St. Sebastian’s right wing Brendan Gorman has committed to play college hockey at Princeton, it was announced over the weekend.
In doing so, he’ll follow in the footsteps of his dad, Sean, and older brother, Liam, in playing for the Tigers. Liam, a Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick, is a sophomore at Princeton, while their dad played at the school from 1987-91.
Gorman, from Arlington, Mass., is a 2003-born right shot forward who plays for the Boston Junior Eagles 18-U, in addition to prep hockey. He had a strong fall playing for the club team, where he also plays some down the middle.
Gorman is a skilled forward who can be heavy on pucks and drive the net. In 28 games with St. Sebastian’s last season, he tallied 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points. If the Arrows play games this winter, it will be his third varsity season.
Mount Saint Charles defenseman picks Cornell
Mount Saint Charles 16-U defenseman Ben Robertson will play college hockey at Cornell, the player tweeted on Monday morning.
An ’04 from Potomac Falls, Md., Robertson is in his second year with the Woonsocket, R.I., school’s hockey academy. In 61 games with the school’s 15-U team in 2019-20, Robertson scored six goals and 23 assists. So far this season with Devin Rask’s 16-U team, he has a goal and an assist in seven games.
Robertson is a smart, poised defenseman who retrieves pucks, makes a good first pass, and plays with jam and toughness. He’s not overly offensive, but he’s smooth and reliable, rarely making mistakes. In addition to Cornell, a few other Ivy League and Hockey East schools had offered or were interested in Robertson.
Vermont commits Minnesota blueliner
Vermont, under the guidance of first-year head coach Todd Woodcroft, has committed ’03 defenseman Cal Thomas. The Maple Grove, Minn., native plays for his hometown high school but recently got in two games with the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede.
In 31 games last season at Maple Grove, Thomas scored seven goals and 20 assists for 27 points. That followed up a five-goals, six-assist season as a sophomore in 2018-19.
Gunty chooses Brown
’04 right wing Miles Gunty, a product of Team Maryland, has committed to play college hockey at Brown. The Bethesda, Md., native has dressed in two games each this season with the Maryland Black Bears in the NAHL and the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL. In 2019-20, Gunty scored 14 goals and 15 assists in 29 games for Team Maryland 16-U.
Holy Cross lands Shatsky
Holy Cross recently received a commitment from ’01 Matthew Shatsky, a defenseman out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He’s in his second season playing for the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Sherwood Park Crusaders.
In 2019-20, Shatsky scored two goals and added eight assists for the team. He’s appeared in three games this season. Prior to his time in the AJHL, Shatsky played Midget hockey in his native province for the Winnipeg Monarchs and Winnipeg Wild.
