Mount Saint Charles 18-U right wing Jayden Sison committed to Princeton, it was announced over the weekend.
The ’03 from Paoli, Pa., is in his second season at the Woonsocket, R.I., school. In 2019-20, Sison had 33 goals and 29 assists in 52 games with the school’s 16-U team. This year, he’s played right wing on the first line with center Owen McLaughlin, a Penn State commit who is listed as a ‘C’-rated prospect by NHL Central Scouting.
“We are extremely thrilled and excited for Jayden and his family on his recent commitment to Princeton University,” Mount Saint Charles 18-U head coach Matt Plante said in the school’s press release. “Jayden has the ability to impact each game in a variety of ways other than just on the scoresheet. He is a very intelligent and detailed player and takes a lot of pride in doing all of the little things very well and playing with great structure.”
Prior to coming to Mount Saint Charles, Sison played for the Philadelphia Junior Flyers and Virtua. He’s a smart, 200-foot forward who has good habits with and without the puck. He sees the ice well and is often the glue guy that connects a solid line, dating back to his Bantam days playing with Boston University commit Tyler Boucher and UMass recruit Kenny Connors. Skating is the one area of his game that could improve in order for him to be an even better player.
Harvard lands former Princeton recruit
Zakary Karpa has switched his commitment from Princeton to Harvard. He originally was slated to begin playing for the Tigers this season, but when it became clear the coronavirus would cancel Ivy League athletics, he opted for junior hockey. The ’02 center from Woodridge, Ill., is playing this season in the United States Hockey League.
Karpa scored two goals and 10 assists in 15 games with the Omaha Lancers to start the season. He’s added a goal and two assists in three games with the Des Moines Buccaneers after he was traded to that organization.
Karpa, who played Bantam and Midget hockey for Honeybaked and Shattuck St. Mary’s, skated for USA Hockey’s NTDP from 2019 through 2020. With the program’s U-18 team in 2019-20, he scored two goals and seven assists in 47 games.
Kimball Union defenseman chooses Vermont
First-year Kimball Union defenseman Duncan Ramsay has committed to play college hockey at Vermont. The ’04 junior from Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a solid pickup for the Catamounts and first-year head coach Todd Woodcroft.
Ramsay is a two-way defenseman with a good stick and pro size. He skates very well for his size and has a smoothness to his game. Ramsay does a good job of closing time and space. Having seen him previously at Mount Academy, a Canadian prep school, Ramsay’s upside has been evident for more than a year now.
AIC gains two new commits
American International recently received commitments from ’01 forwards Jake Sacratini and Andrew Amousse.
Sacratini, from Pincourt, Quebec, played two years of prep school hockey at Williston Northampton from 2018 to 2020. In his first season of junior hockey, Sacratini has two goals in nine games for the Janesville Jets in the North American Hockey League. He’s expected to matriculate to AIC for the 2022-23 season.
Amousse is in his second season with the Victoria Grizzlies in the British Columbia Hockey League. In 55 games last season, Amousse scored 13 goals and nine assists for 22 points. The Laval, Quebec, native played prep school hockey in Canada for Stanstead College.
