In the Pipeline: 2/5/2018

Quinnipiac had one of its strongest weekends of the season upsetting #3 Clarkson and beating St. Lawrence at home getting a much need four ECAC points in the process. Next up for Quinnipiac are road games against rival Yale and Brown. Currently in 8th place in the ECAC standings, the Bobcats need to secure some wins in order to get a solid position for the playoffs. Now lets take a look at how some of the future Bobcats did this week.

Ethan De Jong (photo by James Doyle/Prince George Citizen)

BCHL Commits

Michael Lombardi had one assist over the weekend in two games played. In 49 games played he has 33points (14 goals, 19 assists).

Ethan De Jong had a strong weekend with 4 assists in 3 games played. He had a goal and four assists and leads the team with 51 points (16 goals, 35 assists) in 42 games played. He is #154 on the NHL central scouting list for North American skaters and the stronger he plays he could shoot his name up on the central scouting rankings prior to the draft.

T.J. Friedmann had a three point weekend for the Victoria Grizzlies with a goal and two assists in two games played. In 50 games played this season he has 44 points (18 goals, 26 assists).

USHL commits

William Fallstrom picked up one assist in two games played for the Fargo Force over the weekend. In 36 games, the Sweden native has 22 points (6 goals, 16 assists).

Justin Robbins made 20 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss for the Chicago Steel. On the season he is 3-3 with a 4.14 goals against average and an .867 save percentage in 10 games played.

AJHL commits

Matt Cassidy picked up one goal this weekend for the Brooks Bandits. On the season, Cassidy has 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) in 41 games played.

Prep Schools/High Schools

Matthew Fawcett leads New England Prep hockey in scoring with 54 points (22 goals, 32 assists) in 20 games played. He is averaging 2.70 points per game this season.

NCDC commits

Gus Van Nes picked up another this past weekend. The Dutch born forward has 53 points (16 goals, 37 assists) in 39 games played this season.

Victor Czerneckianair (photo by Tim Brule)

Midget Commits

Victor Czerneckianair had three goals and two assists this past weekend for the U-15 Selects team at South Kent. In 45 games played this season he had 63 points (27 goals, 36 assists). The Southington, CT native is 3rd on the team in scoring and a possible candidate for the NDTP program.

Jake Quillan had a goal and three assists in three games played for the Steele Subaru Major Midgets. In 34 games played he has 44 points (14 goals, 30 assists).

Austin Spiridakis picked up an assist this weekend for the St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders. In 31 games played he has 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists).

Jack Silich had a goal and three assists this weekend for the Chicago Mission. On the season he has 76 points (28 goals, 48 assists).

Quinnipiac picked up a very good 2003 recruit in Oscar Plandowski who plays for OHA Edmonton Bantam Prep. In 13 games played the blue liner has 14 points (1 goal, 13 assists). Stay tuned this week for Q&A with him.

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