Providence College continued its strong recruiting with a commitment from ’03 Liam Gilmartin of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (NTDP). Gilmartin, who hails from Falls Church, Va., is in his first season with the NTDP. In 37 games with the NTDP U-17 team, Gilmartin has 10 goals and three assists. He scored two goals...
Providence College continued its strong recruiting with a commitment from ’03 Liam Gilmartin of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (NTDP).
Gilmartin, who hails from Falls Church, Va., is in his first season with the NTDP. In 37 games with the NTDP U-17 team, Gilmartin has 10 goals and three assists. He scored two goals in six games at the U-17 World Challenge earlier this season.
Gilmartin is a goal-scoring power forward who can drive the net and dominate below the dots. He’s heavy on pucks and has good length. Gilmartin, a left wing by trade, played the previous two seasons playing at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn.
With Gilmartin’s commitment, Providence’s already strong ’03 class gets even stronger. Already committed to the Friars are Gentry Academy 16-U center Bennett Schimek, Youngstown Phantoms defenseman Austen May, Mount Saint Charles 16-U defenseman Tyler DesRochers, New Jersey Titans 16-U defenseman Anthony Dowd, Gunnery left wing Daniel Sambuco, Buffalo Jr. Sabres 16-U right wing Connor Pelc and Aurora Tigers right wing Kaleb Nelson.
When Gilmartin arrives at Providence, he’ll join Brett Berard and Chase Yoder, both on the NTDP U-18 team this season.
UConn adds another goaltender
The University of Connecticut has added a fourth goaltender for the spring semester. North Reading, Mass., native Matt Pasquale has joined the Huskies and will compete for the backup role behind starter Tomas Vomacka, a Nashville Predators draft pick.
Pasquale, an ’00, joins UConn after splitting time this season with the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs in the USPHL NCDC and the Northeast Generals in the NAHL. A four year standout at Central Catholic, Pasquale has good sizes, skates well, and has strong fundamentals. Giving up soft goals has been a problem, but there is certainly potential with his physical tools.
AIC receives commitment from Lakoduk
’00 right wing Darwin Lakoduk has committed to play college hockey at AIC. The Edmonton, Alberta, native has eight goals and 11 assists in 49 games this season with the BCHL’s Penticton Vees.
