Monday, July 15, 2013

9 of the Undrafted FA Invitees Coming to 2013 Prospect Camp

I've been able to figure out who 9 of the undrafted free agent invitees are to prospect camp via twitter. I'm sure there are others but we'll have to wait till the roster comes out later today. The 9 are LW Frank DiChiara, G Jake Hildebrand, LW Nick Saracino, RD Zach Tolkinen, LD Oleg Yevenko, LW Conor Sheary, G Brandon Hope, LW Ryan Misiak, and LW Cody Wydo.

LW Frank DiChiara 6'5, 215, 19 yrs old (Yale)
- From Long Island
- USHL Clark Cup Champion last year (OT GWG)
- 2012-13 Dubuque (USHL): 64 GP 30-30-60 +26 18 PIM, Playoffs: 11 GP 4-8-12 +4 6 PIM
- 3rd on team in scoring last year
- Entering freshman year at Yale

The 2013 Hockey Prospect Black Book didn't rank DiChiara but had some encouraging words on him. They praised his strength which allows him to be strong on the puck and work well along the walls down low. Hockey Prospect also mentions that he has a "pro shot and quick release."

G Jake Hildebrand 5'11, 182, 20 yrs old (Michigan State)
- Played 65.4% games as a freshman last year
- 2012-13: 29 GP 1,659:39 MIN 9-17-2 2.35 GAA .928 SV% 2 SO

LW Nick Saracino 5'11, 185, 21 yrs old (Providence)
- Just finished freshman season
- 2012-13: 28 GP 11-7-18 +8 10 PIM 20.0 SH% 1.96 SH/GP (6 PPG)
- Tied 3rd on team in scoring

RD Zach Tolkinen 6'3, 190, 23 yrs old (Quinnipiac)
- Just finished junior year
- 2012-13: 38 GP 2-5-7 +11 51 PIM
- NCAA Career: 99 GP 6-19-25 +5 121 PIM

LD Oleg Yevenko 6'7, 250, 22 yrs old (UMass Amherst)
- Just finished sophomore year
- 2012-13: 31 GP 0-1-1 -5 55 PIM 0.0 SH% 0.71 SH/GP
- NCAA Career: 64 GP 1-3-4 -6 93 PIM 2.5 SH% 0.63 SH/GP

LW Conor Sheary 5'9, 160, 21 yrs old (UMass Amherst)
- Just finished junior year
- 2012-13: 34 GP 11-16-27 -6 29 PIM 10.78 SH% 3.00 SH/GP
- 2nd on team in scoring last year
- NCAA Career: 104 GP 29-47-76 +4 51 PIM 12.03 SH% 2.32 SH/GP

G Brandon Hope 6'0, 197, 19 yrs old (Owen Sound)
- Spent 2 years with Sarnia before moving on to Owen Sound
- 2012-13: 20 GP 1,080 MIN 12-6-0-0 2.61 GAA .915 SV% 0 SO
- OHL Career: 67 GP 3,456 MIN 24-24-1-3 3.99 GAA .883 SV% 0 SO

The 2013 Hockey Prospect Black Book also had some words on Hope. They highlight that he has "excellent leg movement" and say his "reflexes are strong" but mention that he needs to work on his rebound control.

LW Ryan Misiak 5'11, 185, 21 yrs old (Mercyhurst)
- Just finished sophomore year
- 2012-13: 41 GP 18-20-38 +7 14 PIM 20.22 SH% 2.17 SH/GP
- 2nd on team in scoring last year
- NCAA Career: 77 GP 24-33-57 +4 36 PIM

LW Cody Wydo 5'10, 175, 22 yrs old (Robert Morris)
- Just finished sophomore year
- 2012-13: 38 GP 21-12-33 +16 16 PIM 18.75 SH% 2.95 SH/GP
- 2nd on team in scoring last year
- NCAA Career: 72 GP 34-19-53 +21 26 PIM

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