UNO Hockey has its third commitment in 2019 with the Feb. 25 announcement by defenseman Nolan Krenzen that he has verbally committed to the Mavericks.
We are assuming (based on the information on EliteProspects.com) that Krenzen will join UNO for the 2020-21 season. He is from Duluth, MN, and currently plays junior hockey for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL).
He will be 19 when he joins the Mavericks in 2020.
Fun fact: Krenzen second incoming UNO recruit with the first name “Nolan” (the other is forward Nolan Sullivan).
This is the second Musketeer player to commit to UNO in 2019. The first commit was forward Matt Miller (read the MavPuck profile of Miller here) who was previously committed to Michigan State University (Big Ten).
UNO has a number of recruits coming in the next two seasons who were previously committed to other schools.
Sioux City Head Coach Luke Strand told the Sioux City Journal that Krenzen is a “great skating defenseman that possesses offense and plays with edge as a rookie.”
Prior to joining the Musketeers, Krenzen played for Duluth Marshall School, where he tallied a total of 12 goals and 25 assists in two seasons with the Hilltoppers.
As of this writing, Krenzen has 4 goals and 5 assists in 44 games with Sioux City, ranking him 17th on the team in points this season.
Scoring prowess isn’t necessarily what a team is looking for when it comes to a capable defenseman. That said, UNO has struggled this season with limited offensive production from its D-corps.
We’re hoping have a chance to see Krenzen in action when UNO’s season concludes — checking out how he plays and how he’s used on special teams (Krenzen has a pair of power play goals this season).
We’ll do a recruiting roundup during the offseason with all the vitals on UNO’s incoming recruiting classes.
In the meantime, stay tuned mavpuck.com/news for all our recruiting news!
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