NCHC Recruits by the Numbers
I had a couple requests to throw together a list of upcoming recruits for the new NCHC conference to make comparisons. I think we all know this is going to be one of the top conferences next year, with respect to the others as well. So ask and you shall receive...
Listed below is every player that has committed to a team that will be joining the NCHC next year. I have the commits organized based on the year they're suppose to join their future team, divided by position, and descending on a points-per-game basis.
Adam Johnson - Hibbing - Minnesota Duluth
Photo: Tim Kolehmainen
I was able to update all of the stats tonight (1/30), so everything should be up to date. If a player has minimal games entered, it is either due to poor statistic uploading or the given player may have switched teams in which I took the team he currently skates for.
I shared this with as many people as I thought would find it interesting, if you know of anyone else, feel free to pass it on!
Enjoy.
Projected in the 2013-2014 Season:
|
Player
|
Pos
|
Current
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts.
|
Pts/G
|
College
|
|
Adam
Johnson
|
F
|
Hibbing
|
USHS
|
19
|
14
|
16
|
30
|
1.58
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
John
Carpino
|
F
|
North
York
|
OJHL
|
47
|
38
|
35
|
73
|
1.55
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Tyler
Vesel
|
F
|
Shattuck
St.Mary's
|
MNPrep
|
44
|
23
|
39
|
62
|
1.41
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Daniel
Tedesco
|
F
|
Toronto
Lakeshore
|
OJHL
|
41
|
24
|
31
|
55
|
1.34
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Kyle
Novak
|
F
|
Green
Bay
|
USHL
|
38
|
18
|
32
|
50
|
1.32
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Wade
Murphy
|
F
|
Penticton
|
BCHL
|
39
|
18
|
32
|
50
|
1.28
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Adam
Tambellini
|
F
|
Surrey
|
BCHL
|
41
|
27
|
22
|
49
|
1.20
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Trevor
Moore
|
F
|
Tri-City
|
USHL
|
38
|
16
|
26
|
42
|
1.11
|
Denver
|
|
Jono
Davis
|
F
|
Wenatchee
|
NAHL
|
38
|
23
|
18
|
41
|
1.08
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Sam
Mellor
|
F
|
Penticton
|
BCHL
|
43
|
14
|
31
|
45
|
1.05
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Dom
Toninato
|
F
|
Fargo
|
USHL
|
40
|
16
|
25
|
41
|
1.03
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Austin
Ortega
|
F
|
Indiana
|
USHL
|
42
|
24
|
18
|
42
|
1.00
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Sam
Rothstein
|
F
|
Sioux
Falls
|
USHL
|
33
|
13
|
20
|
33
|
1.00
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Sheldon
Dries
|
F
|
Green
Bay
|
USHL
|
30
|
11
|
18
|
29
|
0.97
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Matt
Hansen
|
F
|
Alberni
Valley
|
BCHL
|
26
|
10
|
13
|
23
|
0.88
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Luke
Johnson
|
F
|
Lincoln
|
USHL
|
31
|
11
|
15
|
26
|
0.84
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Aaron
Hadley
|
F
|
Nanaimo
|
BCHL
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
0.83
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Jake
Guentzel
|
F
|
Sioux
City
|
USHL
|
39
|
12
|
18
|
30
|
0.77
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Anthony
Louis
|
F
|
U.S.
NDPT U18
|
USHL
|
33
|
12
|
13
|
25
|
0.76
|
Miami
Ohio
|
|
Ryan
Papa
|
F
|
Waterloo
|
USHL
|
33
|
13
|
12
|
25
|
0.76
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Alex
Ross
|
F
|
Chicago
|
USHL
|
37
|
14
|
13
|
27
|
0.73
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Christian
Heil
|
F
|
Chicago
|
USHL
|
28
|
16
|
4
|
20
|
0.71
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Alex
Iafallo
|
F
|
Fargo
|
USHL
|
26
|
9
|
9
|
18
|
0.69
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Connor
Chatham
|
F
|
Omaha
|
USHL
|
40
|
14
|
13
|
27
|
0.68
|
Denver
|
|
Judd
Peterson
|
F
|
Cedar
Rapids
|
USHL
|
33
|
8
|
13
|
21
|
0.64
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Ray
Pigozzi
|
F
|
Chicago
|
USHL
|
35
|
6
|
16
|
22
|
0.63
|
Denver
|
|
Kyle
Osterberg
|
F
|
Omaha
|
USHL
|
32
|
9
|
11
|
20
|
0.63
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Garrett
Hendrickson
|
F
|
Coulee
Region
|
NAHL
|
36
|
7
|
15
|
22
|
0.61
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Jack
Rowe
|
F
|
Cedar
Rapids
|
USHL
|
35
|
10
|
11
|
21
|
0.60
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Zach
Aman
|
F
|
Indiana
|
USHL
|
39
|
7
|
14
|
21
|
0.54
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Mike
McCarron
|
F
|
U.S.
