But we'll have plenty of time to discuss that. For now, let's take a look, school-by-school, how the 2012-13
NESCAC recruiting class did in their inaugural collegiate season.
Amherst
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| Amherst's Conor Brown |
Forward Topher Flanagan (Edmonton, Alberta) and defenseman Kevin Ryder (Gates Mills, Ohio) also played significant roles for the men in purple. Flannagan had seven points (2-5-7) and led the team with 31 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct against St. Michael's. Ryder had six points (3-3-6) and 17 penalty minutes of his own, and also had a game misconduct for a late hit against Wesleyan in November. All New England Prep School goalie Dave Cunningham (Arlington, Massachussets) served as the primary backup for senior Nathan Corey, garnering a (4-1-1) record in seven games; Cunningham had a 1.49 GAA and .927 save percentage. With Corey graduating, Cunningham should at least compete for, if not earn, the starting job next season.
Bowdoin
A total of seven frosh (3 forwards, 4 defensemen) dressed at some point in the season for the 2013 NESCAC men's hockey regular season and tournament champion. Dylan Shamburger (Atlanta, Georgia) led the novice forwards with six points (3-3-6), including a goal in the first round NCAA Tournament game against U-Mass Dartmouth. Blueliner Gabriel Renaud (Quebec City, Quebec) dressed in 28 games and became a mainstay in coach Terry Meagher's defensive pairings. Benet Pols had this to say about Renaud:
He was very solid all year long, but became increasingly noticeable as the season wore on. I think he learned a lot from (senior co-captain) Tim McGarry and showed real improvement in a couple of areas. He was solid throughput the season as a classic defender, taking the guy in front, defensive end corner work and shot blocking all while mainly staying out of the box.
But late in the season he suddenly became very noticeable in transition, he showed a lot of confidence in collecting the loose puck between the blue lines and turning it right back around---classic play for an offensive minded Bowdoin D guy like McGarry or Kyle Shearer-Hardy. He also played a great game against Hamilton in the playoffs, kept the puck in the offensive end a lot when Bowdoin was scrambling to get back into it. I bet he collects a lot of assists next season.
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| Max Fenkell |
Sophomore transfer Max Fenkell (Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania) also gets included in this category in his first year as a Polar Bear. Fenkell spent a year in Canadian juniors after leaving Colgate before landing in Brunswick. He split time with Steve Messina between the pipes, going 10-1-1 in 14 games, with his first loss of the season coming in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Utica. Fenkell received positive reviews from both his coach and fellow players with his hockey IQ being the most consistent attribute of his game receiving praise. To hear Coach Meagher talk about Fenkell, as well as the controversial (to some) decision to play Fenkell on back to back days on NESCAC championship weekend, click here.
Colby
Only five first years saw the ice in Coach Blaise MacDonald's first year behind the bench in Waterville. Three players dressed in more than twenty games, with Jonathan Sdao (Niwot, Colorado) leading the way with eight points (4-4-8). Sdao scored the game winner in a 2-1 contest against Connecticut College in the final weekend of the regular season that helped the Mules make the playoffs. Forward Tyler Lingel (South Glenn Falls, New York) had six points (3-3-6) and defenseman Chris Kennedy (Sherborn, MA) had three assists (0-3-3) to round out the trio of impactful freshman.
With coach MacDonald having his first full off-season at Colby, expect a larger group of freshman dressing in games next year for the Mules. According to the WordPress Blog, Colby already has 11 incoming names on their recruitment list for the 2013-14 season.
Connecticut College
The ninth place Camels had one of the larger recruiting classes in the NESCAC with nine players seeing playing time. Of the baseball team sized class,Tim DiPretoro (Philadelphia, PA) had the most statistically impressive season, finishing tied for the team lead in scoring and fourth on the team with 14 points (9-5-14). Sebastian Meltzer (Montreal, QC) also saw significant playing time on his way to six points (3-3-6).
