More of the Same

BU added two more high end recruits today with '98 forward Patrick Harper(Avon) and '99 dman David Farrance(Syracuse Stars U16).  Harper is undersized for his position but joins fellow high skill forwards Hank Crone, Clayton Keller, and Kiefer Bellows. They are all projected to join dman Vas Kolias and '97 forward Johnny McDermott in the 2016 class. Harper is reported to have great hands and be a great competitor on the puck.

Extremely proud and excited to announce that I have committed to play my college hockey at Boston University #Goterriers #BU
— Patrick Harper (@Pharper_88) September 12, 2014

Farrance is the first '99 birthdate added to the recruiting list and looks to arrive for the 2017 season unless he is accelerated for 2016 which doesn't seem necessary unless there are numerous early departures. Farrance posted a 20-12-32 line with 50 penalty minutes in 28 games this year with his U16 team. Those numbers are absurd for a defensman. He put up almost .75 goals per game from the blue line. Those penalty minutes will have to come down when he arrives on Comm Ave for Coach Quinn who hates penalties more than basically anything besides losing.

Huge day for the Terriers on the recruiting trail. New recruit David Farrance has mobility, skill on the blue like few others, at any age.
— Over The Boards (@OTBPuckWatch) September 13, 2014

Stat of the Day: As a bantam defenseman (!) playing USPHL u16 last year, new BU recruit David Farrance landed 3rd in overall goalscoring.
— Over The Boards (@OTBPuckWatch) September 13, 2014

The recruiting machine for Quinn, Greeley, O'Connell, and Young continues as they continue to get commitments from top end puck moving defensemen and skilled forwards. They have a good mix of bigger more physical forwards with smaller guys but they all seems to have a few common attributes in that they have high end puck skills and they all are competitors. It is tough to not get excited about all the high end recruits that will be arriving(hopefully-back the fuck off CHL) in the next few years on the good end of Comm Ave. Three weeks until the exhibition opener at Agganis on October 4th @ 4:00pm.