Last week I did a post outlining the upcoming slate of recruits headed to the University of Nebraska at Omaha Hockey program (for 2019 and beyond).
The post was positively received, so I decided (going forward) that I would do a blog post outlining each of the incoming recruits.
I found out today (via Kevin Neubauer in the MavPuck Facebook Group) that Verdun, Quebec, native Ryan Brushett of the Powell River Kings (BCHL) has given a verbal commitment to UNO for 2019.
The 20-year-old forward is currently 6th in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League in goals, and 6th in total points.
Brushett is a third-year BCHL veteran. Prior to his tenure in the BCHL, he spent a season in the USHL.
Fun Fact... Brushett was involved in a trade in 2015 involving current Maverick Teemu Pulkinnen:
Hearing that @FriarsHockey recruit Ryan Brushett will be traded to @sfstampede from @Musketeerhockey for '95 Teemu Pulkkinen. #USHL— Mark Divver (@MarkDivver) May 23, 2015
Brushett was originally a Providence College recruit, and appears to have been slated to join the Friars in 2017. As we discussed in Episode 6 of the “Mavpuckcast” last week — and as I discussed in my “Recruiting Update” blog post last week — recruiting can fall through for a variety of reasons.
If Brushett joins the Mavs in the fall of 2019, he will be 21.
SPECULATION...
With UNO’s woes this season (the team is nearly 1/3 of the way through the regular season slate), some have speculated about the possibility of bringing a player or two in at semester break — having them available for the second half grind.
While that might not be the direction Gabinet & Co. are headed with him, the possibility of Brushett arriving at UNO this December is intriguing.
Powell River Kings GM and Head Coach Tyler Kuntz says of Brushett: “We’re getting a guy with a reputation of someone who can score, put pucks in the net and I think you can never have too many of those.”
FINAL THOUGHTS...
While Brushett might not be one of the more “youthful” UNO prospects we’ve seen on recruiting lists, he looks to be a dependable veteran who can come in and fill a need on the roster — putting pucks on net.
Here is a video clip (from the Powell River Kings YouTube channel) showing Brushett scoring a pair of goals vs. the Nainamo Clippers earlier this season:
Here is a 2015 video interview with Brushett when he was with the Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL):
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