NDPT U18
|
USHL
|
31
|
4
|
12
|
16
|
0.52
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Landon
Smith
|
F
|
Chicago
|
USHL
|
15
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
0.47
|
Denver
|
|
Luke
Voltin
|
F
|
Des
Moines
|
USHL
|
40
|
5
|
12
|
17
|
0.43
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Tyler
Pham
|
F
|
Indiana
|
USHL
|
40
|
3
|
13
|
16
|
0.40
|
Denver
|
|
Jake
Montgomery
|
F
|
Sioux
City
|
USHL
|
36
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
0.39
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Ryan
Siroky
|
F
|
Green
Bay
|
USHL
|
36
|
9
|
4
|
13
|
0.36
|
Miami
Ohio
|
|
Brad
Hawkinson
|
F
|
Lincoln
|
USHL
|
33
|
6
|
2
|
8
|
0.24
|
Denver
|
|
Stefan
Nicholishen
|
F
|
Victoria
|
BCHL
|
37
|
5
|
3
|
8
|
0.22
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Player
|
Pos
|
Current
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts.
|
Pts/G
|
College
|
|
Willie
Raskob
|
D
|
Shattuck
St.Mary's
|
MNPrep
|
44
|
8
|
33
|
41
|
0.93
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Paul
Ladue
|
D
|
Lincoln
|
USHL
|
38
|
10
|
24
|
34
|
0.89
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Preston
Hodge
|
D
|
Sioux
Falls
|
USHL
|
18
|
2
|
9
|
11
|
0.61
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Niklas
Nevalainen
|
D
|
Dubuque
|
USHL
|
35
|
2
|
18
|
20
|
0.57
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Matt
Van Voohis
|
D
|
Sioux
Falls
|
USHL
|
37
|
3
|
15
|
18
|
0.49
|
Denver
|
|
Ian
Brady
|
D
|
Cedar
Rapids
|
USHL
|
33
|
2
|
14
|
16
|
0.48
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Blake
Heinrich
|
D
|
Sioux
City
|
USHL
|
19
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
0.42
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Will
Butcher
|
D
|
U.S.
NDPT U18
|
USHL
|
36
|
7
|
8
|
15
|
0.42
|
Denver
|
|
Mike
McKee
|
D
|
Lincoln
|
USHL
|
27
|
2
|
9
|
11
|
0.41
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Jaccob
Slavin
|
D
|
Chicago
|
USHL
|
35
|
2
|
12
|
14
|
0.40
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Chris
Dienes
|
D
|
Fargo
|
USHL
|
37
|
3
|
11
|
14
|
0.38
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Gustav
Olofsson
|
D
|
Green
Bay
|
USHL
|
38
|
1
|
13
|
14
|
0.37
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Johnny
Wingels
|
D
|
Chicago
|
USHL
|
24
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0.29
|
Miami
Ohio
|
|
Dan
Molenaar
|
D
|
Sioux
City
|
USHL
|
34
|
3
|
5
|
8
|
0.24
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Ben
Storm
|
D
|
Muskegon
|
USHL
|
30
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
0.20
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Trevor
Hamilton
|
D
|
U.S.
NDPT U18
|
USHL
|
32
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
0.16
|
Miami
Ohio
|
|
Geoff
Crisfield
|
D
|
Vernon
|
BCHL
|
38
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0.05
|
North
Dakota
|
Projected in the 2014-2015 Season:
|
Player
|
Pos
|
Current
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts.
|
Pts/G
|
College
|
|
Daniel
Labosky
|
F
|
Benilde
St.Margaret
|
USHS
|
20
|
9
|
39
|
48
|
2.40
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Frederik
Olofsson
|
F
|
Colorado
U16
|
T1EHL
|
29
|
25
|
42
|
67
|
2.31
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Karson
Kuhlman
|
F
|
Cloquet
|
USHS
|
19
|
23
|
16
|
39
|
2.05
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Michael
Buonincontri
|
F
|
Smiths
Falls
|
CJHL
|
17
|
14
|
12
|
26
|
1.53
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Kiefer
Sherwood
|
F
|
Ohio
Bluejackets U18
|
T1EHL
|
32
|
25
|
19
|
44
|
1.38
|
Miami
Ohio
|
|
Michael
Rebry
|
F
|
Penticton
|
BCHL
|
28
|
17
|
14
|
31
|
1.11
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Brett
Boehm
|
F
|
Flin
Flon
|
SJHL
|
40
|
20
|
23
|
43
|
1.08
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Nick
Schmaltz
|
F
|
Green
Bay
|
USHL
|
38
|
11
|
21
|
32
|
0.84
|
North
Dakota
|
|
David
Pope
|
F
|
West
Kelowna
|
BCHL
|
33
|
11
|
14
|
25
|
0.76
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Jake
Randolph
|
F
|
Omaha
|
USHL
|
40
|
8
|
21
|
29
|
0.73
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Chris
Wilkie
|
F
|
U.S.
