Daily News | NCAA hockey tournament preview: Flyers connections both past and present run deep
, University of Michigan star Adam Fantilli would be one heck of a consolation prize. The freshman has dominated this season like few first year players ever have, leading the nation in scoring with 61 points despite missing games to win World Junior gold with Team Canada in early January.The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Fantilli is a powerful center, who combines strength, speed, skill, and effort all into one beautifully-wrapped package.
Those are not the only familiar names in the field, as John Tortorella’s brother Jim is an assistant coach at Harvard, while former Flyers defenseman Matt Carle’s brother David is the head coach at the University of Denver. Last season, David Carle and the Pioneers , who is currently with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Speaking of the Phantoms, defenseman Louie Belpedio will have to share the PPL ice this weekend with his younger brother Nic, who will play there Friday night with Colgate against Michigan.While local fans don’t have a City 6 school to root for in Division 1 ice hockey, they could do worse than adopting Penn State. The Nittany Lions, who are a No.
Outside of the aforementioned trio at Penn State, Canisius leads the way with a pair of locals in David Melaragni and Max Kouznetsov , the son of former Flyers skating coach Slava Kouznetsov. Former La Salle College High star Sam Lipkin is Quinnipiac’s third-leading scorer as a freshman, while Cornell’s Nick DeSantis played a season at Malvern Prep. Rounding out the group, are Boston University defenseman Jack Page and Ohio State’s Matt Cassidy, who landed in Columbus via Medford.
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