Because of last week’s mid-week game it’s been a while since we checked in on the recruits.  Let’s see how they’re doing.

Ben Gallacher – D – Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) – 2013 (transfer)
26 GP / 2 G / 12 A / 14 Pts / 52 PIM / +3
Gallacher has three assists in his last three games.

Mark Hamilton – D – Salisbury School Crimson Knights (NE Prep) – 2013
14 GP / 0 G / 2 A / 2 Pts
Stats as of 2/20.  Prep playoffs for Hamilton and Salisbury start tomorrow.

Marc Hetnik – D – Vernon Vipers (BCHL) – 2013
48 GP / 3 G /7 A / 10 Pts / 34 PIM
No points for Hetnik recently.

Mike Iovanna – RW/C – Malden Catholic Lancers (MA High School) – 2013
21 GP / 12 G /18 A /30 Pts
The Super 8 defending champions didn’t seem too happy about being relegated to a play-in game last night for this year’s tournament as they pounded Archbishop Williams 9-1.  Iovanna had a goal and an assist.

Dennis Kravchenko – LW – Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) – 2013 or 2014
43 GP / 16 G / 27 A / 43 Pts / 80 PIM / +9
Kravchenko had a goal and an assists in three games this past weekend and has six points in his last six games.

Patrick Lee – LW – Brooks Bandits (AJHL) – 2014
57 GP / 23 G / 32 A / 55 Pts / 32 PIM
Lee has a goal and three assists over his last four games.

Casey Miller – C – Kimball Union (NE Prep) – 2014
26 GP / 6 G / 25 A / 31 Pts
Stats as of 2/20.  Prep playoffs start tomorrow, KUA is the #1 seed.

Maddison Smiley – D – Brooks Bandits (AJHL) – 2014
38 GP / 16 G / 19 A / 35 Pts / 72 PIM
Smiley didn’t have any points in his most recent games.

Willy Smith – LW – Springfield Pics (EJHL) – 2014
33 GP / 4 G / 6 A / 10 Pts / 18 PIM
Smith is featured in this story on the Pics that ran this week in the Republican.  The Pics head coach projects him to eventually be an NHL draft pick.

Frank Vatrano– LW/C – Junior Bruins (EJHL) – 2013
19 GP / 13 G / 9 A / 22 Pts / 22 PIM
Vatrano is on campus for Spring semester.

Brandon Wahlin– F – Austin Bruins (NAHL) – 2013
49 GP / 20 G / 42 A / 62 Pts / 68 PIM
Brandon had two goals and two assists in his past three games and continues to lead the NAHL in points.

Jake Wahlin– F – White Bear Lake Bears (MN HS) – 2015
25 GP / 31 G / 31 A / 62 Pts / 26 PIM
Wahlin and the Bears won 3-2 in the 4AA Semifinals tonight.  Wahlin has a goal for his team.

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College Hockey News’ Hockey East Power Rankings.

UMass’ defensive play is mentioned in this piece from CHN.

Here’s a good article on former Minuteman captain Mike Kostka.

And then there’s this: