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News & Notes
United State Hockey League:The USHL begins the 2021-22 regular season today. All teams were required to trim their rosters from 30 to 25 players by the start of the DICK'S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic. The Fall Classic begins today at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex north of Pittsburgh.
The following 7 players, committed to the University of New Hampshire, have made the opening day roster of a USHL team: ~ DAMIEN CARFAGNA (Defenseman) Green Bay Gamblers. ~ BRENDAN FITZGERALD (Defenseman) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. ~ CADE PENNEY (Defenseman) Madison Capitols. ~ TYLER MUSZELIK (Goalie) Team USA Under-18. ~ STIVEN SARDARIAN (Forward) Youngstown Phantoms. ~ JP TURNER (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede. ~ MORGAN WINTERS (Forward) Youngstown Phantoms.
The table below presents the 2021-22 statistics for all 12 UNH Commits. For the USHL players, the stats are from the preseason. The Youngstown Phantoms did not play preseason games.
North American Hockey League:
The NAHL began the 2021-22 regular season on September 8th. The following 3 UNH Commits are playing in the NAHL: ~ JED BALIOTTI (Goalie) Northeast Generals. ~ CY LECLERC (Forward) Janesville Jets. ~ NICK RING (Forward) New Jersey Titans.
~ 2022 UNH Commit Cy LeClerc is off to a hot start with 3 goals and an assist in his first 4 NAHL games. Last season, LeClerc also scored at a point per game pace. In 33 games with the Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC), he scored 13 goals and 20 assists.
~ 2020 UNH Commit Jed Baliotti has been traded from the Aberdeen Wings to the Northeast Generals.
British Columbia Hockey League:
Due to the COVID-19 pandamic, the 2020-21 BCHL regular season was cancelled. The 2021-22 Exhibition Season began on September 19th with the goal of starting the BCHL regular season on October 8th.
2 UNH Commits are set to play in the BCHL: ~ NICK ARDANAZ (Defenseman) West Kelowna Warriors. ~ JOHN EVANS (Forward) West Kelowna Warriors.
While Nick Ardanaz waited in West Kelowna for the 2020-21 BCHL regular season to begin, John Evans left in January to play for the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL. Evans scored 3 goals and 6 assists in 22 games for Dubuque. He has reunited with Nick Ardanaz to play this season for West Kelowna.
2021-22 Statistics
| Player | NZ** Stars | Team | League | GP | Goals | Asst | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Commits | |||||||||
| Nicolas Ardanaz* 5/30/02 (D) | 4.25 | West Kelowna Warriors | BCHLPre | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jed Baliotti 2/7/02 (G) | 3.75 | Northeast Generals | NAHL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeen Wings | NAHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | .872 | ||
| Damien Carfagna* 12/12/02 (D) | 3.75 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHLPre | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| John Evans 4/8/02 (F) | 4.5 | West Kelowna Warriors | BCHLPre | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cy LeClerc 8/17/02 (F) | 3.75 | Janesville Jets | NAHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -3 |
| Tyler Muszelik 7/1/04 (G) | 4.0 | US National U18 | USDP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team USA U-18 | USHLPre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | .824 | ||
| Cade Penney* 3/23/01 (D) | 3.75 | Madison Capitols | USHLPre | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| Stiven Sardaryan 2/7/03 (F) | - | Youngstown Phantoms | USHLPre | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| JP Turner* 1/31/03 (F) | 4.25 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHLPre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Morgan Winters 12/8/01 (F) | 3.5 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHLPre | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 or '23 Commits | |||||||||
| Brendan Fitzgerald 3/6/03 (D) | 4.0 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHLPre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
| Nick Ring 10/26/03 (F) | 3.75 | New Jersey Titans | NAHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 |
| * = Signed National Letter of Intent | |||||||||
| ** = Neutral Zone 5-Star Rating | |||||||||
The statistics for the commits, presented in the above table, are categorized by the projected year they will enroll in UNH. For example, the "2022 Commits" are projected to begin playing for UNH in the Fall of 2022. I have based these projections on the following factors:
~ Number of UNH players leaving the team at the end of the previous season and the position they played.
~ 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.
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