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September
30, 2009
Recruiting Trail: Top Classes
During the course of a season, you'll hear hockey
coaches talk about the importance of winning one-on-one battles.
But it's ultimately a team game, which is why we cap our Recruting
Rankings with a look at the top incoming classes from coast
to coast.
Inside College Hockey compiled its 2009 Recruiting
Rankings with extensive input from college and junior coaches,
as well as professional scouts. Participants were asked to
evaluate recruits based on their projected impact at the college
level, not on their professional hockey prospects.
Individual Rankings: Top
20 Forwards | Top
20 Defensemen | Top
10 Goalies
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TOP
15 FRESHMAN CLASSES |
| No. |
School |
| 1. |
Notre
Dame |
| Top
newcomers: D Sam Calabrese, F Kyle Palmeiri, F Riley
Sheahan |
| 2. |
Denver |
| Top
newcomers: D Matt Donovan, F Drew Shore, D William Wrenn
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| 3. |
Boston
College |
| Top
newcomers: F Chris Kreider, D Patrick Wey, F Steve Whitney
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| 4. |
Minnesota |
| Top
newcomers: F Zach Budish, D Seth Helgeson, D Nick Leddy
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| 5. |
Harvard |
| Top
newcomers: D Danny Biega, F Marshall Everson, F Louis
Leblanc |
| 6. |
Boston
University |
| Top
newcomers: F Alex Chiasson, F Justin Courtnall, D Max
Nicastro, |
| 7. |
St.
Cloud State |
| Top
newcomers: F David Eddy, F Ben Hanowski, G Michael Lee |
| 8. |
North
Dakota |
| Top
newcomers: F Mike Cichy, F Danny Kristo, D Andrew MacWilliam |
| 9. |
Rensselaer |
| Top
newcomers: F Jerry D'Amigo, F Brandon Pirri, F Marty
O'Grady |
| 10. |
Michigan |
| Top
newcomers: F Chris Brown, F Kevin Lynch, D Lee Moffie |
| 11. |
Minnesota
Duluth |
| Top
newcomers: F Dan Delisle, D Dylan Olsen, F Mike Seidel |
| 12. |
Wisconsin |
| Top
newcomers: F Derek Lee, D Justin Schultz, D Craig Smith |
| 13. |
Cornell |
| Top
newcomers: F Eric Axell, D Nick D'Agostino, F Greg Miller |
| 14. |
Yale |
| Top
newcomers: F Josh Balch, D Jessie Hudkins, F Andrew
Miller |
| 15. |
New
Hampshire |
| Top
newcomers: D Connor Hardowa, F John Henrion, D Brett
Kostolansky |
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