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2026 Recruiting


Christopher Doshna, M, Marcellus (N.Y.), Sweetlax Upstate
Evaluation Score: 83
Doshna uses his size to his advantage in getting leverage before getting off his powerful shot, muscling past the opposition and canning high percentage looks. He also had some good deception on his face dodge, leaving his closeout defender in the dust en route to the better look.

Joe Florada, D, Salisbury School (Conn.), Sweetlax Upstate
Evaluation Score: 84
Florada seemed to be really timing his hard checks well, getting a few balls loose and causing turnovers. He’s got great size, a great stance and looks the part of an all-around defenseman.

Florada is from Syracuse & was all league at CBA as a frosh & soph. Originally a ‘25, he re-classed to ‘26 at Salisbury this year. 6’6” & looks rangy, agile, & aggressive while throwing heavy checks in his highlights. Trains with Beardsley & wore #47 at CBA.
 
One to watch for next year...

from a recent IL writeup:
Cade Marechek | A | IMG Academy (Fla.) | Red Hots
Everything you’d expect with the name Marechek. No battle is too physical, no gap is too small. Marechek was physical at point of contact, had crafty stick skills that made it impossible to get to his hands, and he threaded shots at angles few can make. A vast array of release points and shots resulted in the same thing: the ball in the net.

 

Christopher Doshna, M, Marcellus (N.Y.), Sweetlax Upstate
Evaluation Score: 88
He’s a physical monster. He can hold up on defense and he brings pretty much everything you’d want to the table offensively. Seems to project more as a stepdown shooter than a dodger, but I was impressed by a great top-down feed that created a nice look for the receiver. One of those players that a team can never have too many of.

Nash Oudemool, M, West Genesee (N.Y.), Sweetlax Upstate
Evaluation Score: 88
I sometimes think that it’s better to share the raw notes that I take on the sideline, as opposed to the edited version that I expound on that kernel with after the fact, because it more succinctly and dramatically communicates the opinion. This is what I wrote about Oudemool: “athlete, excellent all-around player, one of the best I saw all day.” He’s a lefty who can dodge, shoot, pass and play defense.

JP Maggio, LSM, IMG Academy (Fla.), BBL
Evaluation Score: 87
Smooth LSM who always seemed to be in the right spots and threw the most impressive takeaway check I saw, knifing the ball away in the middle of the field with a can opener without losing a step on the ballcarrier.

I also found the bolded tidbit in this eval interesting. I have not yet seen a list of coaches in attendance to see if Gait &/or March was there. Of course, they could easily be talking about any number of other coaches as well.

Hayden Delaney, M, Culver (Ind.), Next Level
Evaluation Score: 87
Sitting next to a coach who values, let’s say, a Canadian style of playing, he called Delaney one his favorite players in the class. It should come as no surprise, then, that my notes on him were: “Hands, nice flash open on the crease, T&R stepdown.” Delaney doesn’t overwhelm athletically, but he clearly knows the game and has excellent hands and wrists.
 
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W'boro'Cuse315 said:

Christopher Doshna, M, Marcellus (N.Y.), Sweetlax Upstate
Evaluation Score: 88
He’s a physical monster. He can hold up on defense and he brings pretty much everything you’d want to the table offensively. Seems to project more as a stepdown shooter than a dodger, but I was impressed by a great top-down feed that created a nice look for the receiver. One of those players that a team can never have too many of.

Nash Oudemool, M, West Genesee (N.Y.), Sweetlax Upstate
Evaluation Score: 88
I sometimes think that it’s better to share the raw notes that I take on the sideline, as opposed to the edited version that I expound on that kernel with after the fact, because it more succinctly and dramatically communicates the opinion. This is what I wrote about Oudemool: “athlete, excellent all-around player, one of the best I saw all day.” He’s a lefty who can dodge, shoot, pass and play defense.

