Raffaele Commits
May 11, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release
Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings, proud members of the North American Hockey League, announce that forward Brock Raffaele has committed to play college hockey at Division III Bethel University.
Raffaele, the Cadillac, Michigan native, joined the Jr. K-Wings after playing 31 games with the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
In those 31 games, Raffaele tallied 61 points (30 goals, 31 assists). He joined Kalamazoo in January, and proceeded to tally 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 27 games. During the playoffs, Raffele appeared in eight games and notched three assists.
The league recognized Raffale, an NAHL rookie, when he was named as Combat Hockey's Second Star of the Week back in late January. He was also a member of Team North During the NAHL's annual Top Prospects Tournament.
Raffaele joins a Bethel team that is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. During the 2011-12 season, Bethel went 8-15-2, while posting a record of 6-8-2 within the division.
Raffaele is now the fifth Jr. K-Wing who has commited to play hockey at the college level. He joins Chad McDonald (Ferris State), Austin Hervey (Western Michigan), Ken MacLean (Rochester Institute of Technology), and Drew Graves (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point).
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