All state in Michigan is probably pretty decent for the U.S. After more than two decades in Ontario, I’ve really grown to appreciate Michigan.
My one-bit school rents ice on Friday nights in our small town for pick-up hockey. One of the guys went and did a semester at Oxford and was quickly recruited for the Oxford hockey team (which is dominated by expat Canadians). He was about average at our school, and about average in whatever league Oxford was playing in.
Williams was likely a good choice—especially if he takes hockey really seriously and also wants to fit in studies and graduate in four years. I doubt that the Harvard coach is too concerned about his players reaching more than a satisfactory academic level, though I’ve been told that the hardest thing about Harvard is getting in (I believe that that is a quote from one of their former presidents, though that may be an urban legend).
He got no scholarship, he chose Williams solely for the academics while he could have fun playing hockey and lacross......
His academics allowed him into University of Mich med school but because of foreign nationals and minorities, they couldn't accept him until the following year. So he went to Europe and played hockey for a year, traveled a lot then came home and entered U of M....