JP Maggio, LSM, IMG Academy (Fla.), BBL
Evaluation Score: 87
Smooth LSM who always seemed to be in the right spots and threw the most impressive takeaway check I saw, knifing the ball away in the middle of the field with a can opener without losing a step on the ballcarrier.

I also found the bolded tidbit in this eval interesting. I have not yet seen a list of coaches in attendance to see if Gait &/or March was there. Of course, they could easily be talking about any number of other coaches as well.

Hayden Delaney, M, Culver (Ind.), Next Level
Evaluation Score: 87
Sitting next to a coach who values, let’s say, a Canadian style of playing, he called Delaney one his favorite players in the class. It should come as no surprise, then, that my notes on him were: “Hands, nice flash open on the crease, T&R stepdown.” Delaney doesn’t overwhelm athletically, but he clearly knows the game and has excellent hands and wrists.
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PhatOrange said:
Saw Oderna in Saratoga this weekend scouting.
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I was there too for my sons 27 team. where was he? . Didn’t see him or any other big name coach, but it’s such a big tournament he could blend in easily.
 
BomberOrange said:
I was there too for my sons 27 team. where was he? . Didn’t see him or any other big name coach, but it’s such a big tournament he could blend in easily.
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Saw him by fields 1, 3 & 4. 2025s were all playing at the time. There were a bunch of nice schools there, he was the biggest name I saw but Brown, LeMoyne, Jacksonville, Lehigh, Loyola, Cornell all had coaches there among others. Pretty well attended for Upstate imo. Talked to Leland Rogers for a bit, I’d love to see him get Cortland back to the top.

What’s your sons team?
 
This one seems to get a lot of good schools at it as its one of the last tournaments on the circuit. My son plays for True Upstate 2027. What team does your son play for?
 
Love that the Upstate jersey is Syracuse knock off. Stay home, boys! Save your parents some gas money.

1-FO Domenic Giangreco, 2026, McQuaid Jesuit
2-FO Julien Watts, 2026, South Jefferson High School
3-M Donavan Fraher, 2026, Marcellus Sr. High School
4-M Austin Moore, 2026, Salisbury Prep
5-M Nick Rayfield, 2026, Marcellus
6-G Joshua Jobson, 2026, Webster THomas High School
7-A Landen Brunelle, 2026, Skaneateles
8-A Cayden Claflin, 2026, East Syracuse Minoa
9-M Christopher Doshna, 2026, Marcellus
10-M Braden Fingar, 2026, Penn Yan Academy
11-A Brodie Joyce, 2026, Penfield
12-D Oliver Kowal, 2026, Victor Central Schools
13-LSM Matthew Langan, 2026, Victor
14-D Dominic Mariano, 2026, Rush Henrietta
15-A Brady Michaud, 2026, Liverpool HS
16-A Cooper Moore, 2026, Irondequoit High School
17-M Nash Oudemool, 2026, West Genesee HS
18-LSM Caden Parker, 2026, Jamesville-Dewitt High School
19-D Drew Pauly, 2026, General Brown
20-M Michael Santillo, 2026, East Syracuse Minoa
21-LSM Philip Tangredi, 2026, Salisbury School
23-G Matthew Steffek, 2026, Ridge Point High School
24-D Jake Berthoff, 2026, Liverpool High School

 
OrangeXtreme said:
You have to PAY to try out to make it, right?

If you already play for a decent club program, and you have plenty of exposure and offers, it would seem to be a waste of money.
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incredibly political too, as you can imagine. I’m pretty sure there are a couple of Albany area kids who didn’t make the team and then turned around and made the sweet Lax upstate team, which is top 10 program for their grade.
 
PhatOrange said:
incredibly political too, as you can imagine. I’m pretty sure there are a couple of Albany area kids who didn’t make the team and then turned around and made the sweet Lax upstate team, which is top 10 program for their grade.
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Put it this way, if you are an Orange Crush player and "tried out", you made the team. There is a Crush coach on every team.
 
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