Another Recruit Coming but the Black Bears Lose Andrew Sweetland

The Maine Black Bears received a verbal commitment from Adam Shemansky who played for Tilton Academy in New Hampshire. He's from New Jersey but won't be joining the Black Bears for the 2009-2010 season. He will play one year of junior hockey but hasn't decide where. There are three leagues in mind. The Eastern Junior Hockey League, the North American Hockey League, or the United States Hockey League.

Adam Shemansky F

Age: 18

2007-2008 Statistics: 32 games 27 goals and 30 assists for 57 points


Andrew Sweetland has signed with the Florida Panthers. He was a 21 year old freshman who had 8 goals and 9 assists in 28 games. Before Maine he played with the Amherst Ramblers (Maritime Junior A Hockey League) where he set a club record with 56 goals and 61 assists in 54 contests.




I have no problem with NHL Teams signing their draft picks when they still have eligibility left for college but maybe the NHL should reinstate the Supplemental Draft for the players that weren't selected in the Entry Draft. Sweetland wasn't drafted by the Panthers. The Supplemental Draft would allow teams to select players in college, overagers in juniors and 21-24 year olds playing in Europe. Teams would get these player's rights and allow them to continue playing in college.

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Nathan Fournier

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