Three top forwards commit to Northeastern

I just researched and wrote the article titled Huskies sign three recruits for the Northeastern website, so I am not going to go into any further detail regarding the transaction and the players NU signed, but I do want to note how much there is out there to learn for even the biggest hockey fan like myself.

The British Columbia Hockey League (BCJHL), Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) are all more or less at the same level of play. For more on these leagues, check them out on Wikipedia.



Current starting keeper Brad Thiessen played for the Merritt Centennials of the BCHL last year, and the current No. 2 scorer of the BCHL, Wade Macleod, also of Merritt, will be joining Brad on NU's roster next season.



Here is a full list of the league leaders. Also available at the Merritt Centennials link at the top of this graph are thousands, literally, of pictures of him and the rest of the team over the last three years. Seems like some impressive photography up on the web for a Junior A team.


The other recruit from the BCHL, Tyler McNeely of the Barnaby Express, is eighth right now in scoring, but his resume is quite impressive, as detailed in my release. He is supposed to be the big name of our three recruits. Maybe he is projected as Mike Morris' replacement? Maybe not. But he's still draft eligible.



The United States Hockey League, which happens to have produced tons and tons of college and professional hockey players, is pretty much on par with those Canadian Leagues. Northeastern happens to have more than a handful of former USHLers, and Steve Silva of the Green Bay Gamblers is one of the three recent recruits to sign with the Huskies. NU will have at least seven former USHLers on the team next year.


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Milan Michalek of the San Jose Sharks, as I have mentioned, is having an awesome start to year and may be the Sharks best player right now, despite playing with the likes of people named Thornton, Cheechoo, Marleau and the Dynamic Duo in goal. To make matters even more urgent on capturing his rookies, I read today that he is the lockeroom leader. That might sound stupid, but the combination of skills, production, size and leadership could one day result in a big time superstar. It's a reach, but I just keep hearing good things.