Express (37-17-4), had the third best regular season record in the BCHL and had just swept the Langley Rivermen in the quarterfinal series. Connor Sweeney and the Trail Smoke Eaters (36-17-2) were also still playing. They swept the Prince George Spruce Kings in the quarterfinals.

The National Collegiate Development Conference cancelled their season on March 13th, the day before the NCDC Playoffs were set to begin. Cy LeClerc and the Islanders Hockey Club (29-17-4) and Aidan Curran and the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs had qualified for the NCDC Playoffs.

2019-20 Final Statistics

Player NZ Stars** Team League GP Goals Asst Pts PIM +/-
2020 Commits
Luke Reid X
9/26/01 (D)
4.75 Chicago Steel USHL 60 2 17 19 36 +15
Team USA WJAC 6 0 1 1 0
Carsen Richels* F 10/3/01 (F) 4.0 Blaine High School Minn HS 25 27 25 52 12
Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0
MPLS ST PAUL UMidwest HSELH 13 6 9 15 8
Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0
Elite League All-Star Team Internat 3 0 2 2 0
Cam Gendron X
2/5/99 (F)
3.75 New Jersey Titans NAHL 50 16 18 34 48 +11
Prospects 2 1 0 1 0 -1
Joe Nagle X
5/17/99 (D)
3.75 New Jersey Titans NAHL 13 0 2 2 6 -2
Northeast Generals NAHL 38 3 19 22 22 -2
Prospects 2 0 1 1 0 +3
Will Margel* X
3/16/01 (F)
3.75 Coquitlam Express BCHL 30 6 17 23 8
Playoffs 4 2 5 7 2
Madison Capitols USHL 12 1 0 1 2 -10
2020 or '21 Commits
Alex Gagne* X
8/12/02 (D)
4.25 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 38 2 6 8 26 -8
Nicolas Ardanaz F
5/30/02 (D)
3.75 West Kelowna Warriors BCHL 58 4 28 32 14
Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0
Nikolai Jenson X
7/28/00 (D)
3.75 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 39 3 2 5 36 -14
Nicholas Cafarelli F
12/31/01 (F)
3.75 Wenatchee Wild BCHL 42 17 23 40 27
Playoffs 5 2 0 2 2
Connor Sweeney X
5/5/00 (F)
3.5 Trail Smoke Eaters BCHL 58 2 12 14 37
Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2
2021 Commits
Timo Bakos X
7/28/00 (F)
4.0 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 41 7 8 15 8 -1
Cade Penney X
3/23/01 (D)
4.0 New Jersey Titans NAHL 51 6 24 30 24 +30
Prospects 2 0 0 0 0 -2
David Sacco F
1/3/02 (F)
3.75 Lawrence Academy NE Prep 23 17 23 40 -
Playoffs 1 0 0 0 -
Cape Cod Whalers U18 EHF Selects 9 5 2 7 18
Mass Regionals 2 0 2 2 0
Cy LeClerc X
8/17/02 (F)
3.75 Islanders Hockey Club NCDC 50 22 33 55 8
Robert Cronin X
8/15/00 (F)
3.75 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 44 2 6 8 20 +4
Liam Devlin X
1/7/01 (F)
3.75 Chicago Steel USHL 36 6 2 8 22 +5
Aidan Curran X
1/22/01 (F)
3.5 NH Jr Monarchs NCDC 22 4 21 25 2
Bonnyville Pontiacs AJHL 13 0 4 4 4
Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 11 1 4 5 0
Jack Ring F
12/18/00 (F)
3.5 South Shore Kings NCDC 15 3 4 7 4
Northeast Generals NAHL 35 3 12 15 8 +1
2021 or '22 Commits
JP Turner F
1/31/03 (F)
4.25 Avon Old Farms NE Prep 25 14 14 28 -
Playoffs 2 4 2 6 -
NV River Rats 16U Beast Series 7 3 7 10 34
Playoffs 1 0 1 1 2
Mass Regionals 3 1 2 3 0
Damien Carfagna F
12/12/02 (D)
3.75 Lawrence Academy NE Prep 26 7 22 29 -
Playoffs 1 0 0 0 -
NV River Rats 18U Beast Series 8 2 1 3 2
Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0
Mass Regionals 2 0 0 0 0
Morgan Winters F
12/8/01 (F)
3.75 Tabor Academy NE Prep 23 8 20 28 -
NV River Rats 18U Beast Series 7 1 1 2 6
Playoffs 1 0 1 1 2
2022 or '23 Commits
Nick Ring F
10/26/03 (F)
3.75 Boston Advantage U18 ECEL 11 4 3 7 -
Playoffs 4 0 3 3 -
Mass Regionals 2 1 0 1 0
* = Signed National Letter of Intent
** = Neutral Zone 5-Star Rating
F = Finished the season
X = End of season Cancelled
NOTE
The statistics for the commits, presented in the above table, are categorized by the projected year they will enroll in UNH. For example, the "2020 Commits" are projected to begin playing for UNH in the Fall of 2020. I have based these projections on the following factors:
~ 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.

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