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Show me the money--Players turning pro

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As teams' seasons come to an end we say goodbye to another group of players who have used up their NCAA eligibility. No longer will they play for school pride. For many of them it's a time where they now are playing for the almighty dollar. Still, other players get offers that they can't refuse and find themselves making the jump to the pros early.

Does your team have players making the jump? I know there have already been some listed in the transaction pages, but who is going where?

Let everyone know who is turning pro and where they are going after playing for your favorite program.
 
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Signings from Western Michigan:

Tyler Ludwig - D - Texas Stars (AHL)
Riley Gill - G - Kalamazoo K-Wings (ECHL)
Cam Watson - F - Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)*
Jordan Collins - D - Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)

* Watson was singed to an ATO, and has since been released.
 
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UMass lost C Casey Wellman (Sophomore) to the Minnesota Wild as well as F James Marcou (junior) and D Matt Irwin (sophomore) to the San Jose Sharks.
 
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jjmc85 said:
UMass lost C Casey Wellman (Sophomore) to the Minnesota Wild as well as F James Marcou (junior) and D Matt Irwin (sophomore) to the San Jose Sharks.
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INCH does not list Marcou and Irwin. Hope it isn't true, for sake of UMass as well as Hockey East because UMass would then loose top 5 scorers.
Player Pos-Yr GP G A Pts
James Marcou F-Jr 36 11 40 51
Casey Wellman F-So 36 23 22 45
Justin Braun D- Sr 36 8 23 31
Will Ortiz F Sr 36 13 13 26
Matthew Irwin D-So 36 7 17 24
 
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Michigan State D Jeff Petry has reportedly signed with Edmonton. Nothing official at the moment, just hearsay.
 
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5IslandsWildcat said:
INCH does not list Marcou and Irwin. Hope it isn't true, for sake of UMass as well as Hockey East because UMass would then loose top 5 scorers.
Player Pos-Yr GP G A Pts
James Marcou F-Jr 36 11 40 51
Casey Wellman F-So 36 23 22 45
Justin Braun D- Sr 36 8 23 31
Will Ortiz F Sr 36 13 13 26
Matthew Irwin D-So 36 7 17 24
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It is indeed true about Marcou and Irwin.

From UMass Lowell, 4 seniors have signed so far:
Jeremy Dehner signed an ATO with Norfolk of the AHL.
Nick Schaus signed a contract with the Earthquakes, assuming for their AHL team.
Ben Holmstrom signed a future contract with the Flyers, and currently is playing for the Adirondack Phantoms of the AHL (he's scored his first pro goal).
Carter Hutton signed an ATO with the Phantoms as well, and gained his first win.
 
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UMLFan said:
Nick Schaus signed a contract with the Earthquakes, assuming for their AHL team.
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Schaus is a great athlete, but I don't think he'll be playing professional soccer. :p ;)

Also, Barry Goers signed with Las Vegas of the ECHL. Nothing up on their website yet about it yet though.
 
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ScottK said:
Schaus is a great athlete, but I don't think he'll be playing professional soccer. :p ;)

Also, Barry Goers signed with Las Vegas of the ECHL. Nothing up on their website yet about it yet though.
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Heh ... oops.
 
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jjmc85 said:
UMass lost C Casey Wellman (Sophomore) to the Minnesota Wild as well as F James Marcou (junior) and D Matt Irwin (sophomore) to the San Jose Sharks.
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As a Wild fan, I would like to thank you for Casey, he seems like he will fit right in, can't wait to see what a full year with him on the ice will be like. He is deffinatly a fast lil ****.
 
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Zach Cohen from BU signed with the Avalanche (and is being sent to Lake Erie).

BU West. :D
 
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GopherBigGuy911 said:
As a Wild fan, I would like to thank you for Casey, he seems like he will fit right in, can't wait to see what a full year with him on the ice will be like. He is deffinatly a fast lil ****.
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From Tech, we have 2 guys going into ECHL:

Gwilliam has an ATO with the Reading Royals (Toronto and Boston affiliate)

Dobson has an ATO with the Gwinnet Gladiators (Atlanta and Columbus affiliate)
 
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5IslandsWildcat said:
INCH does not list Marcou and Irwin. Hope it isn't true, for sake of UMass as well as Hockey East because UMass would then loose top 5 scorers.
Player Pos-Yr GP G A Pts
James Marcou F-Jr 36 11 40 51
Casey Wellman F-So 36 23 22 45
Justin Braun D- Sr 36 8 23 31
Will Ortiz F Sr 36 13 13 26
Matthew Irwin D-So 36 7 17 24
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http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/News/0910/prosignees_0910.htm

Try the link again as Marcou and Irwin are on there.

Significant losses @ both Amherst (graduations and signings) and Lowell (primarily losing Sr. class).
 
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