UND Recruits - 2004/05 Updates

[CVCL]

Sounds like we got a speedster in Matt Watkins. He won the fastest skater competition at the BCHL all star game. Maybe another Kevin Spiewak. Spiewak was one of my all time favorites. When he would get the puck it was just exciting to see what would happen. It seems like he scored in the big games. Against Maine in the semi's in 2000. Against Michigan State in the semi's in 2001. He never really racked up much for points but was one of my favorites because he never quit. Chris Porter kinda reminds me of spiewak. Any other thoughts on Spiewak from anyone?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Spiewak is by far my favorite player of all time. A real class act. He agreed to meeting my son for his fourth birthday. Blais and Berry set it up as Kevin was helping out with the camps. He's continued to agree to sign pictures/pucks etc. for my son (my son's been going to games since he was two and used to refer to Spiewak as his 'best buddy') I try to keep up with what is going on with him.

Kevin was the epitome of speed kills. He won the ECHL All-star speed competition his rookie year so if Watkins can do it too great!

Kevin has continued to be a great asset to the South Carolina Stingrays he plays for. He had a stellar season in points and ice time last season and was on track this year until he broke his foot and was out 12 games. He has picked up where he left off, but missing games like that can take you out of any all-star consideration. Here are a couple of comments that have been made about him over the last year or so:

"He'll be one of the centerpieces of our team this season. He's a player that can play in every situation and will be on the ice in the final minute of the game. His speed is unmatched at this level."

[CVCL]

Spiewak is one of my all time favorites too.  Super hard working, fast, and went about playing with little fanfare.  Have had a chance to meet him and he's the kind of guy you want to root for. 

Here's a couple of direct quotes from Kevin during an interview on audio feed last fall to back up your comments Dagies:

"Try your best all the time."

"Keep playing.  Keep trying."

"Never give up."

About the last two quotes Kevin said he always felt his destiny was in his own hands. He was never picked first and left out of the draft but never let those things bother him.

[siouxnami]

Regular season scoring leaders in the BCHL:

1 Les Reaney 23 C Williams Lake TimberWolves 60 38 62 100 1.7 13 1 166

2 Andrew Kozek 26 F Surrey Eagles 60 48 49 97 1.6 16 1 81

3 Ryan Duncan [Rookie] [import Player] 22 F Salmon Arm Silverbacks 57 48 43 91 1.6 10 0 50

4 Dean Strong [import Player] 14 F Vernon Vipers 56 35 56 91 1.6 8 3 28

5 Bryan Leitch 9 LW Merritt Centennials 51 40 47 87 1.7 12 5 46

6 TJ Mulock 15 F Surrey Eagles 53 21 60 81 1.5 7 0 61

7 Leath Gare [Rookie] 14 LW Prince George Spruce Kings 60 33 47 80 1.3 8 1 14

8 Dave Krisky 16 LW Williams Lake TimberWolves 59 37 38 75 1.3 16 2 44

9 Evan Barlow 39 F Salmon Arm Silverbacks 53 36 39 75 1.4 17 0 62

10 Bill Vandermeer [import Player] 81 C Nanaimo Clippers 60 23 52 75 1.3 7 2 97

11 Matt Watkins [Rookie] [import Player] 9 F Vernon Vipers 60 36 38 74 1.2 11 2 53

12 Mike DiStefano 7 RW Chilliwack Chiefs 60 21 53 74 1.2 4 0 83

13 Mark Nelson 18 LW Vernon Vipers 60 37 36 73 1.2 15 2 26

14 Korey Diehl 16 F Surrey Eagles 56 35 38 73 1.3 16 1 190

15 Kyle Jones 91 C Trail Smoke Eaters 60 37 34 71 1.2 12 1 32

16 Chris Stevens 4 LW Prince George Spruce Kings 54 29 42 71 1.3 8 3 56

17 Josh Murray 14 RW Williams Lake TimberWolves 60 26 45 71 1.2 14 3 82

18 Alexandre Gagne [import Player] 11 F Cowichan Valley Capitals 60 35 35 70 1.2 10 1 16

19 Tyler Loney 7 F Prince George Spruce Kings 60 33 37 70 1.2 10 1 242

20 Brandon Wong 18 F Powell River Kings 59 32 38 70 1.2 12 1 49

#2, #3, and #11, not too bad... Kozak went on a tear the last week of the season to almost catch Reaney.

