USA Select 17: Quick Sand

Team Green finished at the bottom of the National division at the USA Hockey Select 17 Festival in St. Cloud, Minnesota with only 4 points (1-3-2). Today we take a look at their defense which featured Kevin Quick of New York. We also have notes on Timothy Corcoran of Massachusetts, Trent Bonnett of Pennsylvania, Ryan Lowery & William Pinel of Illinois and finally Alexander Paine of Texas.

Kevin Quick (2006), D

Produced 12 points (3-9-12) in 19 games for Salisbury School last season .. has the overall speed and stickhandling ability to carry the puck end to end .. was indecisive on occasion in his own zone leading to him not picking up the proper man in short order .. can be rushed in to poor passes and turnovers .. takes the body without hesitation .. wore #2 .. USA Select 17 totals (6, 2-3-5-2).

Timothy Corcoran (2006), D

Played for coach Steve Dagdigian last year at St. Sebastian's .. has very good acceleration which he uses to anticipate when to jump in to the play .. needs to be more aware of his surroundings as he can get too focused on one player and ignoring another that is trying to slip in behind him .. Corcoran's mobility is a plus in traffic and when killing a penalty .. keeps his stick active to close passing lanes .. still needs to improve his play in front of his own net and become more of a physical presence .. wore #3 .. USA Select 17 totals (6, 0-0-0-2).

Trent Bonnett (2006), D

Had 34 points (11-23-34) for the Cleveland Barons last season .. does a superb job on the one-on-one by keeping the man in front of him and tying him up without taking a penalty .. if he turned the puck over in the opponent's zone he had some trouble getting back in to the play in a timely manner .. must learn to be more careful with the puck in his own zone, in fact his stickhandling in general needs work .. his passes were not as crisp or as accurate as they should be .. wore #4 .. USA Select 17 totals (6, 1-1-2-4).

Ryan Lowery (2006), D

Smooth, efficient skater with quick feet will once again be plying his trade with Team Illinois where he recorded 25 points (8-17-25) in 75 games last year .. he is an effective puck moving defender who also supports his defensive partner .. solid on the one-on-one .. closes the gaps and hurries the puckcarrier and was a mainstay on the penalty-kill for Team Green .. wore #5 .. USA Select 17 totals (6, 0-0-0-4).

William Pinel (2006), D

Mobile, Lake Forest Academy defender had 32 points (10-22-32) in 40 games for the club in 04-5 .. communicates well with his defensive partner .. tends to make the simply play like chipping the puck off the wall, however he will move in from the point if the opportunity presents itself .. must be more careful with his positioning, especially on the PK as he allowed the opposition a few odd man chances .. has some snap to his wrist shot .. wore #6 .. USA Select 17 totals (6, 1-1-2-8).

Alexander Paine (2006), D

Last season recorded 18 points (7-11-18) for the Colorado Rampage .. although he's not a bad skater he appeared flat-footed and slow going for a hit along the boards, which allowed the puckcarrier to go around him and eventually score .. showed some imagination using the boards to send a breakout pass to a teammate and thus create an odd-man rush .. usually effective at moving the shooting lane so that he can get his shot through .. wore #7 .. USA Select 17 totals (6, 0-2-2-0).