... the Wildcats welcome two true freshmen forwards in John Siemer and Gerard Hanson, who were ineligible by NCAA standards the first semester of 2013-14.
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Siemer wasn't allowed to be a part of any practices or team meetings prior to suiting up on Dec. 14. [2013]...
Gerard Hanson only played 15 games a year ago back in Sweden for his hometown Lidingo Vikings - which plays in a Division II league Hanson called, "decent but not optimal" - but scored 11 goals and 14 assists for the program he grew up in.
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"It's been so weird sitting out a year," Hanson said. "Going into that, I was just going through my mind what was going to happen and how I was going to be on the ice. It has been faster than I thought it would be.
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Kyle said he feels good about Siemer and Hanson joining freshmen forwards Dominik Shine (20 years old), Shane Sooth (21) and Sami Salminen (20), of Finland. They were all originally projected to join the Wildcats two seasons ago, but had to be pushed back due to a variety of NCAA eligibility issues such as a missing required class or wrong degree from a foreign country.