UNH Commits Update 1-5-2022: Spotlight on Damien Carfagna & Tyler Muszelik
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News & Notes
~ Damien Carfagna (DOB: 12/12/02), the 5'11", 175 lbs., left-shot defenseman from Wood Ridge, NJ, has become one of the top defensemen in the United States Hockey League. He's played 24 games for the Green Bay Gamblers this season and his +/- rating of +14 is tied for 4th among all USHL defensemen.Carfagna's offensive numbers are even more impressive. He's scored at least 1 point in 17 of his 24 games and had 10 multipoint games. Carfagna's 26 assists are the 3rd highest among all USHL players. 11 of the assists have come on the power play which is tied for 5th in the league. Overall, his 30 points (4 Goals, 26 Assists) are tied for 8th highest in the USHL. These video highlights from the Gamblers December 16th, 6-4 victory over Madison show Carfagna's primary assist and his power play goal:
Carfagna has been selected to play in the 2022 BioSteel/USA Hockey All-American Game. The January 17th game features the top American-born prospects eligible for the upcoming NHL Draft. This is the second season Carfagna has been eligible for the draft. In my article "Will UNH Commit(s) Be Selected in 2021 NHL Entry Draft?" last July, I speculated that Carfagna was a possible late 7th round pick but "may need one more season to demonstrate excellence". He has certainly upped his offensive game this season - he's increased assists from 12 to 26 (to date) and power play assists from 1 to 11. I'd say Carfagna has a good chance of being drafted in the late rounds of the 2022 NHL Draft, much like UNH freshman defenseman Alex Gagne, drafted last summer by Tampa Bay in the 6th Round. It was Gagne's second year of NHL draft eligibility.
~ Tyler Muszelik (DOB: 7/1/04) was also selected to play in the 2022 BioSteel/USA Hockey All-American Game. So far this season, the 6'3", 193 lbs., goalie from Long Valley, NJ has posted a 12-4-1 record for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 team. His overall Goals Against Average is 2.88 with a Save Percentage of .898.
Over the course of the 2021-22 season, the NTDP U-18 team will play 15 exhibition games against NCAA Division 1 teams and 4 against Division 3 schools. To date, Muszelik has played in 9 of these NCAA games and has a 6-2-0 record with a 2.93 GAA and .904 Save %. High points have included 4-3 wins against Notre Dame and Boston University and a 2-0 shutout of North Dakota. Here are video highlights of Tyler Muszelik during the closing minutes of the BU game at Agganis Arena on December 11th:
2021-22 Statistics
| Player | NZ Stars** | Team | League | GP | Goals | Asst | Pts | PIM | +/- |
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| 2022 Commits | |||||||||
| Nicolas Ardanaz* 5/30/02 (D) | 3.75 | West Kelowna Warriors | BCHL | 27 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Damien Carfagna* 12/12/02 (D) | 4.0 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 24 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6 | +14 |
| Jake Dunlap 12/5/01 (F) | 3.75 | Madison Capitols | USHL | 27 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 18 | +1 |
| John Evans 4/8/02 (F) | 4.0 | West Kelowna Warriors | BCHL | 26 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | - |
| Cy LeClerc* 8/17/02 (F) | 3.75 | Janesville Jets | NAHL | 30 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 2 | +8 |
| Tyler Muszelik* 7/1/04 (G) | 4.0 | US National U18 | Overall | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2.88 | .898 |
| Team USA U-18 | USHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.50 | .889 | ||
| NCAA Exh. | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.93 | .904 | |||
| INTL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | .942 | |||
| Cade Penney* 3/23/01 (D) | 3.75 | Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Madison Capitols | USHL | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | +3 | ||
| Stiven Sardarian 2/7/03 (F) | 4.0 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | -2 |
| Kristaps Skrastins* 11/20/01 (F) | 3.75 | Amarillo Wranglers | NAHL | 28 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 47 | +6 |
| JP Turner* 1/31/03 (F) | 3.75 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | -5 |
| Morgan Winters* 12/8/01 (F) | 3.5 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -1 |
| Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -1 | ||
| 2022 or '23 Commits | |||||||||
| Jed Baliotti 2/7/02 (G) | 3.5 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | .894 |
| Northeast Generals | NAHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.76 | .910 | ||
| Aberdeen Wings | NAHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | .872 | ||
| Brendan Fitzgerald* 3/6/03 (D) | 4.0 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 23 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 42 | +3 |
| 2023 Commits | |||||||||
| Nick Ring 10/26/03 (F) | 3.75 | New Jersey Titans | NAHL | 30 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | +1 |
| 2023 or '24 Commits | |||||||||
| Ryan Conmy 10/23/04 (F) | 3.75 | Bishop Kearney Selects 18U | 18U AAA | 9 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0 | - |
| Sam Court 1/7/04 (D) | 3.75 | NV River Rats U18 | 18U AAA | 17 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| Avon Old Farms | NE Prep | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | ||
| Connor DeTurris 10/8/04 (F) | 3.5 | Madison Capitols | USHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Fury 18U | 18U AAA | 28 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 24 | - | ||
| T1EHL 18U | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - | |||
| MES 18U | 12 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | - | |||
| * = 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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