Paulie Lenci '21 Recruiting Profile

Coach,

Just a little about me.

I have a strong work ethic and work hard off and on the ice, I am coachable and always willing to learn and improve my game.  I pride myself on being great teammate and was even honored by my teammates, making me an assistant captain.  I've been instructed on fundamentals- stance, edge work and great positioning. I am athletic when I need to be and have excellent puck tracking skills. My size is another strength; I am 6'3" and cover a lot of net.  I’m disciplined and have been taught to play to my size.  One of the techniques that I have learned is head trajectory which has served me well in games. I also remain  calm and focused even when facing pressure in big games.  My long term plans are to play college hockey at the highest level that I am capable of playing.  At this point I am undecided on a career but am leaning on education. 

Over the Spring/Summer 2019 I attended NAHL combine in MN. 

Spring/Summer/2019 I was chosen to attend the BCHL Victoria Grizzlies combine in Anaheim CA.

Though I was offered to play Tier 1 AAA/Prep hockey in IL and Canada  in the summer of  2019.  I chose to stay with Coach Dolan and the Northern Express CSDH U16 AA  to help my team make a run at a state title and hopefully National title.  Fast forward to Spring of 2020 we did win the Illinois State Championship, 1-0 and earned a place to compete for a National title.  Unfortunately Nationals were canceled due to COVID 19.  I was well aware of the opportunities that I turned down the summer of 2019.  My thought was that I would be letting my team down and Coach Dolan  if I left to pursue Tier 1 AAA hockey knowing that we had a chance at state and going to nationals and I would have a big role in helping the team meet our goal.  I put aside my personal goals of potentially playing in JR's and knowing full well the route to JR's is though AAA/Prep. I did this for Coach Dolan and my teammates and I'm thankful that I made that decision. This past summer after several conversations with Coach Dolan, I  made the decision to pursue making a Tier 1 AAA  team.  I worked out with the Chicago Fury and earned a spot on the U18 AAA team.

A little more about me....

I'm in the honors program at Joliet West High School and currently have a 3.2GPA/Weighted 3.6GPA

2020/2021 Chicago Fury AAA U18 / 1.88 GAA YTD.

2019/2020 Northern Express U16 CSDHL/NAPHL

2019/20 Illinois State Champions
2019/2020 my overall record in games played is 23-7-2 with a GAA of 1.28 and 7shutouts.

2018/19 Northern Express U15 CSDHL Champions
2018/19 season my overall record in games played was 21-5-3 with 12 shutouts with a GAA of 1.21

I've included a few you tube videos and references.

Thank you for your time.  Please let know if you have any questions and what the next steps are.

Have a GREAT rest of your day!

Best,
Paulie
Paulie Lenci
815-258-1323

Bryan Lenci/Father
815-258-2055
[email protected]


Coach Brent Dolan: Northern Express U16 CSDHL, email:[email protected]

Coach Zach Drane: West Dundee Leafs and former Team Illinois AAA/Head Goalie Instructor
email: [email protected]

Coach Oliver Freij: Chicago Mission 06 Assistant Coach, GDI Goalie Instructor
email: [email protected]

Coach Johnny Rutledge:  Former Chicago Young Americans AAA/Head Goalie Instructor
email: [email protected]


https://youtu.be/nFBlIE7GwgQ

https://youtu.be/O8SJVfTYtDM

https://www.hockeytv.com/game/919613