In net, freshman Tom Conlin (Norwood, MA) split time in net with junior Mike Petchonka (Ridgefield, CT). In 13 appearances, Conlin led the team in wins (5-6-0), save percentage (.917) and Goals Against Average (2.65).
Hamilton
With a big recruiting class and a slew of injuries, 10 rookies played for the eight place Continentals this season. Eight of them played in 17+ games and another, Kenny Matheson (Pointe Claire, Quebec), tied for fifth on the team in points (2-6-8) despite playing in only nine games due to a concussion. Freshman blueliner Marko Brelih (Toronto, Ontario) led the team in points (7-13-20) and game winning goals (2), and made 2nd Team All-NESCAC as well as the All-USCHO rookie team.
Two other Conts played their first full season in Clinton, NY. Junior Dom Jancaterino (Needham, MA) and sophomore Nick Vassos (Caledon, QC) transferred to Hamilton in the spring semester of the 2011-12 season. After appearing in sixteen games for Division-I Sacred Heart in 2010-11, Jancaterino played in 14 games for the Continentals in 2011-12 and had two helpers (0-2-2). This season, the D-1 transfer finished second on the offensively challenged team in scoring (8-4-12). Vassos came over from Bowdoin, where he didn't play, and didn't appear in any games in the conference's ugliest unis either in the spring of 2012 due to concussive symptoms. In hist first collegiate season dressing, Vassos had 5 points (2-3-5).
Middlebury
11(Coach Bill) Beaney Babies donned the giant M on their chest in the 2012-13 campaign. Matt Silcoff (Thornhill, ON) led the way, finishing first on the Panthers in scoring (11-13-24) en route to NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors. Silcoff played with Hamilton's 2nd Team All-NESCAC rookie Marko Brelih two seasons ago at Upper Canada College before they went their separate ways in junior hockey. Forward Evan Neugold (Goshen, CT) had 18 points (8-10-18) and Brendan McGovern (Centerport, NY) also reached double digits (2-8-10).
On the backline, three frosh saw significant playing time. Terrance Goguen (Weston, MA) led all freshman in games played and rookie blueliners in points (4-5-9). Rare 18 year old recruit Max Greenwald (Potomac, Maryland) and former D-1 Heisenberg watch list product Connor Frick (Webster Groves, Missouri) also saw significant playing time. Netminder Liam Moorfield-Yee (Toronto, Ontario) was one of four goalies that saw time between the pipes for the Panthers this year. Moorefield-Yee had a (1-6-0) record before falling out of the rotation in late January.
Trinity
NESCAC Coach of the Year Matt Greason played seven rookies in his second year as Bantams coach. Mike Hawrigg (Tornoto, OT) was third on the team in goals and had 18 points (9-9-18). None were bigger than his three point effort against Wesleyan in the NESCAC Quarterfinals (2-1-3), including the game tying and OT winning goal to send Trinity to Brunswick for the NESCAC Semifinals. His performance also earned him NESCAC Player of the Week honors - something no other freshman achieved - on February 25th. Hawkrigg had 5 game winning goals, all in conference play, to lead both his team and the conference as a whole. Hawkrigg also led all NESCAC rookies in penalty minutes with 41.
Besides Hawkrigg, forwards Elie Vered (Ottawa, ON) and Jim Burt (Hamden, CT), as well as defender Ben Hjalmarrson (Lidingo, Sweden), saw solid playing time. Backing up All-NESCAC first team goalie Ben Coulthard (South Windsor, CT), Nathaniel Heilbron (West Vancouver, British Columbia) had a 2-1-0 record in five appearances, which included an impressive 1.76 GAA and (.947) save percentage.
