Faragher Commits To Dartmouth For 2011
April 12, 2010 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Bismarck Bobcats News Release
HANOVER, NH - Bismarck Bobcats goaltender Ryan Faragher isthe eleventh Bobcat to secure his path to NCAA Division I hockey, as thenetminder from Ontario has committed to Dartmouth College for the 2011-12school year and season.
"I'm really excited to have my college plans set now," saidFaragher, "especially now that we're in the playoffs. Having that externalpressure out of the way is a big lift because all I have to worry about isAlexandria [the Bobcats' divisional final opponent] and getting to nationals."
In his first year as a Bobcat, Faragher was third in theNAHL in both goals against average at 2.17 and save percentage with a mark of.921 in 38 regular season games. He was also fourth league-wide with 23 wins.
Faragher posted 43 saves in his first playoff win over theAlbert Lea Thunder on Friday as the Bobcats completed a three-game sweep of thefourth-seeded Thunder.
"Ryan is already a top goaltender in the North AmericanHockey League, statistically," said Bobcats head coach Byron Pool. "So Coach[Bob] Gaudet made a shrewd move in picking him up for the 2011-12 season,because he will only improve next season under the guidance of [assistantcoach] Layne Sedevie."
The Big Green compete in the well-respected EasternCollegiate Athletic Conference; this year the ECAC sent two teams to the NCAANational Tournament in Cornell and Yale.
Dartmouth, located in Hanover, N.H., is a member of theprestigious Ivy League of eastern private colleges and is world-renowned forits academic reputation- ranking as the 11th best institution ofhigher learning nationwide according to US News and World Report.
"I'm undecided on my major as of right now," said Faragher."I feel lucky that I have a full year to weigh all my options in terms of whatI want to study. I can't go wrong though; having a Dartmouth education will setme up wonderfully for the rest of my life."
Faragher's commitment extends the Bobcats' franchise recordfor Division I placements to 11 D-I recruits this year, including Jason Fabian(Air Force), Casey Kleisinger (Air Force), Ryan Jacobson (Air Force), AaronQuick (Air Force), Gavin Hartzog (Wisconsin), Tom McCarthy (Merrimack), SamRendle (Bemidji State), Ben Danford (Canisius), Tony Turgeon (Nebraska-Omaha,alumnus) and Blake Hietala (Michigan Tech, alumnus).
"The entire Bobcat Hockey organization is extremely proud ofRyan for his accomplishment in securing his path to collegiate hockey," addedPool, who himself played in the ECAC with Colgate from 1996-2000. "Ryan is thehardest worker on our team- every day he's the first one on the ice and the lastone off- and his commitment to Dartmouth is richly deserved."
Faragher and the Bobcats will open the 2010 Central DivisionFinals on Friday with a 7:15 PM contest against the Alexandria Blizzard with atrip to the Robertson Cup Tournament on the line in the best-of-five series.
Friday's series lid-lifter will be broadcast locally on theradio home of Bobcat Hockey, Super Talk 1270, KLXX-AM, and worldwide atBismarckBobcats.com via B2 Networks. The pre-game show starts at 6:45 PM.
Playofftickets for the 2010 Robertson Cup Playoffs are available now for the Bobcats'second-round series! You can reserve your postseason seats by calling theBobcat Hockey Office at 701-222-3300, online athttp://tickets.bismarckbobcats.com or by e-mailing the office for moreinformation at gobobcathockey@aol.com.
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