UW Men's & Women's Recruiting Update

The Wisconsin State Journal has a great article today on recruiting for both the UW Men's and Women's hockey teams.

The UW Women have received an oral commitment from Hillary Knight, widely considered the best prospect in the United States, and the youngest player named to Team USA for the upcoming World Championships. UW Women's Coach Mark Johnson is coaching Team USA. There had been some delays in Knight's admission to UW, but she was given the green light a few weeks ago.

On the UW Men's front, Vinny Saponari from the United States National Team Development Program has indicated UW is #1 on his list. He is apparently good friends with Blake Geoffrion, which is a factor in his decision-making process.

As has been rumored on USCHO, Derek Lee also has an interest in UW. He is 95% sure he wants to go the college route rather than Major Junior, and he grew up playing hockey with UW superrecruit Kyle Turris. He also had a relative that attended law school at UW, and the Lee family has heard great things about Madison.

The rumors on the Brennan Vargas front also appear to be true. UW is not offering much scholarship money compared to New Hampshire, Bowling Green and Minnesota-Mankato. Vargas indicates he's like to attend UW if the scholarship offers were equal.