Tufts
Last place Tufts had nine freshman make the squad this year, with seven rooks playing 17 or more games. Stewart Bell (Marriettta, GA) finished second on the team with 20 points (9-11-20), with Dom Granato (Pittsburgh, PA) adding 9 (2-7-9) and Keith Campbell (Newark, Delware) contributing 7 (2-5-7). For the blueliners, a pair of Arlington, MA natives (Brian Oullette and Aidan Hartigan) played a considerable amount. Goalie Derek Metcalfe (Stoneham, MA), younger brother of senior captain Nick Metcalfe, played in seven games and at (2-3-0) had the best winning percentage (.400) among net-minders on the team.
Wesleyan
Wesleyan had a bit of a different freshman class than the rest of the conference. The Cardinals had the second smallest rookie group (6) in the NESCAC, but all five skaters played 20+ games. No frosh cracked double digits in points, but all five had at least six points; Jay Matthews (Marshfield, MA) led the way with nine (5-4-9). 2011-12 mid-season transfer Casey Fratkin (Burnaby, BC) had three points (0-3-3) in his first full season as a Wesleyan defender after transferring from Elmira.
The real star of the rookie class was goaltender Nolan Daley (Exeter, New Hampshire). In 11 appearances, Daley went (5-3-3), leading the team in Win% (.591), Save Percentage (.926) and GAA (2.50). Daley had a season high 46 saves on February 2nd to shepherd the Cardinals to a 0-0 tie against 2nd Team All-NESCAC goalie Sean Dougherty and Williams.
Williams
Joining Wesleyan at the bottom of the list both alphabetically and in freshman class size (6), Williams had moderate impact from their rookies. Defender Zander Masucci (Far Hills, NJ) led the freshman Ephs in scoring with 11 points (3-8-11), but also finished second on the team in penalty minutes with 26. Fellow blueliner Greg Johnson (Dallas, Texas) also dressed in all 27 games and netted eight points (2-6-8). Goalie Noah Klag (Bryn Mawr, PA) backed up Dougherty and went (2-0-1). Klag gave up three goals on 41 shots for the season, including a 15 save shutout against Wentworth on January 28th.
Only five first years saw the ice in Coach Blaise MacDonald's first year behind the bench in Waterville. Three players dressed in more than twenty games, with Jonathan Sdao (Niwot, Colorado) leading the way with eight points (4-4-8). Sdao scored the game winner in a 2-1 contest against Connecticut College in the final weekend of the regular season that helped the Mules make the playoffs. Forward Tyler Lingel (South Glenn Falls, New York) had six points (3-3-6) and defenseman Chris Kennedy (Sherborn, MA) had three assists (0-3-3) to round out the trio of impactful freshman.
With coach MacDonald having his first full off-season at Colby, expect a larger group of freshman dressing in games next year for the Mules. According to the WordPress Blog, Colby already has 11 incoming names on their recruitment list for the 2013-14 season.
Connecticut College
The ninth place Camels had one of the larger recruiting classes in the NESCAC with nine players seeing playing time. Of the baseball team sized class,Tim DiPretoro (Philadelphia, PA) had the most statistically impressive season, finishing tied for the team lead in scoring and fourth on the team with 14 points (9-5-14). Sebastian Meltzer (Montreal, QC) also saw significant playing time on his way to six points (3-3-6).
In net, freshman Tom Conlin (Norwood, MA) split time in net with junior Mike Petchonka (Ridgefield, CT). In 13 appearances, Conlin led the team in wins (5-6-0), save percentage (.917) and Goals Against Average (2.65).
Hamilton
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| Marko Brelih |
Two other Conts played their first full season in Clinton, NY. Junior Dom Jancaterino (Needham, MA) and sophomore Nick Vassos (Caledon, QC) transferred to Hamilton in the spring semester of the 2011-12 season. After appearing in sixteen games for Division-I Sacred Heart in 2010-11, Jancaterino played in 14 games for the Continentals in 2011-12 and had two helpers (0-2-2). This season, the D-1 transfer finished second on the offensively challenged team in scoring (8-4-12). Vassos came over from Bowdoin, where he didn't play, and didn't appear in any games in the conference's ugliest unis either in the spring of 2012 due to concussive symptoms. In hist first collegiate season dressing, Vassos had 5 points (2-3-5).
