Recruits doing well

[claver2010]

@JeffMarek
CHL note - Cam MacDonald has de-committed from Boston College and has signed with the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL. No official announcement yet but it's done.

[blueline]

Actually on another board people were discussing other players like a Bernier or a Trevor Kunter

[blueline]

Trevor Kuntar signs with BC and Berniers signs with Michigan

Cutter Gauthier is aboard as he was considering North Dakota and Wisconsin

[Bunratty]

Trevor Kuntar signs with BC

Nicknamed Kunt?

[blueline]

I emailed BC ticket office about fans since I renewed my football tickets earlier in the year.

Finally I got an answer, NO FANS this season.

Now I have to decide whether to roll it over for next season or get a refund.

Next, is it the same for hockey and basketball ?

I am waiting for the next reply from BC

[claver2010]

bc got a big commit for next year Gabriel Perreault who will be a 1st rounder.

now has the entire 1st line of the usntdp, all projected 1st rounders

https://thebostoncollegehockeyblog.blog ... spect.html

[Dick Rosenthal]

Glad to see a big uptick in recruiting, but they are going to have to either find 1st rounders who will stay a few years or they are going to have to supplement the first rounders with 21 year olds who will stay four years and can provide physicality and cohesiveness. Also, the current team--and this isn't Brown's fault--is absolutely painful to watch.

[claver2010]

in addition to the ustndp haul (only 1 other team with >2 players where brown grabbed 6). one of top goalies in ushl picked bc yesterday

[HJS]

That's all awesome... but, Dick is right. We aren't losing games because of raw talent. We are losing because we have 19-year-olds going up against 26-year-olds. Brown is going to have to find a way to balance the roster where he has something like 40% 20+ veterans who will provide protection to allow the young'uns to flourish.

[BostonCollege1]

Looks like we may finally have an above-average goaltender. https://twitter.com/NHLFoley/status/1633524964895739904

Jan Korec is expected to be pretty solid, too.

[claver2010]

big recruiting win, #2 player (james) in 2006 and his brother (michael) who was previously committed to harvard out of long island (but thankfully not italian see: milano, sonny). james is in running to be number 1 pick in 2025 draft.

https://twitter.com/PuckPreps/status/17 ... 5562966239

BREAKING Boston College has received a commitment from the top uncommitted player available and the #2 ranked skater in the entire 2006-born class James Hagens. They also received a commitment from his brother 4 * 2005-born Michael Hagens. Absolutely massive for BC.

interesting point from the kid, apparently NIL package bc put together played a role.

https://thebostoncollegehockeyblog.blog ... to-bc.html

BC pulled off a massive recruiting coup this evening, landing James and Michael Hagens, out of Hauppauge, NY. The Hagens brothers were recruited by all of the big schools but BC, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Providence were the finalists. The older brother, Michael, was committed to Harvard up until about a month ago. I am hearing that there were a few factors that went into this commitment- first, BC is within driving distance of the Hagens home in New York- that mattered. Secondly (and perhaps most importantly), BC was able to present a compelling NIL offer to James. Up to this point, I am not sure how much of a role NIL has played in BC's recruiting but make no mistake, this was a recruitment where NIL was a major player and for BC to be able to step up in that regard is very encouraging.

[claver2010]

looks like Greg Brown flipped a 1st round D man who was committed to wisconsin

@MarkDivver
'06 D Will Skahan of NTDP no longer committed to Wisconsin. Hearing he's Boston College bound

https://eprinkside.com/2023/10/25/will- ... -nhl-draft

[DuchesneEast]

looks like Greg Brown flipped a 1st round D man who was committed to wisconsin

@MarkDivver
'06 D Will Skahan of NTDP no longer committed to Wisconsin. Hearing he's Boston College bound

https://eprinkside.com/2023/10/25/will- ... -nhl-draft

I saw that and got really excited. I have a feeling we are in for a nice run of Frozen Fours if things keep up. Success snowballs.

[claver2010]

brown continues to clean up, Dean Letourneau 6-6 F from canada. flipped from nospaces. proj late 1st / early 2nd.

[claver2010]

grabbed leading scorer from u17 team will moore, projected first rounder:

https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/roster_players/66805633

[claver2010]

it's a ways off but yesterday was the first the 2008 kids could commit, brown cleaning up especially on blue line. most familiar name was one of scott mutryn's kids casey. projected 1st / 2nd round forward

[BostonCollege1]

@JeffMarek
CHL note - Cam MacDonald has de-committed from Boston College and has signed with the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL. No official announcement yet but it's done.

I wonder how he would have done at BC, but looks like he didn't exactly advance his career in the Q:
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/473142/cameron-macdonald

Funny to look back in this thread and see who became stars and who didn't. I still think BC would have had a shot at a Natty in 2021 if Eeli Tolvanen had made it through the NCAA clearinghouse.

[Dick Rosenthal]

His rise and fall is pretty interesting. After his first year in the Q he was viewed as skilled, but too soft hence his 5th round draft status. He had a good second year—won the Memorial Cup and scored a goal and two assists in the championship game (was one of the three stars of the game) then went to the Lightning’s prospect camp and really impressed. Was not going to make that Lightning team under any circumstances but was viewed as the number 2 prospect in their system and was viewed as a kid who would finish a third year in the Q and then head to the AHL. Third year was rough, team sucked (lost a lot of talent from the Memorial Cup champs) and he suffered—other teams played him physical and without a lot of surrounding talent he had a target on his back. Was traded half way through the year to Gatineau and had a decent playoffs and an okay prospect camp. Nevertheless, the Lightning fell out of love with him completely and the soft label buried him. He went from the number two prospect in their system to number fifteen and the Lightning declined to sign him making him a free agent. No one else wanted him and the Gatineau traded him to Cape Breton before camp. He had a couple of offers from the ECHL, but elected to go to Cape Breton as an overager. Had a good season and had a deep run in the Q playoffs, but they got pushed around in the semifinals against Baie Comeau. Still stuck with the soft label, my guess is he ends up in the E with little prospect for advancement.