[redwing77]

Regular season scoring leaders in the BCHL:

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[siouxtatoo42]

SHATTUCK-ST. MARY'S BOYS PREP '04-'05 STATS

# Name Position Gr. Date of Birth Ht. Wt. Home Town GP G A PTS PIM

02 James (Alex) Stuart Defense 11 3-3-88 5'9" 170 Sauk Rapids, MN 57 4 20 24 40

03 Tysen Dowzak Defense 11 3-8-88 6'5" 225 Fergus Falls, MN 54 6 20 26 80

04 Taylor Chorney Defense 12 4-27-87 5'11" 180 Hastings, MN 49 4 28 32 50

05 Mark Anderson Defense 12 9-13-86 5'11" 180 Hastings, NE 57 4 35 39 72

06 Jason Fredricks Defense 12 1-18-87 6'1" 180 Eagle River, WI 57 8 28 36 50

07 Joe Brock Forward 11 9-6-87 5'8" 175 Cumming, GA 57 31 19 50 24

08 Kyle Okposo Forward 11 4-16-88 6' 195 St. Paul, MN 54 39 42 81 58

09 Jonathan Toews Forward 12 4-29-88 6'1" 180 Winnipeg, MB 53 39 51 90 36

10 Michael Gergen Forward 12 2-17-87 5'11" 185 Hastings, MN 57 48 42 90 96

11 Drew Pierson Forward 12 12-17-86 5'8" 185 Pleasant Prairie, WI 52 10 20 30 41

13 Angelo Esposito Forward 11 2-20-89 6'1" 170 Montreal, Que 57 26 28 54 43

14 Justin Brossman Forward 11 3-10-88 5'9" 170 Littleton, CO 57 15 16 31 36

15 Tyler Ruegsegger Forward 11 1-19-88 5'11" 170 Lakewood, CO 57 24 46 70 26

16 Tony Mosey Forward 11 4-23-88 5'10" 175 Prior Lake, MN 42 23 29 52 44

17 Zachary Harrison Forward 11 11-22-87 5'10" 165 Faribault, MN 57 9 14 23 30

21 Charles Genoway Forward 12 12-20-86 5'9" 170 Morden, MB 54 18 33 51 46

22 Kevin Deeth Forward 12 5-26-87 5'8" 165 Gig Harbor, WA 55 15 45 60 84

27 Dallas Bossort Defense 12 3-17-87 6' 190 Bismark, ND 55 5 11 16 24

up to date stats for the boys from shattucks

[siouxnami]

