Prospect Info: Connor Hurley (2013, 38th) – '18-19: Unsigned; Norfolk #16 (ECHL)

[Icicle]

Ok. I'm a Pens fan, and the Penguins have essentially no centers in their system behind Geno and Sid save Sundqvist next year when Bonino becomes a UFA and Cullen retires. Long shot center prospects with potential but very little cost should be appealing to the Penguins. I wonder if he could be included in a package for Maata or the RFA rights to Sheary. He obviously couldn't be the main piece, but someone worth including I would think.

Not even the desperate for defense Sabres are going to trade for Maata.


These hush-hush things at schools like ND typically revolve around one thing. He's probably done forever and the silence is a part of the deal.

 

[1972]

Sweet we won't see him for 5 years.

4 years later, only one more year till we see him!

 

[Djp]

4 years later, only one more year till we see him!

Could be longer. Could he be doing a. School transfer then he may have to sit out 17/18 then play final year in 18/19.

 

[Bonin21]

Could be longer. Could he be doing a. School transfer then he may have to sit out 17/18 then play final year in 18/19.

Nailed it. He's going to be a Gopher.

 

[Moskau]

So... Minnesota, Chicago, Rangers or Kings?

 

[Chainshot]

Nailed it. He's going to be a Gopher.

Source?

 

[Bonin21]

https://twitter.com/YouthHockeyHub/status/904472724466278400

 

[Chainshot]

https://twitter.com/YouthHockeyHub/status/904472724466278400

Many thanks! I looked around and didn't find anything in my first two cuts.

 

[Matt Ress]

Welp, I don't think ND's defense-first style was doing much for his development. Maybe he can put together a statful season and get some offers on UFA market so that we have something to cry about next summer.

 

[Fly Boy]

How in the world was that kept quiet and secret in today's age of info and technology? That's mind boggling to me. Either way I like the move, hopefully we see a break out year.

 

[pigpen65]

I realize people go nuts anytime you label a prospect done before the body is officially in the ground but let's call a spade a spade here. This dude is done.

 

[Dirty Dog]

I realize people go nuts anytime you label a prospect done before the body is officially in the ground but let's call a spade a spade here. This dude is done.

Why do you think that? He is only 21 and was drafted out of HS and was known to be a long-term project. He put up decent points in his sophomore NCAA season while playing in a defensive system, and was often played against the opposing team's top line in a shut down role.


Still a giant question mark, but there are bunch of other prospects I would label as done before him.

 

[SundherDome]

I realize people go nuts anytime you label a prospect done before the body is officially in the ground but let's call a spade a spade here. This dude is done.

He is 21 an played well on Notre Dame for 2.5 years. He is far from done. I wonder if he would go to Europe and play this season.

 

[dotcommunism]

He is 21 an played well on Notre Dame for 2.5 years. He is far from done. I wonder if he would go to Europe and play this season.

How exactly is going to play in Europe consistent with his transferring to Minnesota?

 

[SundherDome]

How exactly is going to play in Europe consistent with his transferring to Minnesota?

I was curious if he would go since he can't play in Minnesota this year. And he is too old for the USHL and if he turned pro he couldn't go back to Minnesota.

 

[jc17]

I was curious if he would go since he can't play in Minnesota this year. And he is too old for the USHL and if he turned pro he couldn't go back to Minnesota.

That would be sacrificing his NCAA eligibility.

 

[Browne88]

I was curious if he would go since he can't play in Minnesota this year. And he is too old for the USHL and if he turned pro he couldn't go back to Minnesota.

Why can't he play for Minnesota this year? Did I miss something?

 

[SundherDome]

Why can't he play for Minnesota this year? Did I miss something?

He is a transfer from a 4 year school, he has to sit out a year.

 

[SundherDome]

That would be sacrificing his NCAA eligibility.

There has to be a non professional europeon league out there.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

He is a transfer from a 4 year school, he has to sit out a year.

Unless it's a graduate transfer.

 

[paulmm3]

Is he just going to sit out and train for a year then? I'd think he'd need some competitive league hockey to maximize his development.

Even if he's not done as a hockey player he's probably done as a Sabres prospect. Doubt we'll still have his rights if and when he's ready to play pro in North America.

 

[dotcommunism]

There has to be a non professional europeon league out there.

Pretty sure he's too old for those leagues too.

 

[Djp]

How in the world was that kept quiet and secret in today's age of info and technology? That's mind boggling to me. Either way I like the move, hopefully we see a break out year.

I think him going to minnesota was only recent news with more to come.

I was curious if he would go since he can't play in Minnesota this year. And he is too old for the USHL and if he turned pro he couldn't go back to Minnesota.

He is a transfer from a 4 year school, he has to sit out a year.

Sitting out a year....that depends...

Remember he didn't finish the season snd we still don't know why he stopped playing at notre dame

Basketball and football have that rule because they are big money sports to protect coaches from creating all star teams.

Unsure if those same rules apply in other sports with school transfers.

Remember a loophole in the transfer rules allows graduate transfers and not need to sit out a year.

There nay be a few other exceptions to rules that allow a college transfer without having to sit out a year if hockey has that restriction.

Unsure the rules in hockey with grad school transfers and rights or a situation where a player graduates earlier than expected like in 3 years.

Also there is no guarantee of college scholarship for 4 years. A college coach can pull a scholarship from a player. If the ND coach pulled the scholarship from him then he can transfer without restrictions.

 

[Djp]

Aftet doing more research and seeing div 1 college hockey has special exemption like basketball or football ....With him leaving notre dame I believe before second semester started he could join minnesota in January because he sat out a year and did 2 semesters at minnesota without playing.

Ncaa has done transfer exception in situations like a player injury like in football where tge team starting qb is lost for the season due to injury in august before season starts and someone took his job snd takes the team to a bowl so new person would be the starter next year. . They have also allowed transfers for family reasons such as a parent having cancer. The losing university doesn't protest the move.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Aftet doing more research and seeing div 1 college hockey has special exemption like basketball or football ....With him leaving notre dame I believe before second semester started he could join minnesota in January because he sat out a year and did 2 semesters at minnesota without playing.

Ncaa has done transfer exception in situations like a player injury like in football where tge team starting qb is lost for the season due to injury in august before season starts and someone took his job snd takes the team to a bowl so new person would be the starter next year. . They have also allowed transfers for family reasons such as a parent having cancer. The losing university doesn't protest the move.

It would be good if Hurley could start playing mid-season.

He's completely off the Sabres prospect radar. He was a talented project when drafted. He's got skill, speed, and size. If he could put it together at Minnesota, then join the Sabres, that would be a shot in the prospect arm.