The Boston Bulldogs 18U club is another one that was hit hard with departures from last year’s team. Nonetheless, there are several players who will garner significant interest from Division 3 programs and some with potential for fringe offers to Division 1 schools. The Boston Bulldogs organization has typically been dominated by players from Milton...
The Boston Bulldogs 18U club is another one that was hit hard with departures from last year’s team. Nonetheless, there are several players who will garner significant interest from Division 3 programs and some with potential for fringe offers to Division 1 schools.
The Boston Bulldogs organization has typically been dominated by players from Milton Academy and the 2018 season is no different. A large majority of their roster comes from the Mustangs and Tabor Academy, with Dan Cronin and Tom O’Hear coaching the 18U team.
The strength of the team is at goaltender, as Milton Academy starter Eric Voloshin (Bedford, N.H.) is back from a year ago. He’s in the upper echelon of goaltenders returning to prep school for the 2018-19 season. Voloshin, an ’00, likely will be one of the more coveted goaltenders among NESCAC programs.
On defense, the leader will be Tabor Academy’s Connor Guyette. The Waterbury Center, Vt., native has always had good size and mobility, but missed time last winter with an upper-body injury. The ’01 is rugged and plays a hard game, likely making him the team’s top overall prospect. Teammate Ian Gindhart and Milton’s Max Cassella are the other top blueliners.
Up front, ’02 Brandon Tang, from Richmond Hills, Ont., is a newcomer to Milton and is worth keeping an eye on. Another ’02 playing up is Mitch Cassella, also an addition to Paul Cannata’s program.
Other standout forwards should be Milton ’01 Tyler Crist, who has some speed and skill. Meanwhile, Arlington High School ’01 Anthony Messuri is one of the better public school players in the MIAA. He’s the son of John Messuri, the coach of the Spy Ponders and a legendary player at Princeton.
Overall, the Boston Bulldogs 18U team will struggle to compete with the top teams in fall split-season midget hockey. However, the horses are there to win a few games and surprise an opponent here or there.
The Boston Bulldogs 16U team is made up of mostly players from the high school teams at Arlington and Winchester and will be coached by Gregg Malatesta.
