Boston Advantage defenseman Tim Busconi has committed to Boston University, it was announced Wednesday. The '04 right-shot blueliner from Milton, Mass., has been a longtime Boston Advantage player. In limited games during the 2020-21 season, Busconi put up nearly a point per game for the organization’s 16-U team. Busconi skates well, has a good stick...
Boston Advantage defenseman Tim Busconi has committed to Boston University, it was announced Wednesday.
The '04 right-shot blueliner from Milton, Mass., has been a longtime Boston Advantage player. In limited games during the 2020-21 season, Busconi put up nearly a point per game for the organization’s 16-U team.
Busconi skates well, has a good stick and can move pucks north. He’s expected to play for the Advantage’s 18-U team during the 2021-22 season. He’ll likely head to the USHL for the year after before matriculating to BU.
Busconi is the fourth '04 to commit to the Terriers, joining defenseman Lane Hutson and forwards Devin Kaplan and Michael La Starza.
Two-way forward for Friars
Providence College has received a commitment from center Will Elger, a late '04 who has played the past four seasons with the Ohio Blue Jackets AAA.
Elger, from Westerville, Ohio, skated in 67 games with the organization’s 16-U team during the 2020-21 season. He registered 22 goals and 28 assists while earning a callup for one game with the USA Hockey NTDP U-17 team.
Elger is a big right-shot forward with length. He’s tough to play against, competes hard, and is still a little raw with the likelihood of developing in an upward trajectory over the next few years. Elger is on the 30-man list for the USHL’s Tri-City Storm. If he doesn’t stick in Tri-City, he’ll play for the Johnstown Tomahawks in the NAHL.
With Elger’s commitment, the Friars now have five players committed in the '04 birth year. He joins forwards Brady Berard (East Greenwich, R.I), Christian Kocsis, and Ryan Schelling, and defenseman Andrew Centrella.
Former Merrimack recruit finds home
Jonathan Young was a victim of the numbers game. With current college athletes allowed a fifth year and given a one-time transfer exception due to the coronavirus, there were fewer spots than ever before for 2000-born players in junior hockey.
Young, a former Merrimack recruit, committed to St. Olaf, a Division 3 college in Northfield, Minn. He’ll play for former Boston University Director of Hockey Operations Eddie Effinger, who is in his second year as the head coach of the Oles.
The Pelham, N.H., native played the past two seasons with the Northeast Generals in the NAHL. During the 2020-21 season, Young scored 15 goals and 27 assists for 42 points in 56 games. In addition to his time in Attleboro, Young also skated in games for Maryland and Amarillo in the NAHL and Youngstown in the USHL.
