MARLBORO, Mass. – Seventy-two of the best 2007-born players in the state took to the ice over the weekend at the Massachusetts Hockey CCM High Performance Festival at the New England Sports Center.
As with the other two age groups, four to five college coaches from the region are the ultimate evaluators in determining who represents the Massachusetts district at the 2022 USA Hockey Select 15 Player Development Camp this July in Amherst, N.Y.
The field will be cut in half for the "Final 40" in two weekends before 10 forwards, five defensemen and two goaltenders make the cut to advance to Select 15s. Two of the top forwards, St. Sebastian’s center Teddy Mutryn and St. Mark’s winger Richard Gallant, and an upper-echelon defenseman, Tyler Russo of Islanders Hockey Club, missed this weekend’s festivities with injuries. Obviously, that throws a little bit of an obstacle into determining who moves on to the Final 40. All three are very deserving and will be on the ice in two weekends, assuming they’re healthy.
Below are the 24 forwards, 12 defensemen, and four goaltenders who I’d have advancing onto the Massachusetts Hockey CCM High Performance Final 40. I’ve excluded Mutryn, Gallant and Russo, since they didn’t play this weekend. As I stated above, all three of those players should be on the ice, if they’re healthy. That would obviously knock out a couple of fringe players from this weekend.
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I attended all three days of this weekend’s festival, but bounced back and forth between rinks, watching all three age groups. I spent the most time watching '07s and '06s, but didn’t have as thorough notes as I would if just watching full games. With that in mind, I’ll highlight six players below who exceeded expectations, or who I haven’t written up previously.
Forwards
Tommy Anderson, Thayer/River Rats U14
Jake Assad, Providence Hockey Club U14
Colvin Callahan, Lexington/River Rats U14
Matthew Carolan, Fenn School/East Coast Wizards U14 — Carolan was the surprise of the weekend. Most of the players who stood out as deserving to make it through to the Final 40 were known to me and other scouts and coaches. Carolan, a righty, was good down low and found the back of the net multiple times. He’s heading to Belmont Hill in 2022-23.
Cameron Caron, Dracut/South Shore Kings U14
Rian Chudzinski, Junior Eagles U14 — The Needham, Mass., native is trending in the right direction and is a player who I expect to keep getting better over the coming years. A late birthday, he had a good weekend here. He has good size, drives the net, and scored here. Expect him to make an impact at St. Sebastian’s over the next few years.
Griffin Davey, Mount Saint Charles U14
Charlie Delay, Boston Advantage U14
Joe Feinberg, BC High/River Rats U14
Ethan Figueiredo, Junior Eagles U14
Max Gagnon, Central Catholic/Islanders HC U14
Liam Gore, Arlington/Junior Eagles U14
Karolis Janulis, Islanders Hockey Club U14
Dylan Krayer, Mount Saint Charles U14
Jin Lee, Islanders Hockey Club U14
Ben Levering, Junior Eagles U14
Billy MacAusland, Junior Eagles U14
Joe Marchi, Catholic Memorial/South Shore Kings U14
John McDonough, Boston Advantage
Freddy Meyer, Rivers/Junior Eagles U14
Michael Munroe, Hanover/Junior Eagles U14 — The Hanover, Mass., native had an impressive weekend and was clearly the best forward over the course of the three days. He’s skilled, skates well and has good vision. After a stellar freshman campaign at Hanover High, he will be going to Avon Old Farms.
Evan Nee, Junior Eagles U14
Trevor Pellecchia, Winchendon/Assabet Patriots U14
Jake Tavares, Junior Eagles U14
CJ Watroba, Pope Francis/Springfield Rifles U14
Defensemen
Myles Brosnan, Junior Eagles U14
Matthew Bolduc, Pope Francis/Springfield Rifles U14
Cameron Daley, Junior Eagles U14
Nicholas Evans, Malden Catholic/Islanders Hockey Club U14
Shayne Gould, Mount Saint Charles U14
Evan Jones, Junior Eagles U14 — The Arlington, Mass., native is mobile, skilled and can push the pace in transition. I’ve always liked him as an offensive defenseman while skating with the Junior Eagles, but he showed well here this weekend. Jones will be a key blue liner for the Spy Ponders in the fall.
Aiden MacIsaac, Lawrence/Islanders Hockey Club U14
James McFarland, BC High/Junior Eagles U14
Noah Meyers, Junior Eagles U14
Zackary Miller, Plymouth South/Junior Eagles U14
Anthony Pellitteri, Islanders Hockey Club U14 — Pellitteri was the best defenseman here. The Holbrook, Mass., native has good size, strength and can make an impact at both ends. He has a hard shot and the puck snaps off his stick. He’ll be at Catholic Memorial in the fall.
Collin Rowe, Andover/Islanders Hockey Club U14 - Rowe isn’t flashy, but he skates well, has tight gaps, and uses his stick to defend. He does a good job transitioning from defense to offense and makes smart puck touches. He’ll be heading to Pingree in the fall.
Goaltenders
Garrett Glaser, Rivers/Islanders Hockey Club U14
Derrick Huang, Belmont Hill/Junior Eagles U14
Anthony Palmer, St. Mary’s/River Rats U14
Jason Thibodeau, Belmont Hill/Junior Eagles U14
