Because of the weird schedule lately I haven’t had a chance to post a recruit update since 12/22.  At that time UMass recruits Shane Bear and Cale Makar had just won gold for Canada-West at the World Junior A Championships.  In the last few days the Brooks Bandits posted this really interesting video with Bear and Makar about their experience at the international competition.  Bear seems like a very mature and poised person from the interview.  It’s also interesting to hear him talk about what he learned from last year when he tried out but didn’t make the cut and how he learned from it.

Shane Bear – D – Brooks Bandits (AJHL) – 2016 (NLI Signed)
24 GP / 5 G / 15 A / 20 Pts / 28 PIM
Bear, playing well in his first games back since winning WJAC gold, had three assists in his last three games, including two in his most recent game.

Troy Conzo – RW – Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) – 2016 or 2017
39 GP/ 9G/ 15 A / 21 Pts /  8 PIM
Conzo had a goal and two assists in his last three games.

Kyler Nachtigall – LW – Brooks Bandits (AJHL) – 2016 (NLI Signed)
39 GP / 12 G / 18 A / 30 Pts / 58 PIM
Nachtigall has been really hot lately.  In the last four games he has five goals, including a hat trick on New Year’s Day.

Jake Massie – D – Omaha Lancers (USHL) – 2016 (NLI Signed)
20 GP / 0 G / 4 A / 4 Pts / 10 PIM
Massie had two assists in his last 5 games.  Massie’s play was called out by his coach in this story.

Jake McCarthy – D – South Shore Kings (USPHL) – 2016
15 GP / 0 G /1 A / 1 Pts / 6 PIM
McCarthy was scoreless in his last four games.

Ty Pelton-Byce – C – Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) – 2016 (NLI Signed)
31 GP /7 G / 12 A / 19 pts / 10 PIM
Pelton-Byce has been really good as of late, scoring two goals and grabbing 5 assists in his last 5 games.

Brian Williams – C – Omaha Lancers (USHL) – 2016
30 GP / 8 G / 8 A / 16 pts / 8 PIM
Williams has two goals and two assists in the last 5 games.

Justin Dixson – LW – Tri-City Storm (USHL) – 2017 (NLI Signed)
24 GP / 0 G / 5 A / 5 Pts / 8 PIM
Dixson had an assist in his last 5 games.

Colin Felix – D – St George’s (RI-HS) – 2017
11 GP / 5 G / 13 A / 18 Pts
Felix had a goal and three assists in his most recent two games.

Nick Jenny – D – Omaha Lancers (USHL) – 2017
31 GP / 0 G / 7 A / 7 Pts / 26 PIM
Jenny had an assist in his last five games.

John Leonard – LW – Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) – 2017
27 GP / 3 G / 3 A / 6 Pts / 6 PIM
Leonard had two assists in his last six games.  As I type this he’s playing in the USHL Top Prospects game.

Cale Makar– D – Brooks Bandits (BCHL) – 2018 (NLI Signed)
33 GP / 6 G / 26 A / 32 Pts / 16 PIM
Makar had a goal and three assists in his first four games back after winning gold at the WJAC.

Brian Scoville – D – Winchendon (NE Prep) – 2018
13 GP / 2 G / 3 A / 5Pts
Scoville had a goal and an assist in his last 5 games.