UNH Commits Update 3-22-19: Spotlight on Stützle & Margel
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Player Spotlight - Tim Stützle
During the U20 German Development League's regular season, 17-year-old UNH Commit Tim Stützle (DOB:1/15/2002) missed 14 games due to injury. Nevertheless, Stützle tied for 4th in league scoring (55 points) and tied for 3rd in goals (23) and assists (32). In terms of Points per Game (2.5), Goals per Game (1.09) and Assists per Game (1.52), Stützle lead the league.
Tim returned to the Jungadler Mannheim U20 lineup in time for the DNL Playoffs. In the semifinals, Stützle tallied 2 goals and 2 assists in the decisive third game against the Berlin Junior Polar Bears (see video highlights). On Wednesday, the Young Eagles beat the Kölner Young Sharks 3-2 and Stützle assisted on the first goal. To date, he is the second leading scorer in the DNL U20 Playoffs.
Jungadler Mannheim is one victory away from winning the U20 Championship. Last season, Stützle and the Young Eagles won the DNL U19 Title.
Tim Stützle is on track to enroll at UNH in the Fall of 2020. Last May, he was selected by the Sioux City Musketeers in the 2018 USHL Draft. He will be eligible for the 2020 NHL Draft.
Player Spotlight - Will Margel
At the 2019 Beantown Spring Classic two weekends ago, Will Margel added 3 assists to his season's totals and reached the magic number of 100 points. He is now the all-time top, regular season scorer in the history of the Selects Hockey Academy U18 team. He leads the franchise in regular season goals (45), assists (55), and points (100). These totals exceed those of notable alumni such as Shane Pinto, a University of North Dakota commit who could be a 2nd round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft and Kyle Haskins, a Michigan State commit.
The Selects Academy is an affiliate member of the United States Premier Hockey League. In late February, Margel and the 18U team won the 2019 USPHL 18U Championship. Will tallied a goal and 4 assists in 4 games including the game-winning assist against Newbridge Academy, the game-tying goal in the semifinal game against the Skipjacks, and the game-tying assist in the Championship game against the Jersey Hitmen. Last year, Margel and the Selects Academy team won the USPHL 16U Championship.
From April 3-8, Margel and his Selects Academy 18U teammates will compete in the 2019 USA Hockey Tier 1 National Championship in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They represent the Central Connecticut Youth Hockey Association. They enter the tournament as the 7th-ranked Tier 1 18U team in the country.
Will Margel, who just turned 18 on March 16th, will graduate from the South Kent School this spring. Last May, 2017 he was selected by the Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Draft. He is on track to enroll at UNH in the Fall of 2020.
News & Notes
British Columbia Hockey League:~ 2019 UNH Commit Chase Stevenson and the Trail Smoke Eaters finished the BCHL regular season in late February. Stevenson played in 57 games and his 53 points were the 16th highest in the league. He also tied for 13th in assists (34). Trail won the opening round of the 2019 BCHL Playoffs and are currently tied, 2 games apiece, with the Vernon Vipers in the quarterfinal round. Stevenson has scored a goal and 6 assists in 7 playoff games. He signed a National Letter of Intent with UNH and is on track to enroll next Fall.
United State Hockey League:
~Since his mid-season trade from the Omaha Lancers to the Madison Capitals, Kalle Eriksson has doubled his assists from 12 to 24 and quadrupled his goals from 1 to 4. Eriksson is projected to enroll at UNH next Fall but he has not yet signed a National Letter of Intent.
New England Prep School Hockey:
Connor Sweeney: Sweeney and the Lawrence Academy Spartans won the final two games of the regular season to earn the Independent School League, Keller Division Title. In these games, Sweeney scored the game-winner against St. Sebastian's and added a goal and assist in the victory over Tabor Academy. Lawrence lost to KUA in the semifinals of the Elite 8 Playoffs. Sweeney tallied 1 assist in two playoff games. The graduating senior at Lawrence Academy plans to play junior hockey next season and enroll at UNH in Fall 2020.
David Sacco: Sacco, a sophomore teammate of Connor Sweeney's at Lawrence Academy, tied for 3rd in scoring (29 points) and tied for 2nd in goals (14) on the 5th-ranked Spartans. He scored the team's first goal in the 2-1 overtime win over Northfield Mount Hermon in the Elite 8 quarterfinals.
Robert Cronin: Robert Cronin, a graduating senior at The Gunnery, tallied the 3rd most assists (35) in New England Prep School Hockey. He also tied for 2nd in scoring (54 points). The 6th-ranked Highlanders lost to KUA, the eventual champions, 1-0 in the Elite 8 quarterfinals.
Liam Devlin: Devlin, an 18-year-old junior at St. Sebastian's, was the 6th leading scorer (26 points) on the 3rd-ranked Arrows squad. They lost to Dexter in the Elite 8 quarterfinals. Devlin will be one of St. Sebastian's captains next season.
John "JP" Turner: JP Turner, UNH's newest commit, is a 16-year-old sophomore at Avon Old Farms. He finished the season as the team's 5th leading scorer (5G, 8A, 13Pts). The Winged Beavers lost to Deerfield Academy 1-4 in the Large School quarterfinals.
Morgan Winters: Winters, a 17-year-old sophomore at Tabor Academy, lead the team in scoring (34 points) and assists (21), and tied for 2nd in goals (13). Tabor did not qualify for the New England Prep Playoffs.
North American Hockey League:
Marek Wazny, a 19-year-old forward with the Maryland Black Bears, scored a goal in this Top 5 NAHL Play of the Week last week:
National Collegiate Development Conference:
~ 2020 UNH Commit Aidan Curran, an 18-year-old rookie in the NCDC, finished the regular season tied for 10th in league scoring (49 points) and 6th in assists (37).
~ 2020 UNH Commit Zack Jones, also an 18-year-old rookie in the NCDC, finished the regular season tied for 11th in league assists (31).
Canadian Sport School Hockey League:
~ Nick Ardanaz, a 16-year-old defenseman with the Delta Hockey Academy Midget Prep team in British Columbia, finished the regular season as the 6th leading scorer (30 points) among all CSSHL defensemen. He also tied for 4th in assists (25).
2018-19 Statistics
NOTEThe statistics for the commits, presented in the following table, are categorized by the projected year they will enroll in UNH. For example, the "2019 Commits" are projected to begin playing for UNH in the Fall of 2019. I have based these projections on a number of factors including:
~ 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.
| Player | Team | League | GP | Goals | Asst | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Commits | |||||||
| Kalle Eriksson 9/15/99 (D) | Madison Capitals | USHL | 31 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Omaha Lancers | USHL | 24 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | |
| Nolan McElhaney 4/22/99 (D) | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chase Stevenson* 1/13/99 (F) | Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL | 32 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 26 |
| Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 25 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 37 | |
| 2020 Commits | |||||||
| Aidan Curran 1/22/01 (F) | NH Jr Monarchs | NCDC | 50 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 36 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Zack Jones 3/31/01 (F) | Boston Bandits | NCDC | 50 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 20 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Will Margel 3/16/01 (F) | Selects Academy 18U | Overall | 64 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 18 |
| USPHL 18U | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| BEAST Series | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | ||
| NE Regionals | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | ||
| USA 18U Nationals | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tim Stützle 1/15/02 (F) | Mannheim Young Eagles | DNL U20 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 30 |
| Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Team Germany U20 | Intnl | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connor Sweeney 5/5/00 (F) | Lawrence Academy | NE Prep | 26 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Islanders Hockey Club | NCDC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Little Bruins 18U | Tier I 18U | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Mass Regionals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | ||
| Marek Wazny 2/21/00 (F) | Maryland Black Bears | NAHL | 49 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 |
| 2020 or '21 Commits | |||||||
| Nick Ardanaz 5/30/02 (D) | Delta Prep | CSSHL | 33 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 18 |
| Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Cronin 8/15/00 (F) | The Gunnery | NE Prep | 31 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 2 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Yale Jr. Bulldogs 18U | BEAST Series | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| USA 18U Nationals | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| David Sacco 1/3/02 (F) | Lawrence Academy | NE Prep | 23 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 32 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | ||
| Cape Cod Whalers 16U | Mass Regionals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| USA 16U Nationals | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2021 Commits | |||||||
| Liam Devlin 1/7/01 (F) | St. Sebastian's | NE Prep | 27 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 2 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Boston Jr. Eagles | EHF Selects | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| Mass Regionals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | ||
| USA 18U Nationals | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2021 or '22 Commits | |||||||
| JP Turner 1/31/03 (F) | Avon Old Farms | NE Prep | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NV River Rats 16U | Mass Regionals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | |
| Morgan Winters 12/8/01 (F) | Tabor Academy | NE Prep | 23 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 4 |
| Little Bruins 18U | Tier I 18U | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mass Regionals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| * = Signed National Letter of Intent | |||||||
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