Dexter Southfield senior right wing Johnny McElaney has committed to playing college hockey at Colby College, it was announced Monday. The ’00 from Walpole, Mass., is in his fourth season playing for Danny Donato at the Brookline, Mass., prep school. McElaney has scored 58 points through his first three seasons at Dexter Southfield. In 2019-20,...
Dexter Southfield senior right wing Johnny McElaney has committed to playing college hockey at Colby College, it was announced Monday.
The ’00 from Walpole, Mass., is in his fourth season playing for Danny Donato at the Brookline, Mass., prep school. McElaney has scored 58 points through his first three seasons at Dexter Southfield. In 2019-20, he has a goal and four assists in his first five games.
McElaney is a 5-foot-10 winger who brings speed and compete that will benefit Blaise MacDonald’s program at Colby. The Mules will be playing in a new facility when McElaney matriculates to the Waterville, Maine, college.
Millberg commits to Sacred Heart
Lawrence Academy senior goaltender Brandon Milberg has committed to playing college hockey at Sacred Heart.
The Thornhill, Ontario, native has a .964 save percentage in three wins to start the season. He’s posted a shutout in two of three contests. During the fall, Milberg was very good for the Neponset Valley River Rats 18-U.
Milberg is another solid recruit brought into the Groton, Mass., prep school by Mike Busconi, who is now an assistant coach and scout for the Islanders Hockey Club in the USPHL NCDC.
Fantilli to represent Hockey Canada
Kimball Union Academy sophomore center Adam Fantilli will skate for Hockey Canada at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games this January.
The Toronto, Ontario, native is considered one of the top ‘04s on the continent. The ’04 birth year is loaded with top Canadians, including Shane Wright, who is averaging over a point per game in the Ontario Hockey League after being granted exceptional status by Hockey Canada.
Fantilli has 10 goals and 10 assists in his first eight games with KUA. Many observers believe he could be the first player chosen in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection.
Three players for the U.S. entry at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games will have a New England connection. Goaltenders Dylan Silverstein and Arthur Smith (Farmington, Conn.) play for Dexter Southfield and Selects Academy 15-U, respectively. Selects Academy 15-U defenseman Vinny Borgesi is committed to play college hockey at Northeastern.