SHATTUCK-ST. MARY'S BOYS PREP '04-'05 STATS           

# Name Position Gr. Date of Birth Ht. Wt. Home Town GP G A PTS PIM

02 James (Alex) Stuart Defense 11 3-3-88 5'9" 170 Sauk Rapids, MN 57 4 20 24 40

03 Tysen Dowzak Defense 11 3-8-88 6'5" 225 Fergus Falls, MN 54 6 20 26 80

04 Taylor Chorney Defense 12 4-27-87 5'11" 180 Hastings, MN 49 4 28 32 50

05 Mark Anderson Defense 12 9-13-86 5'11" 180 Hastings, NE 57 4 35 39 72

06 Jason Fredricks Defense 12 1-18-87 6'1" 180 Eagle River, WI 57 8 28 36 50

07 Joe Brock Forward 11 9-6-87 5'8" 175 Cumming, GA 57 31 19 50 24

08 Kyle Okposo Forward 11 4-16-88 6' 195 St. Paul, MN 54 39 42 81 58

09 Jonathan Toews Forward 12 4-29-88 6'1" 180 Winnipeg, MB 53 39 51 90 36

10 Michael Gergen Forward 12 2-17-87 5'11" 185 Hastings, MN 57 48 42 90 96

11 Drew Pierson Forward 12 12-17-86 5'8" 185 Pleasant Prairie, WI 52 10 20 30 41

13 Angelo Esposito Forward 11 2-20-89 6'1" 170 Montreal, Que 57 26 28 54 43

14 Justin Brossman Forward 11 3-10-88 5'9" 170 Littleton, CO 57 15 16 31 36

15 Tyler Ruegsegger Forward 11 1-19-88 5'11" 170 Lakewood, CO 57 24 46 70 26

16 Tony Mosey Forward 11 4-23-88 5'10" 175 Prior Lake, MN 42 23 29 52 44

17 Zachary Harrison Forward 11 11-22-87 5'10" 165 Faribault, MN 57 9 14 23 30

21 Charles Genoway Forward 12 12-20-86 5'9" 170 Morden, MB 54 18 33 51 46

22 Kevin Deeth Forward 12 5-26-87 5'8" 165 Gig Harbor, WA 55 15 45 60 84

27 Dallas Bossort Defense 12 3-17-87 6' 190 Bismark, ND 55 5 11 16 24

           

up to date stats for the boys from shattucks

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I see that Toews has caught Gergan for total points despite playing 4 less games.

[jloos]

I have no reason to dispute what you are saying, but I did hear some mutterings  on Saturday at the X during the Warroad game from those with ties to the MHD squad that another Spud had verballed to UND for '06-07.  No names were mentioned.  Another person that I sat near heard the same from a local radio broadcast on their drive down to St. Paul on Friday.

From what I understand- said player informed the UND coaches the only place he wants to play is UND and he is going to try and walk on regardless of any offer from UND for the 06-07 season. I would like to see Moorheads #1 powerplay unit playing for the Sioux in the future - there are 6 or 7 seniors off the Moorhead squad that have legitimate shots at playing D1 hockey. To join the "compare to Speiwak" talk - I'll throw out Cory Johnson from Moorhead - about the same size, same speed and same tenacity. Hopefully he wises up and decides to put hockey over football. I'd hate to see him try out for the Bison (as was reported).

[schmidtdoggydog]

From what I understand- said player informed the UND coaches the only place he wants to play is UND and he is going to try and walk on regardless of any offer from UND for the 06-07 season.  I would like to see Moorheads #1 powerplay unit playing for the Sioux in the future - there are 6 or 7 seniors off the Moorhead squad that have legitimate shots at playing D1 hockey.  To join the "compare to Speiwak" talk - I'll throw out Cory Johnson from Moorhead - about the same size, same speed and same tenacity.  Hopefully he wises up and decides to put hockey over football.  I'd hate to see him try out for the Bison (as was reported).

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Speed kills, isn't that what it is inscribed above the Sioux lockerroom door? Of late, their lack of speed is one thing hurting the Sioux. They could use a player like Cory Johnson. Although lacking in size, he is athletic, has great wheels, is very good with the puck and has nice vision. I have long thought he would look good in the green and white. He is definitely in the Spiewak/Notermann mold.

Also, from what I have been told by the family Drew Fisher is residing with (he transferred to Moorhead the Falls), his dream has always been to play for UND.

[redwing77]

[schmidtdoggydog]

Just because it is his dream doesn't necessarily mean it's going to happen.

I went to UND with Kyle Graalum's sister.  She said that all Kyle ever wanted to do was to play for the Sioux.  It's not happening and probably will never happen.

I'm not doubting the skill of Johnson or Fisher, but I am saying that just because it is a dream, doesn't mean that it's going to become a reality. 

We don't take all comers like NDSU does

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

RW77,

I know nothing of Cory Johnson's post-graduate aspirations. If he pursues hockey I would think he could be a decent D1 player and in that situation wouldn't mind watching him in the green and white.

