Two Soo Eagles Get NCAA Commitments
August 20, 2014 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Soo Eagles News Release
Soo Eagles coach-general manager Bruno Bragagnolo has confirmed to HockeyNewsNorth.com that two more of his players have recently secured National Collegiate Athletic Association commitments for the 2014-2015 season.
Scott Cuthrell, a 1993 birth-year forward, and Matthew Montemurro, a 1994 birth-year defencemen, will both be advancing to the Division 3, NCAA ranks.
As a North American Hockey League rookie in 2013-2014, Cuthrell potted 16 goals, 22 assists, 38 points in 53 games in a season that started with the Michigan Warriors and ended with the Eagles. Cuthrell is headed to Nichols College in Dudley, Massachussets.
Montemurro, who played in 99 games over two NAHL seasons with the Odessa Jackalopes, Kenai River Brown Bears, Coulee Region Chill and the Soo, is off to Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Bragagnolo noted that both Cuthrell and Montemurro are "well-prepared" for their advancement to the Division 3, NCAA level.
"They are good hockey players who are going to schools that are among the best D3 programs in the country," said Bragagnolo.
Of note, Montemurro will join his former Eagles teammate and fellow defenceman Brad Mueller at Lawrence.
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