Perhaps the top defenseman in New England prep school hockey. Its not junior hockey, but very good competition for high school. He will not be going to Providence College next year - he'll play at least one year in the USHL (Omaha) before going to college.
Here is a scouting write-up on him from one the top prep school tournaments this past winter -
"Flood Marr Tournament, December 31, 2021: Our scouts covered 6 prep tournaments this weekend and Romaine was arguably the best of the best; a smooth skating, polished, multi-dimensional defenseman who makes everything look easy. He isn’t a dynamic offensive defenseman yet he finished the 4 games with a goal and 5 assists to lead his team. He has a long, effortless, fluid stride, he can accelerate in every direction which allows him to play tight gaps. His transitions are excellent, he can pivot on a dime, he maintains the right gap, he keeps his stick in lanes and while he isn’t an overly physical player he has a smothering defensive style. Forwards who go against him have a tough time penetrating to the net as he angles them outside and is nearly impossible to beat wide with speed. Romaine is mature and understated on his breakout play because he isn’t taking the puck end to end every time but he’s the first guy back to the puck, he can pick pucks effortlessly off the wall and make quick moves to shake off forecheckers and move it instantly up to his forwards. He had some clever reverses and D to D plays as well that tricked the forecheckers and led to easy breakouts. On the power play Romaine looks to have improved his puck play walking the line with his head up, being more patient and waiting for the lanes to open and getting his shots off quick when he has a line to the net. He rarely ever gets a pass picked off or a shot block because of his poise, his vision and overall hockey sense. He manages the puck with maturity and efficiency, he doesn’t panic when pressured and draws opponents out of position by waiting and baiting and then moves the puck behind them. Smart, smooth, has a quick processor, can move the puck as soon as he gets it by reading the play and knowing where he wants to go with it before he gets it and plays a patient, detailed game. The Milton defenseman may not be the most dynamic, may not be the biggest or the strongest but his game translates well at the next level because of his skating ability, his poise, his hockey sense and overall athleticism. NHL teams would do well by taking a serious look at this sleeper."
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