Greater Boston Hockey League

BC-bound McGlynn an unknown no longer

The Greater Boston hockey community is fairly well interwoven. It’s not a large area geographically, so chances are — as players grow up and play on various regional teams, attend camps and participate in summer tournaments — the higher-end players have usually crossed paths somewhere.

At the least, if they don’t know you, they certainly know who you are.

So consider this question posed to Conor McGlynn at the U.S. National Team Development Program Top 40 camp in March by some Bay State compadres: “Are you the other Mass. kid from Hingham? We didn’t know who you were.”

Remember, this is at a camp for what those handing out the invitations consider to be the top 40 1995-born American hockey players. Not exactly a group that goes unnoticed.

But McGlynn had kept a relatively low profile because throughout his school-aged life, he and his family have lived in Oakville, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, the by-product of a business opportunity.

Playing hockey, lacking a Boston accent and possessing a Canadian one, McGlynn fits in north of the border, but he keeps his red-white-and-blue roots strong. They have become even stronger with his recent commitment to Boston College.

“He’s definitely American,” Oakville Rangers midget assistant coach Tony George said. “He wears his USA jersey. He takes a lot of good-natured ribbing from the Canadian kids. He’s always proud of where he’s from. During those Olympics, it’s fun to have him on the team.”

The McGlynns are regularly in Hingham, Mass.; Franklin, Mass.; and Narragansett, R.I., visiting family. While it has been reported that McGlynn is a dual citizen, he is an American citizen only, said his father, Chris McGlynn.

In his past two seasons with the Oakville Rangers AAA Bantam Majors and Midget Minors, the 6-foot-2, 193-pound left-shot center has made some people take notice. He posted nearly-identical seasons of 35 goals and 80 points. Last fall, he was invited to the Collegiate Hockey Summit organized by Paul Kelly (Newton Highlands, Mass.) and College Hockey, Inc. which got the ball rolling on the commitment to Boston College.

In March, McGlynn participated in the top 40 camp. In April, the Sioux City Musketeers selected him in the fourth round, 57th overall, of the USHL Futures Draft. Last month, the Kingston Frontenacs chose him in the sixth round of the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection, a relatively high pick for a U.S. player who has already made a college commitment.

Greater Boston Hockey » Games begin June 6th…pick up hockey coming ...

Summer League Draft is complete, team roster s are posted. Full game schedule is posted and games begin Monday June 6th. We do realize the league’s first two weeks of games heavily conflicts with the Bruins and the Stanley Cup Finals schedule, keep in mind the lobby at the Edge Sports Center has a TV, you can check out the Bruins before and after your games.

We’ve had a few inquiries about a pick up skate for the summer, we do plan on adding another night and time slot for a pickup skate. We will post another announcement when the pickup skates are set to begin again.

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