To clear up all the speculation, Luc Aquino has
decided to go Major Junior according to the BDN.

http://www.bangornews.com/maineblackbears/article.cfm?ID=423083

--- Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From the UMaine Athletics Web Site:
>
> May 21, 2004
> MAINE MEN’S HOCKEY ANNOUNCES COMMITMENTS
> ORONO, Maine– The University of Maine men’s ice
> hockey coach Tim
> Whitehead announced today that his program has
> received commitments
> from Wes Clark, Keenan Hopson, Matt Lundin, Tim
> Maxwell and Travis
> Ramsey to attend the University of Maine in the fall
> of 2004.
>
> Clark is a 5-11, 185 pound forward from Oakville,
> Ontario. This past
> season he played with the Milton Icehawks and had 22
> goals and a
> team-high 35 assists for 57 points. In two years
> with the Icehawks,
> Clark tallied a total of 120 points placing him 11th
> on the
> organization’s all-time scoring list. “Wes has put
> up some great
> numbers in the PJHL in Toronto,” said Whitehead. “We
> are excited about
> the way he competes and his ability to make plays in
> traffic.”
>
> Hopson is a 6-1, 190 pound forward from Prince
> George, British
> Columbia. He played this past season with the Prince
> George Spruce
> Kings, scoring 34 goals and 66 assists for 100
> points in 58 games.
> Hopson had ten power play goals and five shorthanded
> goals and was
> named team Most Valuable Player. “Keenan is a highly
> skilled forward
> who will help us in all situations, including power
> play and penalty
> kill,” said Whitehead. “He plays with his head up
> and has a great sense
> of the game.”
>
> Lundin is a 6-1, 175 pound goalie from Apple Valley,
> Minnesota and
> played for Apple Valley High School. This season he
> had a 2.26 goals
> against average and a .941 save percentage and he
> won the Frank Brimsek
> Award given to the top senior goalie in the state of
> Minnesota. Lundin
> is a two-time Pioneer Press all-state goalie. “Like
> his brother Mike,
> Matt is an elite athlete who is ready to make the
> jump from high school
> hockey to the college level,” Whitehead said. “Matt
> is a fierce
> competitor with great anticipation and passion for
> the game.”
>
> Maxwell is a 5-11, 168 pound defenseman from
> Sherwood Park, Alberta.
> This season he had 16 goals and 31 assists for 57
> points with the
> Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey
> League. “Tim is an
> elite skater with great offensive skills,” said
> Whitehead. “We believe
> he will impact our team in all situations, power
> play and penalty kill
> included.”
>
> Ramsey is a 6-4, 211 pound defenseman from Lakewood,
> California. He
> played this past season for the Salmon Arm
> Silverbacks, scoring five
> goals with 20 assists for 25 points in 57 games.
> “Travis has really
> emerged for Salmon Arm this year as a strong
> defensive defenseman who
> is surprisingly skilled and mobile for a big man,”
> said Whitehead. “We
> are excited to add Travis to our core of
> defensemen.”
>
> These five players join Bret Tyler and Rob Bellamy,
> who committed to
> Maine last fall. The eligibility of all
> student-athletes is contingent
> upon admission to the University of Maine and
> compliance with all NCAA
> rules, including registration with the NCAA
Clearinghouse.


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Matthew R. Dewkett
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