"Strong" being relative I take it? Midget hockey in the NE really is a joke. It's mostly biding time before HS kicks in.
I couldn't find a roster for that team not that I looked very hard but I did see that the Ct Jr. Bobcats are still a Gunnery team.
I'd say there fairly strong actually, although "decent" may be a better word.
Both the Wolfpack and MFF were competative at u18 nationals last year and the Wolfpack actually hosted the tournament
And I wouldn't say the Bobcats are just a gunnery team
I know a few players from different founders league schools who have played for them past few season (i.e. Placek from Hotchkiss last year)
Edit: to be fair though Midget hockey defitely isn't taken as seriously out here and is as you said, mostly a way to stay in game shape and prepare for the HS season
I'd say there fairly strong actually, although "decent" may be a better word.
Both the Wolfpack and MFF were competative at u18 nationals last year and the Wolfpack actually hosted the tournament
And I wouldn't say the Bobcats are just a gunnery team
I know a few players from different founders league schools who have played for them past few season (i.e. Placek from Hotchkiss last year)
Edit: to be fair though Midget hockey defitely isn't taken as seriously out here and is as you said, mostly a way to stay in game shape and prepare for the HS season
Kent is making a late run for the Prep NE Elite tournament. It would be nice to see how he does against the better teams like Salisbury, Lawrence Academy, and nobles.
I've watched Nieves in the Avon Christmas Classic and saw Tringale twice this year, heres my take:
Nieves has all the tools to be an excellent NHL player. He has size, skating, thinks the game quickly, makes quick decisions that results in very good plays. He can physical as well and really bull his way to the net.
However, that is when he puts it all together. Other times, he doesn't use his size or physical play and all his tools just goes to waste.
He's a very raw prospect but with huge upside IMO. A high risk/high reward type of project.
With Tringale, I don't see much offensive upside in him. However, he's bulky and understands the game well, and likes to throw his weight around. He is also good at delivering a hit without taking himself out of the play. Like most high school players, he's a project but he's consistent, energetic, and smart with his checking game.
I've watched Nieves in the Avon Christmas Classic and saw Tringale twice this year, heres my take:
Nieves has all the tools to be an excellent NHL player. He has size, skating, thinks the game quickly, makes quick decisions that results in very good plays. He can physical as well and really bull his way to the net.
However, that is when he puts it all together. Other times, he doesn't use his size or physical play and all his tools just goes to waste.
He's a very raw prospect but with huge upside IMO. A high risk/high reward type of project.
With Tringale, I don't see much offensive upside in him. However, he's bulky and understands the game well, and likes to throw his weight around. He is also good at delivering a hit without taking himself out of the play. Like most high school players, he's a project but he's consistent, energetic, and smart with his checking game.
Rated too high. Who has the kid played against? If he's got willingness to compete issues against Prep school brats, what happens when he's playing against older Jr players? Probable answer--not much. But hey, maybe he's a playa....
I've watched Nieves in the Avon Christmas Classic and saw Tringale twice this year, heres my take:
Nieves has all the tools to be an excellent NHL player. He has size, skating, thinks the game quickly, makes quick decisions that results in very good plays. He can physical as well and really bull his way to the net.
However, that is when he puts it all together. Other times, he doesn't use his size or physical play and all his tools just goes to waste.
He's a very raw prospect but with huge upside IMO. A high risk/high reward type of project.
With Tringale, I don't see much offensive upside in him. However, he's bulky and understands the game well, and likes to throw his weight around. He is also good at delivering a hit without taking himself out of the play. Like most high school players, he's a project but he's consistent, energetic, and smart with his checking game.
Obviously Brian Hart and Nieves are the best NE Engalnd prospects but loss in the semi finals. There were a lot of scouts at the Ice center this weekend.
Devin Tringale had the best games this weekend. Lawrence beat #1 seed Salisbury friday night and Tringale had the tying goal and winner in overtime. Yesterday Lawrence beat #2 Nobles 3 to 2 in the Finals. Tringale had another great game and the game winner. Very competitive every shift and really has it between the ears.
Rated too high. Who has the kid played against? If he's got willingness to compete issues against Prep school brats, what happens when he's playing against older Jr players? Probable answer--not much. But hey, maybe he's a playa....
I think that is a bit too simplistic the way you are looking at it. I can't say in which way his commitment to hockey lies (haven't got a chance to talk with him) but on the ice, consistency is the obvious issue, not commitment.
Commitment is all mental and unless you interview the kid, you won't be able to gauge it. However, consistency is a different issue, and that is something he needs to work on, using his large frame to hit and to consistently drive to the net.
Tringale excels for Lawrence in N.E. Prep tournament Monday, 03.05.2012 / 12:19 PM
By Mike G. Morreale - NHL.com Staff Writer / Road to 2012 NHL Draft
If forward Devin Tringale of Lawrence Academy in Massachusetts wasn't on the radar of those NHL scouts prior to the New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association tournament, he is now.
The 5-foot-11 3/4, 195-pound left wing, ranked No. 98 on NHL Central Scouting's list of 2012 draft-eligible North American skaters, scored the overtime winner in the tournament semifinals on Friday before connecting for the eventual game-winner in the championship contest on Sunday at the IceCenter in Salem, N.H.
It marked the first time the fourth-seeded Spartans, who defeated top-seeded Salisbury in the semifinal and then No. 2 seeded Noble & Greenough in the final, celebrated a state championship.
"This is quite an achievement for our boys and we're all very proud of them," Lawrence athletic director Kevin Potter told the media.
Tringale, who is bound for Harvard, scored the decisive goal with 18 seconds left in the second period against Noble & Greenough (Mass.) en route to a 3-2 championship verdict. He also assisted Tyler Whitney's goal a little over two minutes earlier to pull Lawrence into a 2-2 tie.
"It's crazy," Tringale, the team's captain, told ESPNBoston.com following the victory. "We got the coach with the bucket of water. We're all on top of the world right now. On top of New England."
In the semifinal on Friday, Tringale's second goal of the game at 3:29 of overtime stunned favored Salisbury (Conn.), 3-2. According to the U.S. Hockey Report, Tringale's dramatic winner came while driving down the right side before firing a puck between the inside of the post and the left pad of the Salisbury goalie.
"Devin is a very hard-working, aggressive and physical player," Central Scouting's Gary Eggleston told NHL.com. "He is a tenacious forechecker, and plays a physical game in all zones. He creates offense from his physical play, knocking opponents off the puck, and making a play. He's a very good passer and playmaker and possesses a very good shot. He can score goals in traffic or from outside."
In the large school division, Berkshire (Mass.) scored a 3-2 overtime decision over St. Sebastians's School (Mass.) to capture the championship on a goal by Brendan McGovern. In the small schools division, Nick Roberto's overtime goal gave Kimball Union Academy (N.H.) a 3-2 overtime victory over Holderness School (N.H.).
According to Eggleston, Central Scouting's top-rated scholastic prospect, Cristoval 'Boo' Nieves of Kent School (Conn.), played well in a 5-3 loss to St. Sebastian's in the large school semifinal round. Nieves, who is rated No. 31 on Central Scouting's list of North Americans, will now join the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League. He will attend the University of Michigan in the fall.
Additionally, No. 60 Brian Hart of Phillips Exeter (N.H.) produced two assists in a loss to Noble & Greenough on Friday.
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