NDPT U17
|
USHL
|
38
|
12
|
14
|
26
|
0.68
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Willem
Nong-Lambert
|
F
|
Des
Moines
|
USHL
|
32
|
12
|
8
|
20
|
0.63
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Cody
DePourcq
|
F
|
Penticton
|
BCHL
|
43
|
10
|
8
|
18
|
0.42
|
Denver
|
|
Garrett
Gamez
|
F
|
Tri-City
|
USHL
|
33
|
6
|
7
|
13
|
0.39
|
Denver
|
|
Jared
Thomas
|
F
|
Sioux
City
|
USHL
|
35
|
5
|
8
|
13
|
0.37
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Jared
Fiegl
|
F
|
U.S.
NDPT U17
|
USHL
|
38
|
5
|
9
|
14
|
0.37
|
Denver
|
|
Player
|
Pos
|
Current
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts.
|
Pts/G
|
College
|
|
Luc
Snuggerud
|
D
|
Eden
Prairie
|
USHS
|
19
|
4
|
22
|
26
|
1.37
|
Nebraska
Omaha
|
|
Neal
Pionk
|
D
|
Hermantown
|
USHS
|
18
|
11
|
13
|
24
|
1.33
|
Minnesota
Duluth
|
|
Teemu
Kivihalme
|
D
|
Burnsville
|
USHS
|
20
|
7
|
15
|
22
|
1.10
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Jimmy
Schuldt
|
D
|
Minnetonka
|
USHS
|
20
|
5
|
16
|
21
|
1.05
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Tucker
Poolman
|
D
|
Omaha
|
USHL
|
40
|
10
|
9
|
19
|
0.48
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Duggie
Lagrone
|
D
|
Fairbanks
|
NAHL
|
33
|
3
|
11
|
14
|
0.42
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Paul
Stoykewych
|
D
|
Winnipeg
S. Blues
|
MJHL
|
39
|
2
|
13
|
15
|
0.38
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Matt
Joyaux
|
D
|
Powell
River
|
BCHL
|
40
|
3
|
11
|
14
|
0.35
|
Miami
Ohio
|
|
Garrett
Cecere
|
D
|
Tri-City
|
USHL
|
35
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
0.29
|
Colorado
College
|
|
Keaton
Thompson
|
D
|
U.S.
NDPT U18
|
USHL
|
36
|
2
|
8
|
10
|
0.28
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Luke
Shiplo
|
D
|
Des
Moines
|
USHL
|
29
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
0.24
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Gage
Ausmus
|
D
|
U.S.
NDPT U18
|
USHL
|
36
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0.19
|
Denver
|
|
Scott
Moldenhauer
|
D
|
Cedar
Rapids
|
USHL
|
38
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
0.18
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Charlie
Pelnik
|
D
|
Fargo
|
USHL
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0.10
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Ryan
Mantha
|
D
|
Sioux
City
|
USHL
|
32
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0.09
|
North
Dakota
|
Projected in the 2015-2016 Season:
|
Player
|
Pos
|
Current
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts.
|
Pts/G
|
College
|
|
Shane
Gersich
|
F
|
Holy
Family
|
USHS
|
17
|
14
|
23
|
37
|
2.18
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Austin
Poganski
|
F
|
St.
Cloud Cathedral
|
USHS
|
18
|
19
|
17
|
36
|
2.00
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Rhett
Gardner
|
F
|
Moose
Jaw
|
SMHL
|
27
|
21
|
19
|
40
|
1.48
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Gordie
Green
|
F
|
Compuware
U16
|
HPHL
|
19
|
13
|
13
|
26
|
1.37
|
Miami
Ohio
|
|
Dylan
Gambrell
|
F
|
Dubuque
|
USHL
|
34
|
5
|
15
|
20
|
0.59
|
Denver
|
|
Patrick
Newell
|
F
|
Fairbanks
|
NAHL
|
39
|
10
|
12
|
22
|
0.56
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Player
|
Pos
|
Current
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts.
|
Pts/G
|
College
|
|
Brendan
Harris
|
D
|
California
U16
|
NAPHL
|
20
|
15
|
26
|
41
|
2.05
|
St.
Cloud State
|
|
Christian
Evers
|
D
|
Omaha
U16
|
NAPHL
|
18
|
4
|
12
|
16
|
0.89
|
North
Dakota
|
|
Corey
Schueneman
|
D
|
Michigan
|
NAHL
|
35
|
5
|
9
|
14
|
0.40
|
Western
Michigan
|
|
Louis
Belpedio
|
D
|
U.S.
NDPT U17
|
USHL
|
38
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0.18
|
Miami
Ohio
|
|
Butrus
Ghafari
|
D
|
Fargo
|
USHL
|
36
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
0.17
|
Western
Michigan
|
Goalies:
|
Player
|
Current
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
Mins.
|
GAA
|
SV%
|
College
|
Year
|
|
Charlie
Lindgren
|
Sioux
Falls
|
USHL
|
29
|
1611
|
2.68
|
0.902
|
St.
Cloud State
|
2013
|
|
Ben
Blacker
|
Brampton
U16
|
OMHA
|
42
|
1810
|
1.47
|
0.937
|
Western
Michigan
|
2015
|
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