Stars Forward Tate Commits to Bowling Green

Press Release

Lincoln Stars forward Brent Tate has committed to play college hockey at Bowling Green State University following his USHL career and will enroll at the school in the fall of 2012.

Tate played 42 games for the Stars during the 2010-11 season, scoring 26 points (10g, 16a) while posting a plus-eight rating. The 6-2, 175-pound forward also led the team with 144 penalty minutes. Tate finished the season strong by scoring nine points (4g, 5a) over his final nine games and earning a plus-seven rating. It was the second USHL season for the native of Canton, Michigan after playing 23 games for the Stars in 2009-10.

Six other players who spent the 2010-11 season in the USHL are also committed to play hockey at Bowling Green – Dan DeSalvo (Des Moines Buccaneers), Connor Kucera (Des Moines Buccaneers), Dajon Mingo (Des Moines Buccaneers), Ryan Carpenter (Sioux City Musketeers), Marcus Perrier (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Adam Berkle (Youngstown Phantoms).

The Bowling Green State University Falcons are a member of the CCHA and had 15 USHL alumni on the roster during the 2010-11 season; Mike Fink (Des Moines/Waterloo), Max Grover (Sioux Falls Stampede), Andrew Krelove (Des Moines Buccaneers), Brett Mohler (Tri-City Storm), Mike Montrose (Tri-City/Waterloo), Nathan Pageau (Sioux City Musketeers), Ryan Peltoma (Tri-City Storm), Marc Rodriguez (Sioux Falls Stampede), Ian Ruel (Omaha Lancers/Indiana Ice), Jordan Samuels-Thomas (Waterloo Black Hawks), Robert Shea (Green Bay Gamblers), Jake Sloat (Omaha Lancers), David Solway (Sioux Falls Stampede), Brennan Vargas (Tri-City Storm), and Camden Wojtala (Omaha Lancers).

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)