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From NEHJ: For Brandon Shea, a change of direction

For a hockey player entering his sophomore year in high school, Brandon Shea has accomplished quite a bit.

The Marshfield, Mass., center already has played two years of prep school hockey at Noble and Greenough, posting 23 points as an eighth-grader and 34 as a freshman. In June 2010, he accepted an offer to join Boston College for the fall of 2014. This past March, Shea was invited to join USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program before the Final 40 tryout camp even began.

And then, in June, the Moncton Wildcats made a gamble. Without a prior commitment from Shea to join the team, they traded three draft choices, including a first-rounder next year, to obtain the 13th pick in the first round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft to select him.

“We feel he’s got a very good shot at the pros, and that’s why we drafted him in the first round,” said Leo Gould, New England scout for the Wildcats. “We feel with all the games they get and coaching and training, he’ll progress, and we think he’s going to be an NHLer. He can go that route and still get his education.”

As a 15-year-old in the QMJHL draft, Shea had to be selected in the first five rounds or else he would have gone back into the draft next year. It was expected by many that a team may take a flier on him in the fourth or fifth round to obtain his rights and pursue him down the road. It was a surprise when Moncton made the move to grab him in the first round.

From the moment of the selection, the speculation started about Shea making the jump to major junior. American players are rarely drafted that high without assurance they will report, especially a player such as Shea, who had high-end commitments. Considering that, and Moncton’s heavy investment, it figured the Wildcats would make a strong push to land Shea. In addition, both the QMJHL and the Moncton organization in particular are increasing their efforts to gain exposure with — and recruit — American players, especially emphasizing the education packages they offer.

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