| UMass Lowell Riverhawks 2012/2013 Recruiting Information (Stats through games as of 01/07/12) |
| This will be Coach Norm Bazin's first official recruiting class at UML. UML currently has 4 seniors graduating during the summer of 2012: Forwards Michael Budd, Matt Ferreira, David Vallorani, along with defenseman Tim Corcoran. Players that have signed an NLI (National Letter of Intent) will be highlighted in red. Players in this class cannot sign an NLI till November of 2011. |
The first original commitment for the 2012 class was G Chris Eiserman, brother of current freshman D Bill Eiserman. Once Coach Bazin came in though, while we're not sure which side said "Thanks but No Thanks" Chris is no longer committed to UML. The only commitment to the UMass Lowell program from the previous administration of Blaise MacDonald is D Corey Scammon of Cushing Academy. Scammon, who's 5'9", 175 pounds, has stayed committed to UML even with the coaching staff chance. Scammon finished the 2010/11 season with a 5-24-29, and is currently holding a 1-14-15 line in 14 games for the 10-2-2 Cushing squad. Originally from Orlando, Florida and having played for the Florida Everblades AAA program, Scammon was born on 5/6/93. It hasn't been decided as of today as to when Scammon will join the program, but it will be either the 2012 or the 2013 season. The first commitment to the 2012/2013 class that was received by new Coach Norm Bazin was Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) forward Ryan McGrath. McGrath, a 7/13/91 DOB from O'Fallon, Missouri is 5'7, 165 pounds. Due to an injury, he missed a good portion of the 2011/2012 season, but has 5 assists in 10 games so far. For the 2010/11 season, he finished with an 18-24-42 in 58 games. After a good start to the season, Coach Bazin's recruiting really picked up starting with two commitments on October 26th. One was from a teammate of Ryan McGrath of the Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) defensemanGreg Amlong. Amlong, not only is McGrath's teammate, he's also from the same hometown of O'Fallon, MO. The 6'2", 195 pound blueliner was born on December 08, 1991 and has played for Cedar Rapids for two years now. He finished his first season with a 1-12-13 in 45 games, and is currently at 6-11-17 in 29 games. The Rough Riders have had a tough season so far due to injuries, including McGrath but seem to be getting healthy now. Both McGrath and Amlong play for Mark Carlson who's a Lowell alum. On the same day, Lowell picked up a commitment from forward Adam Chapie of the New Mexico Mustangs (NAHL). Chapie is 6'1, 175 pounds and from Oxford, MI and in his second year with the Mustangs. He had a 15-19-34 in 58 games his first season with the team, and leads the team this season with a 16-14-30 in 35 games. Just two days later, Lowell picked up another commitment from a forward, this time from the BCHL, Logan Johnston of the Penticton Vees. Johnston (born 6/28/91), a captain of the Vees, is 6'1, 208 pounds and is from Penticon, BC. He wound up having to sit out the first 25 games this season due to a suspension from a hit the previous season and has put up a 4-9-13 in 13 games so far. He started playing with the Vees back in the 07/08 season, but had his best season last year with an 11-21-32 in 56 games and added a 6-3-9 in 6 playoff games. It took another four days before another commitment came into Lowell as forward Dylan Shapiro of the Rochester Stars (EJHL) decided to join the UML program. Shapiro is 6'3, 185 and from Penfield, NY, and has a 6-14-20 in 30 games for the Stars. He was named the EJHL Rookie of the Week in December. Prior to joining the Stars, he played in their system for Maksymum the previous season and had a 17-25-42 in 38 games. Shapiro was born on 6/4/93, making him the youngest current commit to the program. The recruiting hot streak continued three days later as yet another forward committed to the program. This time it was Michael Fallon of the Chicago Steel (USHL) who decided to enroll at UML. A Glenview, IL native (born 7/8/91), Fallon is 5'11, 175. He had played for the Springfield Jr Blues of the NAHL before joining Waterloo (USHL) for three games last season and put up a 17-41-58 in 58 games in the NAHL. He then became part of the Steel program and is the leading scorer for the Steel with a 10-13-23 in 29 games this season. It then took three weeks for Lowell to add another player into the fold with another BCHL forward, Michael Colantone of the Prince George Spruce Kings. Colantone is from Cave Creek, Arizona, and was born 11/13/91. The 6', 190 pound forward is one of the leading scorers in the BCHL this season with a 22-30-52 in 37 games this season, which includes two assists in two games played for Victoria this season. He also played for Victoria last season and put up a 13-22-35 in 57 games that season. Less than two weeks later, Lowell probably added their final piece to the 2012/2013 class with goaltender Connor Hellebuyck of the Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL). While the Odessa team is below .500, the biggest reason for that is probably Hellebuyck (in a good way). He's 16th in the NAHL in GAA (2.49) but tied for second in save percentage (93.4%), and has a 11-13-4 record overall. The 6'4, 185 goalie from Commerce, MI was born on 5/19/93 and is the first ever college (DI) commit from Odessa's program. In January of 2012, another Rochester, NY native committed to the UML program. J.T. Stenglein of the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) is currently set to join the River Hawks for either the 12/13 season or the 13/14 season. Prior to playing for the Phantoms, the 6', 200, Stenglein played for Maksymum Jr. Hockey in the Empire League, and played with fellow UML commit Dylan Shapiro in the 09/10 season, where Stenglein was the second leading scorer with a 28-24-52 in 38 games. Born on July 11, 1993, the winger joined the Youngstown Phantoms for the 10/11 season after being picked in the 12th Round of the USHL Entry draft. He put together a very quiet 1-2-3 in 42 games his rookie season, but has rebounded to be the leading goal scorer so far this season with 15 goals, and has added 7 assists in 28 games this year (third leading scorer for Youngstown). He's described on the Phantom's page as "a sturdy power forward who plays a very physical game and owns a heavy, accurate slap shot." |