Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Carpenter Commits to Western Michigan University

Press Release

Chicago Steel forward Alex Carpenter has committed to play collegiate hockey at the Western Michigan University and will enroll at the school in the fall of 2011.

The Portage, Michigan native, who turned 19 last week, posted 24 points (14g, 10a) while appearing in all but one of the 60 regular season games for the Steel in 2009-10. He ranked second on the team with 138 shots on goal. In just his second game of the season, Carpenter tallied a season high four points (2g, 2a) and a plus-four rating in the 10-5 win over Team USA on October 3rd. It was his first of three multi-goal games for the year. Carpenter also appeared in nine games for the Steel during the 2008-09 USHL season and scored two points (1g, 1a).

Six other USHL players from the 2009-10 season are also committed to attend Western Michigan University; Nick Pisellini (Chicago Steel), Shane Berschbach (Indiana Ice), Dennis Brown (Omaha Lancers), Dan DeKeyser (Sioux City Musketeers), Chase Balisy (Team USA), David Donnellan (Youngstown Phantoms).

Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and is a member of the CCHA. A total of 13 USHL alumni competed for the Broncos during the 2009-10 season; Brett Beebe (Chicago Steel), Chris Clackson (Chicago Steel), J.J. Crew (Lincoln Stars), Ross Henry (Lincoln Stars), Jerry Kuhn (Sioux City Musketeers), Ben Miller (Waterloo Black Hawks), Travis Paeth (Des Moines Buccaneers), Derek Roehl (Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets), Ian Slater (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Greg Squires (Indiana Ice), Matt Tennyson (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Dane Walters (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Luke Witkowski (Fargo Force).

The Broncos are coached by Jeff Blashill who begins his first season with the program this fall after spending the previous two seasons in the USHL with the Indiana Ice.

(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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