Jacobson Decides On Air Force
January 5, 2010 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Bismarck Bobcats News Release
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Coming off a big weekend on the ice,the good news keeps rolling in for Bismarck Bobcats forward Ryan Jacobson, whoannounced Tuesday that he has committed to play his collegiate hockey at theUnited States Air Force Academy.
"It feels really good to know that my future is now takencare of, hockey-wise," said Jacobson. "It helps to focus on the ice; I don'thave to worry about the big picture anymore, which lets me focus on taking itone shift at a time and one game at a time."
The news of Jacobson's commitment comes in the wake of theDenver, Colo., native's being named the NAHL Central Division Player of theWeek on Monday. He currently sits at second league-wide in goals scored with 19and 23rd in the overall scoring standings with 28 points (19-9-28).
Shaking off a slow month of November, Jacobson has bouncedback to rack up six goals and four assists in his last seven games. He saysthat a big part of his resurgence is on-ice consistency with his linemates.
"One important thing has been our line with me, [Dominic]Panetta and [Tim] Serratore," said Jacobson, "and the chance Coach Pool hasgiven us to play together for over a month now, giving us consistency and, as aresult, chemistry. Just by watching the game tape you can see the way that allof our games have taken a big step forward since we got on a line together."
Jacobson will begin classes at Air Force in the fall of2011- where he will meet up with current teammate and 2010 USAFA freshman JasonFabian- giving him another season to ply his trade with the Bobcats.
Air Force, coached by Frank Serratore, currently sits infirst place in the up-and-coming Atlantic Hockey conference, but the on-iceproduct isn't the only thing that drew Jacobson to Colorado Springs.
"Ever since I lived near the Academy, I knew that's where Iwanted to go," he noted. "It's a world-renowned academic institution with abeautiful campus and it will provide me with all of the chances in the worldafter I graduate.
"Going to play hockey and go to school at Air Force is areal dream come true."
Jacobson is the fourth current Bobcat to secure an NCAADivision I scholarship, joining Fabian (Air Force), Gavin Hartzog (Wisconsin)and Sam Rendle (Bemidji State).
The Bobcats return to action on Friday when the second-placeOwatonna Express pay a visit to the VFW Sports Center for a 7:15 PM puck-drop.Friday's contest will be the first of two weekend showdowns of the top twoteams in the Central Division.
Friday's game will be broadcast locally on the radio home ofBobcat Hockey, Super Talk 1270, KLXX-AM, and worldwide at BismarckBobcats.comvia B2 Networks. The pre-game show starts each night at 6:45 PM.
You won't wantto miss any of the games this season, so order your Season Tickets, FamilyPacks and Group Nights today by calling the Bobcat Hockey Office at701-222-3300 or by e-mailing the office for more information at gobobcathockey@aol.com.
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