One of the criticisms of the John Micheletto era at UMass was that he did not seem to make much of an effort to lure Bay State recruits to the state’s flagship university. New coach Greg Carvel talked about targeting local talented players when he was hired and just a few months into his regime he has landed his first in-state commitment. Defenseman Jayson Dobay, who this past season played for BC High, announced his commitment on Twitter last night:
Posted by rocks22 on July 6, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/07/06/recruit-update-%e2%96%b2-bc-highs-jayson-dobay-commits-to-umass/
Just wanted to pass along some news and links in the wake of yesterday’s NHL Draft and future Minutemen Jake Massie and Ivan Chukarov being taken by the Hurricanes and Sabres respectively.
Coach Micheletto was obviously happy to see two of his recruits taken in Sunrise.
Posted by rocks22 on June 28, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/06/28/up-to-the-minute-nhl-draft-coverage/
As expected the Massachusetts hockey program came out of this year’s draft with two of their incoming recruits picked up by NHL teams, though not necessarily the two expected when I wrote my preview earlier this week. Defenseman Jake Massie was almost a lock to get drafted. So it wasn’t a huge shock to see him picked by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 6th round, 156th overall. It was a little surprising later on though when incoming freshman defenseman Ivan Chukarov was picked by the Buffalo Sabres to kick off the 7th round, 182nd overall, because he hadn’t been ranked by any of the scouting services.
Posted by rocks22 on June 27, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/06/27/umass-recruits-jake-massie-and-ivan-chukarov-selected-in-2015-nhl-draft/
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