UNH Commits Update 3-17-2023: High Scoring, Right Shot Forwards Siedem & Conmy
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News & Notes
Three days ago, Neutral Zone provided this new assessment of Siedem's skills:
"Siedem is a creative playmaking forward that can fly around the ice without having to move his feet much. He almost hovers around the ice as his feet barely move but he wins races and is athletic in his stride. Jason doesn’t look to get too pretty with the puck as he makes a quick move and then either dishes or attacks the net. He was at his best out on the perimeter with a little time to wire pucks through trafficked areas. Jason has a soft touch on pucks but is firm on his stick in traffic to not get lifted or turn it over in battle. Siedem has smooth quick hands and makes little touch passes in tight to create space for his linemates."Siedem has a quick, powerful and accurate shot as demonstrated in this video of his 25th goal of the regular season:
~ Ryan Conmy (DOB: 10/23/04), the 18-year-old, 5'10", 188 lbs., right-shot forward from Alexandria, Virginia, continues to excel in his first season of junior hockey with the Sioux City Musketeers. With 14 games remaining in the regular season, Conmy has already scored 29 goals (tied for 2nd most in USHL) including 8 power play goals (Tied 7th in USHL).
Conmy is just 1 goal shy of a 30-goal USHL season. UNH Trivia: The last UNH player to score 30 or more goals in a USHL season was Jacob Micflikier. In the 2002-03 regular season, he scored 31 goals, 36 assists in 59 games with the Sioux Falls Stampede. Conmy has also added 19 assists to his scoring total, including 8 power play assists.
On Decmeber 12th, Neutral Zone evaluated Conmy during the 20th game of this USHL season:
"Strong on his stick especially when he has the puck. Hunts the puck down in the defensive zone to regain possession and turns the other way to go play offense. Despite being stick checked bodied and pressured keeps his feet moving and maintains control of the puck. Entering the zone can beat defenders 1 on 1 make nifty passes or shoot through screens. For example early in the game took the puck wide absorbed a hit laid a beautiful slip pass to his teammate in the slot for a grade A chance. A noticeable trait about his game was his ability to backcheck into his own zone. Hunted the puck carrier down and limited any chances off the rush because his desperation and will to get the puck back."Conmy has a sniper's wrist shot as demonstrated in this video of his 26th goal of the regular season:
Ryan Conmy was ranked #211 on the NHL Central Scouting's 2022-23 North American Skaters Midterm Rankings. This is his first year of eligibility for the NHL Draft. He plans to graduate from high school this spring. Given UNH's need for goal scorers and Conmy's high-end offensive performance in his first USHL season, I project he'll enroll as a true freshman next season.
~ Connor MacPherson (DOB: 3/2/05), the 18-year-old, 6'0", 176 lbs., right-shot forward from Tecumseh, Ontario, finished the Leamington Flyers' regular season with 28 goals and 35 assists in 43 games. His 63 points tied for 9th highest and 28 goals tied for 7th most in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. He tied for 4th in game-winnng goals (5). The Flyers currently hold a 1-0 advantage in the second round of the GOJHL Playoffs.
~ Ryan MacPherson (DOB: 3/2/05), the 18-year-old twin brother of Connor, is a 6'0", 176 lbs., left-shot center from Tecumseh, Ontario. Ryan scored 25 goals and 36 assists for the Leamington Flyers in 49 regular season games. He tied for 11th for most GOJHL points and tied for 9th in assists. His 7 game-winning goals were tied for 2nd highest in the league.
~ Ryan Philbrick (DOB: 6/20/04), the 18-year-old, 5'11", 165 lbs., left-shot defenseman from Concord, New Hampshire, scored 2 goals and 21 assists for the Cushing Academy Penguins. He had the 5th most assists among all defensemen in New England Prep Hockey. Cushing advanced to the Elite 8 championship game but lost 2-1 to Avon Old Farms.
~ Jack Sadowski (DOB: 7/29/06), the 16-year-old, 6'0", 179 lbs., left-shot forward from Arlington, Massachusetts, finished his first season of New England Prep Hockey with 23 goals, 19 assists in 33 Kimball Union Academy games. He tied for 3rd in league goals and tied 9th in points. KUA won the Lakes Region Championship but lost 6-2 to Cushing Academy in the Elite 8 opening round.
~ Niko Tournas (DOB: 2/17/06), the 17-year-old, 6'2", 185 lbs., right-shot forward from Redding, Connecticut, lead the New Jersey Rockets 16U team to the NorthEast Pack Hockey League Championship on February 12th. Tournas tied for the most goals (11) in the regular season and scored this shootout, game-winning goal in the championship game against Bishop Kearney 16U.
~ Sebastian Bradshaw (DOB: 5/26/05), the 17-year-old, 6'3", 196 lbs., left-shot forward from Newtonville, Ontario and Nikita Konevych (DOB: 6/3/06), the 16-year-old, 6'2", 176 lbs., left-shot defenseman from Kalush, Ukraine, recently committed to the University of New Hampshire. Look for feature articles on them coming in the near future.
2022-23 Statistics
| Player | NZ Stars** | Team | League | GP | Goals | Asst | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Commits | |||||||||
| Brendan Fitzgerald* 3/6/03 (D) | 4.0 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 33 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 80 | +9 |
| Nick Ring* 10/26/03 (F) | 3.75 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 48 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 20 | -15 |
| Jason Siedem 10/17/02 (F) | 3.75 | Blackfalds Bulldogs | AJHL | 58 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 26 | - |
| Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | |||
| JP Turner* 1/31/03 (F) | 3.5 | Fargo Force | USHL | 48 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | +7 |
| Ronan Walsh 5/3/02 (F) | 3.5 | Amarillo Wranglers | NAHL | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 62 | +4 |
| Aberdeen Wings | NAHL | 35 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 69 | -6 | ||
| Ryan Conmy* 10/23/04 (F) | 4.0 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 48 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 10 | +5 |
| 2024 Commits | |||||||||
| Connor DeTurris 10/8/04 (F) | 3.75 | Janesville Jets | NAHL | 40 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 20 | +15 |
| Madison Capitols | USHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | ||
| Connor MacPherson* 3/2/05 (F) | 3.75 | Leamington Flyers | GOJHL | 43 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 35 | - |
| Playoffs | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | - | |||
| Ryan MacPherson* 3/2/05 (F) | 3.75 | Leamington Flyers | GOJHL | 49 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 20 | - |
| Playoffs | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | - | |||
| Ryan Philbrick* 6/20/04 (D) | 3.25 | Cushing Academy | NE Prep | 32 | 2 | 21 | 23 | - | - |
| Josh Player* 5/13/05 (D) | 3.5 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Bishop Kearney 18U | 18U AAA | 32 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 0 | - | ||
| NEPACK 18U | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | |||
| Luca Primerano 3/17/05 (F) | 3.75 | Prince George Spruce Kings | BCHL | 40 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4 | - |
| 2024 or '25 Commit | |||||||||
| Sebastian Bradshaw 5/26/05 (F) | 3.5 | Elite Hockey Academy 18U | 18U AAA | 59 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 68 | - |
| AYHL | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | - | |||
| Conner de Haro 10/17/05 (D) | 3.75 | Janesville Jets | NAHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | +6 | ||
| Jack Sadowski 7/29/06 (F) | 3.75 | Kimball Union Academy | NE Prep | 33 | 23 | 19 | 42 | - | - |
| Islanders Hockey Club 18U Prep | EHF | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2025 Commits | |||||||||
| Nikita Konevych 6/3/06 (D) | NR | Chatham High | NJHS | 15 | 24 | 10 | 34 | - | - |
| New Jersey Rockets 16U | THF 16U | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | - | ||
| NEPACK 16U | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | - | |||
| Price Grimes 1/28/06 (D) | 3.75 | Sioux Falls Power 16U | 16 AAA | 36 | 4 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| T1EHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 | - | |||
| Niko Tournas 2/17/06 (F) | 3.75 | New Jersey Rockets 16U | THF 16U | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | - |
| NEPACK 16U | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - | |||
| * = 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 "2023 Commits" are projected to begin playing for UNH in the Fall of 2023. 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.
~ Number of incoming transfer players and the position they play.
~ 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.
posted by Mike Lowry at 4:10 PM
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