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

Nolan Newash, '20 - Michigan State, 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 State University, ACHA D2

Chase Gilmore, '24 - Bowling Green State University, ACHA D2

Noah Loch, '24 - Missouri, ACHA D2

Sam Levin, '24 - Louisville, ACHA D1

Jack Veller, '24 - Michigan State, ACHA D2

 

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, Red River Spartans, USPHL Premier

Caleb Berkenkotter, '24 - Chicago Cougars, 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.

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