Owen Keefe (Saugus, Mass.) is one reason Boston University has been a recruiting winner this month. (Al Aleman/USA Hockey)
August isn’t over, but activity on the recruiting commitment front has slowed down since the first of the month.
While college hockey recruiting is a year-round endeavor for coaches and prospective players, August is now significant in that it signifies the first time rising juniors can make a commitment.
A number of programs have maintained success over the years by recruiting older players and choosing seasoned junior players over the blue-chip prospects who are destined to commit at a young age.
There are still plenty of good players available in this recruiting cycle, and a number of others will pop over the coming years and end up being valuable commodities for the colleges they choose.
