Donato2327 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 A few kids I played against last year got drafted. Today, Alex Velischek got drafted by Pittsburgh and Eric Knodel got drafted by Toronto. Velischek played for Delbarton Prep and the NJ Colonials 18U AAA. I'm not sure where Knodel went to high school but he played for the Philadelphia Junior Flyers 18U AAA. Yesterday, one of the Ducks first round picks, Kyle Palmieri (26th overall) is a NJ kid. He went to St. Peters Prep and played for the USA Hockey National Team Developmental Program. It's cool to see kids you played against getting drafted into the NHL and it proves that New Jersey youth hockey can compete with youth hockey in the entire country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYGDevils32 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 There was a guy from Christian Brothers Academy in NJ that got drafted a few years back number 2 overall and decided to go to college and play. Was he drafted this year or is he still in college? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Pride 26 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 There was a guy from Christian Brothers Academy in NJ that got drafted a few years back number 2 overall and decided to go to college and play. Was he drafted this year or is he still in college? JvR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYGDevils32 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 JvR? Yes, that's him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donato2327 Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) Yes, that's him. Yeah he was drafted by Philly. I'm not exactly sure when he's going to play in the NHL, possibly this upcoming season. I heard some rumors he didn't want to sign with Philly, he wanted to sign with the Rangers. I don't know details or if it's even true. Bobby Ryan of the Ducks went 2nd overall in the 2005 draft. He's from Cherry Hill. T. J. Brennan was the Sabres 2nd round pick (31st overall) in the 2007 draft. He's from Willingboro, NJ. A few kids I know are going to play in the USHL and the OPJHL, which are some of the best Tier II junior leagues and send alot of kids to Division 1 schools (For people who don't know, the majority of D1 Hockey players come in as like 20, 21 year old freshman after playing a few years of Tier II Junior hockey. The top Junior leagues are the Tier I leagues, OHL and QMJHL. Those players get paid to play so they can't play NCAA hockey so players in those leagues go right to the NHL). It's really awesome to see local kids getting recogintion and I think the increase in US born players great for the league. Edited June 27, 2009 by Donato2327 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilNurn Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 There was a guy from Christian Brothers Academy in NJ that got drafted a few years back number 2 overall and decided to go to college and play. Was he drafted this year or is he still in college? Yeah one of my friends knew his friends...pretty weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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