Middlebury
11(Coach Bill) Beaney Babies donned the giant M on their chest in the 2012-13 campaign. Matt Silcoff (Thornhill, ON) led the way, finishing first on the Panthers in scoring (11-13-24) en route to NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors. Silcoff played with Hamilton's 2nd Team All-NESCAC rookie Marko Brelih two seasons ago at Upper Canada College before they went their separate ways in junior hockey. Forward Evan Neugold (Goshen, CT) had 18 points (8-10-18) and Brendan McGovern (Centerport, NY) also reached double digits (2-8-10).
On the backline, three frosh saw significant playing time. Terrance Goguen (Weston, MA) led all freshman in games played and rookie blueliners in points (4-5-9). Rare 18 year old recruit Max Greenwald (Potomac, Maryland) and former D-1 Heisenberg watch list product Connor Frick (Webster Groves, Missouri) also saw significant playing time. Netminder Liam Moorfield-Yee (Toronto, Ontario) was one of four goalies that saw time between the pipes for the Panthers this year. Moorefield-Yee had a (1-6-0) record before falling out of the rotation in late January.
Trinity
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| Mike Hawkrigg |
Besides Hawkrigg, forwards Elie Vered (Ottawa, ON) and Jim Burt (Hamden, CT), as well as defender Ben Hjalmarrson (Lidingo, Sweden), saw solid playing time. Backing up All-NESCAC first team goalie Ben Coulthard (South Windsor, CT), Nathaniel Heilbron (West Vancouver, British Columbia) had a 2-1-0 record in five appearances, which included an impressive 1.76 GAA and (.947) save percentage.
Tufts
Last place Tufts had nine freshman make the squad this year, with seven rooks playing 17 or more games. Stewart Bell (Marriettta, GA) finished second on the team with 20 points (9-11-20), with Dom Granato (Pittsburgh, PA) adding 9 (2-7-9) and Keith Campbell (Newark, Delware) contributing 7 (2-5-7). For the blueliners, a pair of Arlington, MA natives (Brian Oullette and Aidan Hartigan) played a considerable amount. Goalie Derek Metcalfe (Stoneham, MA), younger brother of senior captain Nick Metcalfe, played in seven games and at (2-3-0) had the best winning percentage (.400) among net-minders on the team.
Wesleyan
Wesleyan had a bit of a different freshman class than the rest of the conference. The Cardinals had the second smallest rookie group (6) in the NESCAC, but all five skaters played 20+ games. No frosh cracked double digits in points, but all five had at least six points; Jay Matthews (Marshfield, MA) led the way with nine (5-4-9). 2011-12 mid-season transfer Casey Fratkin (Burnaby, BC) had three points (0-3-3) in his first full season as a Wesleyan defender after transferring from Elmira.
The real star of the rookie class was goaltender Nolan Daley (Exeter, New Hampshire). In 11 appearances, Daley went (5-3-3), leading the team in Win% (.591), Save Percentage (.926) and GAA (2.50). Daley had a season high 46 saves on February 2nd to shepherd the Cardinals to a 0-0 tie against 2nd Team All-NESCAC goalie Sean Dougherty and Williams.
Williams
Joining Wesleyan at the bottom of the list both alphabetically and in freshman class size (6), Williams had moderate impact from their rookies. Defender Zander Masucci (Far Hills, NJ) led the freshman Ephs in scoring with 11 points (3-8-11), but also finished second on the team in penalty minutes with 26. Fellow blueliner Greg Johnson (Dallas, Texas) also dressed in all 27 games and netted eight points (2-6-8). Goalie Noah Klag (Bryn Mawr, PA) backed up Dougherty and went (2-0-1). Klag gave up three goals on 41 shots for the season, including a 15 save shutout against Wentworth on January 28th.
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