Friday, March 11, 2022

Spotlight on Conor Lovett, MacPherson Twins: UNH Commits Update 3-11-2022

Conor Lovett
2022 UNH Commit
Connor MacPherson
2024 UNH Commit
Ryan MacPherson
2024 UNH Commit

Newest UNH Commits

~ Conor Lovett (DOB: 4/7/01), the 5'11", 203 lbs., right-shot forward from Franklin, Massachusetts, is a reliable, two-way center who plays with pace. He committed to UNH on February 16th. Last season, as a true freshman at Merrimack College, Lovett scored 2 goals against Northeastern, 1 goal and assist against UNH, and 1 assist against Boston College. He entered the NCAA transfer portal last May.

Lovett ended up playing for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL this season. So far, in 43 games, he has tallied 12 goals, including 7 power play goals and 1 short-handed goal, plus 9 assists. This video highlight shows 4 of his goals in February. In each, Lovett accelerates quickly to the net and buries his chances:



~ Connor MacPherson and Ryan MacPherson (DOB: 3/2/05), twin brothers from Tecumseh, Ontario who just turned 17, committed to UNH on February 17th. Connor is a 5'11", 176 lbs., right-shot winger and Ryan is a 5'11", 180 lbs., left-shot center. They play for the Leamington Flyers in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. GOJHL teams have no more than a few 2005 birth year players and most players have '01 or '02 birth years.

Connor MacPherson has scored 21 goals, including 8 power play goals, and 24 assists. Ryan MacPherson has tallied 11 goals and 32 assists, including 9 power play assists. Both have played in 38 games. Ryan is tied for 5th in the league for most assists and Connor is tied for 8th for most goals. These video highlights show the MacPherson twins teaming up for 3 of their goals in February and March. In all 3, Ryan is the playmaker and Connor the goal scorer:

2021-22 Statistics


Player NZ Stars** Team League GP Goals Asst Pts PIM +/-
2022 Commits
Nicolas Ardanaz* 5/30/02 (D) 3.75 West Kelowna Warriors BCHL 46 3 23 26 20 -
Damien Carfagna* 12/12/02 (D) 4.0 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 4 0 1 1 0 +1
Green Bay Gamblers USHL 40 5 32 37 39 +8
Jake Dunlap* 12/5/01 (F) 3.75 Madison Capitols USHL 44 17 15 32 34 +7
John Evans 4/8/02 (F) 4.0 West Kelowna Warriors BCHL 40 16 26 42 6 -
Cy LeClerc* 8/17/02 (F) 3.75 Janesville Jets NAHL 47 28 31 59 6 +28
Conor Lovett 4/7/01 (F) 3.75 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 43 12 9 21 81 -7
Tyler Muszelik* 7/1/04 (G) 4.0 US National U18 Overall 23 14 4 2 3.08 .894
Team USA U-18 USHL 8 3 2 2 3.79 .882
NCAA Exh. 11 8 2 0 3.00 .896
INTL 3 3 0 0 1.67 .942
Cade Penney* 3/23/01 (D) 3.75 Surrey Eagles BCHL 32 1 5 6 10 -
Madison Capitols USHL 8 0 5 5 8 +3
Stiven Sardarian 2/7/03 (F) 4.0 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 29 4 10 14 6 -4
Kristaps Skrastins* 11/20/01 (F) 3.75 Amarillo Wranglers NAHL 47 30 26 56 61 +6
JP Turner* 1/31/03 (F) 3.75 Fargo Force USHL 9 5 4 9 2 +6
Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 31 3 2 5 24 -7
Morgan Winters* 12/8/01 (F) 3.5 Omaha Lancers USHL 28 7 14 21 16 -2
Youngstown Phantoms USHL 12 3 5 8 16 -1
2022 or '23 Commits
Jed Baliotti 2/7/02 (G) 3.5 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 16 7 5 0 3.85 .892
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 40 2 16 18 54 +2
2023 Commits
Nick Ring 10/26/03 (F) 3.75 New Jersey Titans NAHL 45 7 20 27 10 +7
2023 or '24 Commits
Ryan Conmy 10/23/04 (F) 3.75 Bishop Kearney Selects 18U 18U AAA 26 23 19 42 0 -
Sam Court 1/7/04 (D) 3.75 NV River Rats U18 18U AAA 17 1 9 10 - -
Avon Old Farms NE Prep 27 4 12 16 2 -
Connor DeTurris 10/8/04 (F) 3.5 Madison Capitols USHL 11 1 1 2 6 -1
Chicago Fury 18U 18U AAA 33 26 19 45 38 -
T1EHL 18U 10 7 1 8 12 -
MES 18U 12 11 6 17 6 -
2024 Commits
Connor MacPherson 3/2/05 (F) NR Leamington Flyers GOJHL 36 21 22 43 12 -
Ryan MacPherson 3/2/05 (F) NR Leamington Flyers GOJHL 36 10 30 40 6 -
* = Signed National Letter of Intent
** = Neutral Zone 5-Star Rating
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 "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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