Press Release
The
Penticton Vees are pleased to announce forward Jedd Soleway has
committed to the University of Wisconsin Badgers for the 2014-15 season.
Soleway becomes the 13th Vees player to secure an NCAA Division l scholarship.
Soleway, 18, was recently acquired in a trade with the Vernon Vipers
and has two goals and five points in just four games with the Vees.
Overall, Soleway has seven goals and 22 point in 30 games.
The Vernon native graduated from the Okanagan Rockets Major Midget
program, where he put up 16 goals and 33 points in 40 games in
2010-2011.
The Badgers are based in Madison, Wisconsin and
have been a highly successful program since their inception in 1963,
winning 11 Conference Tournament Championships, three Conference Regular
Season Championships and three national titles.
Wisconsin
plays in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) against the
likes of Minnesota, Denver and North Dakota. Vees alumnus Joel Rumpel is
currently in his sophomore season in with the Badgers and plays with
Salmon Arm SilverBacks alums Mark Zengerle and Morgan Zulinick.
There were 22 Badger alums in the NHL in 2011-2012, second most of any
collegiate team. NHL alumni include Danny Heatley, Ryan Suter, Derek
Stepan and Ryan McDonagh.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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