A press release from today's Catalyst (the CC student paper)
 
Four top recruits have signed early letters of intent to enroll and
play hockey here at CC next fall, head coach Don Lucia announced
Thursday.
 
The players are Scott Swanson and Brian Waldo of Cottage Grove, MN;
Brian Swanson of Eagle River, Alaska; and Cory Cyrenne of Winnipeg,
Manitoba.  Scott Swanson and Waldo are defensemen.  Brian Swanson
and Cyrenne are centers.  All four are left-handed shooters.
 
Scott Swanson is in his second season with the Omaha Lancers of the
USHL.  He was a first team USHL all-star in 1993-94.  "He runs their
power play, kills penalties and skates a regular shift," said Lucia.
"He's the best defenseman I've seen in the USHL or in Western Canada."
 
Brian Waldo is in his first year with the Omaha Lancers.  He served as
captain of teh U.S.select-17 team that won a silver medal in Mexico
City last August, and played for the American select-16 a year earlier.
"He's a defensive defenseman, someone we think can develop into a 'go-to'
guy in critical defensive situations," states Lucia.
 
Brian Swanson is also in his second season with Omaha and was a first-team
USHL All-Star last year.  One of the most widely recruited forwards in
North America, Swanson led the Lancers and finished fifth in the league
with 103 points in '93-94.  "He has tremendous speed and skill," Lucia
said.  "We believe he also can come in here and be a 'go-to' guy for us
as a freshman.  He'll also see a lot of work on our special teams."
 
Cory Cyrenne currently plays for the St. Boniface Saints of the Manitoba
Junior Hockey League.  He finished the '93-94 season with 63 points in
53 games.  Cyrenne has had 48 points in 22 games so far this year.
 
Each of the four recruits will bring additional experience to the Tiger
roster.  Scott Swanson played in last summer's U.S. Olympic Festival,
and the two forwards have already competed internationally.  Brian Swanson
was a member of the 1993 U.S. select-17 team that won a silver medal in
Japan.  Cyrenne finished as the fifth leading scorer at last year's Esso
Cup, an international tournament for 16-year-olds.  Waldo also played
in the Esso Cup as a select-16.
 
(end of article)
 
Karen Heasley
Colorado College '95
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