Tony recently posted the Boston Globe's list of incoming players for the Hockey East schools. I managed to track down that issue of the Globe (it was last Sunday's), and here are the recruits listed for the ECAC schools. I think Harvard's and RPI's recruits have already been posted, but they are included below for the sake of completeness. I'll also post the Div. II/III recruits to hockey-3. NAME POS. PREVIOUS TEAM HOMETOWN BROWN: Brian Crowley LW Unionville, Ont. John Direnzo F St. Michael's College Toronto, Ont. Brent Hoiness RW Saskatoon, Sask. Damian Prescott C Governor Dummer Academy Ipswich, MA Jimmy Anderson D Hawthorn Woods, IL D.J. Harding D Kimball Union Academy Salem, NH Jeff Holowaty G Regina, Sask. Brown is losing some of their top guns this year (Mark Fabbro, Kelly Jones, Chris Kaban), so the forwards might see some action pretty quickly. The Bears' biggest loss, of course, is All-ECAC goalie Geoff Finch. The job will probably go to Mike Parsons, but if Holowaty can adapt to the college game quickly enough, he might force a rotation. CLARKSON: Chris Clark RW Springfield Olympics South Windsor, CT Ken Corp LW Canton College (transfer) Buffalo, NY Claude Morin C Kent State (transfer) Ste. Marie, Que. Dana Mulvihill RW/C Nepean Raiders Nepean, Ont. Scott Ricci D Gloucester Rangers Osgoode, Ont. Nicholas Windsor D Cornwall Colts Waterloo, Que. Dan Murphy G Nanaimo Clippers Nanaimo, B.C. Jonathan Parrella G Clinton CC (transfer) Montreal, Que. Just out of curiosity, are community college transfers common in the North Country? I think I've seen a few CC players on Clarkson and St. Lawrence rosters in the past. An experienced Claude Morin, one of Kent's top scorers, will help make up for the departure of Hobey finalist Craig Conroy. However, the Golden Knights will be scrambling to fill the void left by departing goalie Jason Currie, a second-team ECAC All-Star. COLGATE: Bill Baaki RW Wisconsin Capitals Detroit, MI Dru Burgess C Cornwall Colts Hamilton, Ont. Ben Crittenden C North Iowa Huskies Eagle River, AK Tim Loftsgard C Melfort Mustangs Kyle, Sask. Rob Mara RW Belmont Hill Belmont, MA Brian Owen LW Belmont Hill Arlington, MA I wonder if this was by design. Red Raider coach Don Vaughan is definitely offense-minded, and his team is losing forwards Sam Raffoul and Bruce Gardiner among others. The defense returns almost intact but could have used a little shoring up. And I'm sorry to "dis" Ithaca Youth Hockey product Jason Gates, but Colgate does not have much to speak of in the way of goaltending. CORNELL: Ryan Smart C Meadville HS Meadville, PA Jason Dailey D Nichols School Pittsford, NY Jason Elliot G Selkirk HS Chapman, Australia Yes, Australia. Elliot is really from Canada, but his parents moved to Australia some time ago. The Big Red's endless search for offense has turned up Ryan Smart, who set a Meadville (near Pittsburgh) record with his career total of 401 points. His 191 goals and 210 assists were also school records. Whether he is a legitimately big fish or it was just a small pond remains to be seen. DARTMOUTH: Jeremiah Buckley F Oakdale, MN Bob Cancelli F Aurora Eagles Mississaugua, Ont. Brian Fleming F Belmont Hill Needham, MA Shaun Peet F Penticton Panthers Lantzille, B.C. Charlie Retter F Wexford Raiders Toronto, Ont. Jon Sturgis F Minnetonka, MN Dave Whitworth F Penticton Panthers Coquitlam, B.C. Shane Ness D Penticton Panthers North Vancouver, B.C. Darik Buchar G Hibbing, MN Well, they're going where the players are. The Big Green welcomes three players from Minnesota and three more from Penticton, the team that Paul Kariya made famous. A few years ago, Dartmouth brought in a class that had a number of gems in it: forwards Tony DelCarmine and Scott Fraser, blue- liner Mike Loga, and goalie Mike Bracco. It would help if the