Phantoms Leading Scorer Trottier Commits to Bentley
Published on January 7, 2009 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Mahoning Valley Phantoms News Release
BOARDMAN, OH (Wednesday, January 7th, 2009) - Mahoning Valley Phantoms forward Jordy Trottier has committed to play hockey at Bentley College in Waltham, MA, starting next season.
The NCAA Division I hockey program plays in the up-and-coming Atlantic Hockey conference alongside the current #14 team in Division I, Air Force.
Given Bentley's strong academic reputation, Trottier says it wasn't just hockey that helped him decide to become a Falcon for the 2009-2010 season.
"Playing hockey was a huge part of my decision and I really like the direction of Coach [Ryan] Soderquist and the program there," says the Phantoms' leading scorer (10-14-24). "But they've also got a really well-known business school at Bentley and that's the type of career I'd like to pursue once I'm done with hockey, so that only made me want to play there even more."
The Bozeman, MT, native made his decision following last weekend's three-game series at Traverse City, where he recorded a team-leading four assists. He had made his official visit to campus back on November 24th.
Phantoms Head Coach Bob Mainhardt says that Trottier joins a long line of Phantoms veterans to attend Bentley.
"We have a great recent history of sending veteran players to Bentley, including numerous captains and assistant captains," says Mainhardt, "and he's going to follow in the footsteps of those great Phantoms leaders. He'll be joining a great young program that seems to get better every year.
"Coach Soderquist has got himself another great player in Jordy who can step in and contribute right away."
Phantoms alumni who went on to become Falcons include Trent Bonnett, Anthony Canzoneri, Dustin Cloutier and Marc Menzione, all of whom were either captains or assistant captains with Mahoning Valley.
Trottier's commitment to Bentley capped a big two weeks off the ice for the third-year NAHL veteran; last week he was named to the North Division All-Star team for this month's NAHL Top Prospects Tournament in Ann Arbor, MI.
His signing with the Falcons makes him the second Phantom in the last week to commit to an Atlantic Hockey school; Cole Schneider committed to Connecticut last Wednesday.
Trottier and the rest of the Phantoms will return to the ice on Friday for a divisional matchup with Detroit's Motor City Machine. The game is slated for a 7:15 PM puck drop at the Chevrolet Centre.
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