As for Fisher, the point I was making when discussing his dream of playing at UND is it wouldn't surprise me if he told the UND coaches he would turn down other offers, assuming he received any, and walk-on at UND. He is a good player and will play D1 somewhere - UND could be that place.

[CoteauRinkRat]

Just because it is his dream doesn't necessarily mean it's going to happen.

I went to UND with Kyle Graalum's sister.  She said that all Kyle ever wanted to do was to play for the Sioux.  It's not happening and probably will never happen.

I'm not doubting the skill of Johnson or Fisher, but I am saying that just because it is a dream, doesn't mean that it's going to become a reality. 

We don't take all comers like NDSU does

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

With all respect to Graalum, he came from a very weak program in high school and has never had the skills Fisher or Johnson have, nor did he ever face the competition they did.

I'm not saying that Johnson or Fisher are Sioux material, but your comparison is a joke. They are not even in the same league.

[jloos]

[brianvf]

SHATTUCK-ST. MARY'S BOYS PREP '04-'05 STATS           

# Name Position Gr. Date of Birth Ht. Wt. Home Town GP G A PTS PIM

04 Taylor Chorney Defense 12 4-27-87 5'11" 180 Hastings, MN 49 4 28 32 50

11 16 24

Is Chorney playing in a tourney somewhere, or is he injured? I thought I saw his name on the list of a U17/18 team that was playing currently.

Either way, he hasn't suited up for the Sabres in a few weeks.

Also good to see Toews catch Gergen in points with 4 less games played.

[schmidtdoggydog]

International Scouting Services

TAYLOR CHORNEY

Position: Defense

Height: 5-11, Weight: 182

ISS Ranking

[crosby_87]

Wisconsin currently has 2 recruits http://members.aol.com/cheisenber/Recruit05.htm that are already for 2007. Talk about looking into the future! One is an '88 and one is an '89! That is really something to take a leap of faith into a kid who is still 15(birthday is in august of 89) and has much more developing to do. Wonder if we'll be hearing his name anymore in the future.....Kyle Turris. He plays in the PIJHL for Grandview. Regular season stats are 30 GP, 13 G, 20 A. Not standout numbers. Does anyone know much about the style of the PIJHL is it more defensive minded or what?

[skateshattrick]

[CoteauRinkRat]

[crosby_87]

I hope all of our recruits do well as all of them are still playing as far as i know except for Vandevelde and Brad Miller(injured). I believe the rest are playing as of right now so lets cross our fingers that they all stay healthy and are ready to come put on a green and white sweater next year! (By the way, did anyone else really like the black jerseys the team finally wore in st cloud?)

[BinaIsGod]

Vandevelde is still playing, he's in Lincoln with Brian Lee...Vandevelde had 2 assists tonight for the Stars, and Lee had an assist on the powerplay. Nice first game for the boys...

[PhillySioux]

Vandevelde is still playing, he's in Lincoln with Brian Lee...Vandevelde had 2 assists tonight for the Stars, and Lee had an assist on the powerplay. Nice first game for the boys...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Lincoln picks up Lee, Vandevelde and Kyle Hardwick over the weekend, not a bad windfall for coach Johnson looking towards the playoffs.

[jk]

Lincoln beat Omaha 6-5 in OT.

Lee 0-1-1 +3

Hardwick 0-0-0 +1

Vandy 0-2-2 +1, took 6 shots

Pretty nice first game, adjusting to a higher level of play. Although it's safe to say they won't see anyone much quicker than Barribal.

[Siouxhockey03]

awesome night for sioux recruits in the BCHL

Duncan with 2 goals and 2 assists

Kozek with a hatty and 0 assists

sit 1 and 2 in playoff scoring

[DMT]

I don't remember seeing this before. If it has, sorry.

Hockey's Future article.

TAYLOR CHORNEY

Position: Defense

Height: 5-11, Weight: 182

ISS Ranking

[driscol]

I don't remember seeing this before.

[The Sicatoka]

International Scouting Services

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