Any guesses on top 10/top 5 in New England this upcoming year?

Quote from: Ommadawn on June 03, 2019, 04:24:18 PM

Quote from: nesoccerfan10 on June 03, 2019, 12:56:24 PM
It is a time to get fit or, if the player is good enough, train and play with NPSL or USL 2 teams. It would be interesting if there was some sort of list that could be compiled of players playing in these leagues as it could be very telling on which colleges succeed and dont.

I took a cursory look at the rosters of the New England (broadly defined) NPSL and USL2 teams.  I recognized the names of more former D3 players than current D3 players (and more among the USL2 teams than among the NPSL teams, which makes sense given the age restrictions of USL2). 

Here's who stood out to me among NPSL teams:

Boston City - a former Conn College player (Manoogian), a former Dean College player (Cardona, who transferred to D1 SIUE), and a current Springfield College player (Dixon)

Hartford City - a former Springfield College player (Alvaro) and a former Babson College player (Carlos)

Kingston Stockade - a former RPI player (Koziol)

Here's who stood out to me among USL2 teams:

AC Connecticut - a former WCSU player (Allers)

Black Rock - a D3 dream team of former Kenyon players (Clougher and Amolo), a former SLU player (Dede), and a former Wesleyan player (Martinez-Paiz)

Boston Bolts - a former UMass Boston player (Kenawy) and three current Tufts players (Harned, Tasker, and Van Brewer)

Manhattan - a current Williams player (Oberg), a former Middlebury player (O'Grady), and a former Tufts player (Coleman)

Seacoast - a current Messiah player (Quintin) and a current Brandeis player (Nardizzi)

Western Mass - a former Bowdoin player (Brewster), a former St. Joe's player (Mullen), and a former Springfield player (Schneider)

I'm sure I missed a bunch of players (and every nonrostered player training with the teams).  It's nice to see D3 represented in these leagues, but I'm not sure how well involvement in NPSL or USL2 translates on the field in the Fall.

Of course, I think I misspoke and made it seem like those specific leagues are big factors. I meant summer leagues and playing in the summer in general but it is interesting to see who is in those upper leagues.

Does anybody have any insight on the upcoming UAA season? Seems like the league will be wide open next year as teams that didnt finish as well are not graduating many people and a team like Chicago is going through a lot of change and the loss of three critical players.

Summer can be a huge time of development for these players. It is a time to get fit or, if the player is good enough, train and play with NPSL or USL 2 teams. It would be interesting if there was some sort of list that could be compiled of players playing in these leagues as it could be very telling on which colleges succeed and dont. Obviously this isnt going to be the only factor but it seems like it could be a factor nonetheless.