Post High School Hockey
WHERE DID BGHW PLAYERS PLAY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?
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College
Nick Nolan, '12 - University of Illinois ACHA D2
Vinny Barra, 13 - Robert Morris & Northern Illinois ACHA D2
Zach Schulze, '13 - Robert Morris ACHA D3
Alec Klimowicz, '13 - Holy Cross ACHA D3
Cody Turcotte, '13 - Ohio University ACHA D2
Josh Searles, '13 - Illinois State ACHA D2
John Cappuccitti, '14 - Loyola NCAA D1 Soccer, Lake Forest College NCAA D3 Soccer
Brien Martin, '14 - Wisconsin ACHA D2
Nick Haskell, '14 - Ferris State ACHA D2
Michael DeSalvo, '15 - Marquette ACHA D2
Patrick Myers, '15 - Marquette ACHA D2
Drew Downey, '15 - Robert Morris ACHA D2
Patrick Johns, '16 - Miami (OH) ACHA D2
Eric Kurpiewski, '19 - Lindenwood D1 Inline Hockey
Brendan Buckley, '19 - Illinois State, ACHA D1, University of Illinois ACHA D2
Brooke Ersoy, '19 - Boston University, NCAA D1
Tyler Larsen, '19 - Florida Gulf Coast, ACHA D3
Max Pekay, '20 - Kansas University, ACHA D3
Nicholas Krueger, '20 - Roosevelt University, ACHA D2
Ty Nagy, '21 - North Central, NCAA D3 Lacrosse
Max O'Connell, '21 - University of Dayton, ACHA D2
Kellen Christopher, '21 - San Diego State, ACHA D2
Jason Perkins, '21 - San Diego State, ACHA D2
Braxton Ersoy, '21 - Northeastern, ACHA D2
Joe Forsberg, '23 - University of Cincinnati ACHA D3
Christian Chernik, '24 - Bowling Green University, NCAA Cheer
Juniors
Mason Vamvakos, '13 - Illiana Blackbirds MNJHL
Vinny Barra, '13 - Rochester Ice Hawks MNJHL (12-13), Blind River Beavers NOJHL (13-14)
Tyler Larsen, '19 - L/A Nordiques NA3HL(19-20), Oklahoma City Jr. Blazers NA3HL (20-21)
Andrew Young, '22 - Chicago Crush, USPHL Premier
USEFUL LINKS
For more useful information about post high school hockey, please visit the sites below. If you would like more information about options that would be best for you, please reach out to me and we can schedule a time to sit down with the player an his family.
Many colleges have competitive club teams. Players should look into that as they are trying to find the right school.
The North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL), one of two USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior Leagues, serves as one of the top training grounds in the country by providing the best coaching, exposure and developmental vehicles available for student-athletes in its classification.
A step above the NA3HL in terms of level of play and development. Located in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and its 18 teams celebrates its 8th season in 2020-2021. For the past five years, the EHL has finished as the leader in the Direct-To-College Advancement at the Division II and III levels. This past season alone, the EHL accounted for nearly 1 in every 5 freshmen on Division II and III rosters.
The USPHL has grown to over 60 organizations from across the United States fielding teams in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), Premier, Elite, EHF, 18U, 16U, 15U, and High Performance youth divisions. From 2013-2017, USA Hockey sanctioned the Premier, Elite, Empire, Midwest, and USP3 Divisions as Tier III junior leagues. In 2017, the USPHL added a higher level junior league named the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) for the 2017-2018 season. The NCDC was seeking free-to-play Tier II junior league sanctioning, but was denied by USA Hockey. In response, the USPHL junior level leagues withdrew from USA Hockey sanctioning altogether. The 18U, 16U, and 15U divisions are still considered Tier I youth hockey divisions by USA Hockey.