Vitale commits to Northeastern University
Published on June 27, 2005 under Northern League (NL)
Sioux Falls Canaries News Release
The Sioux Falls Stampede announced today that forward Joe Vitale has received a scholarship and committed to Northeastern University for the upcoming 2005-06 season.
A native of St. Louis, MO, Vitale recorded 31 points (11g, 20a) in 53 games last season. He was named USHL Offensive Player-of-the-Week on January 11th after posting five points (2g, 3a) in two games versus Chicago and Tri-City. Vitale was also voted the team's Most Improved Player after posting 31 points in his final 37 games of the year.
"Joe Vitale will go down as one of the hardest working and most grounded individuals that has ever worn a Stampede sweater," stated Stampede CEO Gary Weckwerth. "I could tell in his voice when he told me about leaving us that it was with mixed feelings. He was committed to coming back and making this a championship team, but the opportunity for him was too large to pass up."
Vitale is the second Stampede player in the past two weeks to commit to a Division I school (Pat Mullen committed to two-time defending NCAA champion Denver University last week) and the 12th player overall to accept a scholarship to a Division I school this season.
The Northeastern Huskies are members of the Hockey East Conference and are coached by Greg Cronin who was most recently the head coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). Northeastern University is located in Boston, MA and has an enrollment of 12,750 students.
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