Dexter Southfield senior Ben Raymond has committed to play college hockey at Colgate University, it was announced on Friday. The '01 left-shot forward from Newton, Mass. is set to begin his third season playing prep school hockey for Dan Donato's program. During the 2018-19 season, Raymond had 18 goals and 12 assists in 30 games. In addition...
Dexter Southfield senior Ben Raymond has committed to play college hockey at Colgate University, it was announced on Friday.
The '01 left-shot forward from Newton, Mass. is set to begin his third season playing prep school hockey for Dan Donato's program. During the 2018-19 season, Raymond had 18 goals and 12 assists in 30 games.
In addition to playing prep school, Raymond plays split season hockey for the Neponset Valley River Rats. His top asset is his speed. He keeps his feet moving and made great progress in his game from his sophomore to junior seasons.
"Ben has worked extremely hard over the last two seasons with us. He's a great skater and has great skill. I think he’ll have a lot of success at the next level," said River Rats 18-U head coach Ross Pasquantonio.
Both Colgate assistants have local ties. Dana Borges (Taunton, Mass.) played high school hockey at Coyle & Cassidy before going on to play college hockey for his father at Stonehill. Brett Riley (Needham, Mass.) played prep hockey at Governor's Academy and college hockey at Hobart. The duo have helped the Raiders land some better prospects over the past few months which should help the program get back to where it once was.
Ruikka commits to Friars
Providence College landed a commit from Chicago Steel left defenseman Uula Ruikka, an '00 from Oulu, Finland. In 12 games so far this season, Ruikka has a goal and five assists. He had six goals and nine assists in 64 games last season, his first in North America.
Ruikka, previously committed to Miami, played much of his youth hockey for Karpat back in his native Finland. A mobile, puck-moving defender, Ruikka should fit in nicely with Providence's style of play.
Brown receives commit
Alberni Valley Bulldogs left-shot defenseman Jackson Munroe has committed to Brown University. The '00 from Vancouver, British Columbia has three goals and 10 assists in 21 games in the BCHL so far this season. He played the previous two seasons with the Merritt Centennials, another BCHL organization.
