Saturday, December 31, 2011

McPHERSON COMMITS TO MICHIGAN TECH

Press Release

Trenton Golden Hawks captain Kent McPherson has confirmed his commitment to join the Michigan Tech University Huskies beginning with the 2013-14 WCHA season.

The 6'1", 195 lbs. native of Stratford, Ontario played his midget hockey with the Huron-Perth Lakers program before making the jump to junior hockey with the Junior 'B' Strathroy Rockets midway through the 2007-08 season. The following season he recorded 24 points, mostly on the power play, including a team-high 22 assists from the point. The 2008-09 season saw him join the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL where he would play just nine games for the club, joining the OJHL's Orangeville Flyers last season. One of the Flyers alternate captain's, McPherson would lead the clubs rearguards in scoring with 14 goals and 26 points on the season.

This summer, he followed head coach Jerome Dupont to Trenton, joining the Golden Hawks and becoming the club's new captain. McPherson has more than lived up to his billing for the Hawks, leading all OJHL defencemen with 16 goals, 9 power player goals, 2 shorthanded goals and 3 game-winning goals, while sitting third in overall scoring among d-men with 32 points in 32 games played. McPherson was originally selected to play in the Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge as a member of the OJHL East Division All-Stars, but was unable to attend due to injury.

Due to playing for the Gatineau Olympiques in 2008-09, McPherson will be ineligible to join the Huskies next season, but is planning to practice with the club, until he becomes NCAA elgible during the school's 10th game of the 2013-14 season, pending approval from the NCAA Clearing House.

Congratulations to Kent and best of luck the rest of this season and beyond!

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

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