incoming class had some top-notch players also, especially since all of those guys are leaving this year. HARVARD: Henry Higdon C Phillips Academy Greenwich, NY Doug Sproule LW Hotchkiss School Des Moines, IA Brian Famigletti D Glen Head, NY Geordie Hyland D Upper Canada College Toronto, Ont. Jeremiah McCarthy D Belmont Hill [Belmont, MA?] Hey, what are these guys doing recruiting New Yorkers? Don't cry for Harvard just yet -- any team that still has a Steve Martins is a force to be reckoned with -- but this does not look like the Crimson's usual high-impact freshman class, and the loss of Aaron Israel to the pros may or may not make things interesting... PRINCETON: Matt Brush F Des Moines (USJHL) Birmingham, MI Casson Masters F Olds Grizzlies (AJHL) LeDuc, Alb. Chris Patrick F Kent School Oakton, VA Robbie Sinclair C Cape Breton (Midget AAA) Glace Bay, N.S. Martin Ouimet D Milton Academy Laval, Que. Erasmo Saltarelli G St. Hubert, Spatial (LHJAQ) Montreal, Que. Score one for the Tigers. Casson Masters looked like he was headed to Cornell last year (and indeed was listed as a Cornell recruit in the Globe), but he opted to move from Midget AAA into the juniors for a year instead. I think he was only 17 and maybe felt he wasn't ready to make the jump to college yet. Dunno if Martin Ouimet is related to Mark Ouimet, who played for Michigan a couple years ago, but for what it's worth, they're not from the same hometown. RPI: Doug Battaglia LW Brockville Braves Barrie, Ont. Eric Healey C New England Classics Hull, MA Chris Aldous D Northwood Prep Northwood, MA Bryan Tapper D Rexford Raiders Scarborough, Ont. Bryon Massota G Hotchkiss School Northford, CT It'll be interesting to see if Mike "5-7? On a Soapbox, Maybe" Tamburro winds up with the starting job between the pipes now that Neil Little has moved on. The Engineers bring in two defensemen to replace the two that are graduating, so they are still apparently going to have a total of only six -- and injuries and depth were a problem behind the blue line last year. ST. LAWRENCE: Paul DiFrancesco C Nepean, Ont. Mark McGrath LW Bracebridge, Ont. Derek McLaughlin LW Corunna, Ont. Clint Owen G Mississauga, Ont. There should be a good competition for forward spots at St. Lawrence. The Saints already have a lot of young players on offense who are looking to fill the shoes of graduates Mike Allain, Mark McGeough, and Spencer Meany -- and them's big shoes indeed. UNION: Boe Leslie F Carman, Man. Charlie Moxham C Calgary, Alb. Trevor Koenig G Edmonton, Alb. The Dutchmen have done a solid job of loading up on Division I players since joining the ECAC, to the point where they don't have a lot of holes to fill. (Certainly goaltending isn't one of them, with the Luigi Villa-Mike Gallant tandem) Union says good-bye to its last Division III player, Jeff Jiam- petti. VERMONT: Jason Hamilton F Indianapolis Junior Ice Inglewood, OH Justin Martin F Taft School Essex Junction, VT Jason Reid D St. Andrews College Toronto, Ont. Marc Magliaditi G Nicolas [Nichols?] School Niagara Falls, NY Vermont got one heck of a lot of production out of last year's freshman class, with ECAC Rookie of the Year Eric Perrin and Martin St. Louis at forward and Tim Thomas between the pipes. Hopefully for the Cats, this year's class will produce a couple of real finds as well. Wingers Travis Lehouiller and Nicholas Perreault and defenseman Corey Machanic will not be easy to replace. Yale's recruits were not listed. A note in the Globe says, "A number of other colleges were unable to provide information in time for publication." -- Disclaimer -- Unless otherwise noted, all opinions expressed above are strictly those of: Bill Fenwick Cornell '86 and '94.5 LET'S GO RED!! "Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function." -- Garrison Keillor