Pillar Two · Recruiting

Athletic recruiting, guided by someone who has lived it.

A career in the game and long-standing relationships across prep, junior, and college programs. Focused on the player — not the parent.

How We Help

Where admissions and athletics intersect.

Prep placement, NCAA recruiting strategy, junior hockey navigation, agent vetting — admissions and athletics planned on one map.

01

Prep placement for athletes

The right prep school for the player — academically and athletically. Reclass and PG years included.

02

NCAA D-I / D-III strategy

Honest read on timeline, fit, and realistic programs. Film, outreach, visits, commitments.

03

Junior hockey pathway

Tradeoffs across CHL, USHL, NAHL, BCHL, NCDC, and more. NCAA eligibility. The right pace for the right player.

04

Agent & advisor vetting

A second set of eyes on the people circling your player. Independent and direct.

NCAA Division I

Strong academics + D-I hockey.

Programs where academic rigor and competitive D-I hockey coexist. Ivy and Patriot League peers alongside traditional national powers.

NCAA Division I

Men’s hockey — strong academics + hockey

Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell Dartmouth Brown Colgate Boston College Notre Dame
NCAA Division I

Women’s hockey — strong academics + hockey

Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell Dartmouth Brown Colgate Boston College Quinnipiac
NCAA Division III

Strong academics + D-III hockey.

NESCAC and peer institutions where highly selective academics meet competitive D-III hockey.

NCAA Division III

Men’s hockey — strong academics + hockey

Williams Amherst Middlebury Bowdoin Colby Trinity (CT) Tufts Hamilton Wesleyan
NCAA Division III

Women’s hockey — strong academics + hockey

Williams Amherst Middlebury Bowdoin Colby Trinity (CT) Tufts Hamilton Wesleyan
Junior Hockey

The junior pathway at a glance.

The junior landscape spans Major Junior, Tier I, Tier II, and emerging leagues. Fit depends on age, position, college plans, and family goals — not on a league name.

Junior Hockey

Major Junior

CHL (OHL / QMJHL / WHL)
Junior Hockey

United States Tier I

USHL
Junior Hockey

United States Tier II

NAHL NCDC
Junior Hockey

Canada Tier II

BCHL
Junior Hockey

Other pathways

Prep post-grad USPHL Premier EHL AJHL

Illustrative only. Turas Prep Consulting has no formal affiliation with the programs listed. The right pathway for a player is decided together, not off a list.

The Network

Twenty years of relationships, put to work quietly.

No name-dropping. Informed, direct counsel when families need a real read on a real opportunity — at any level of the game.

A plan that fits the player.