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PENTICTON, B.C. – The Penticton Vees Hockey Club is pleased to announce forward Aydar Suniev (’04) has committed to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass).
Suniev, 17, is in his first season with the Vees after joining the club in February, scoring 8 goals and 6 assists for 14 points in his 13 games played with the team so far. Suniev is currently on a six-game point streak heading into the Vees second to last weekend of the regular season, amassing 5 goals and 4 assists for 9 points in that span.
Prior to joining the Vees, Suniev played with St. Andrew’s College in Ontario, getting into 9 games this season at SAC, scoring 12 goals and 9 assists for 21 points. Suniev is set to join current team mate Spencer Smith at UMass with the Minutemen.
“I’m very excited to announce my commitment to play at UMass-Amherst,” said Suniev, “I’m looking forward to joining a prestigious college hockey program and continue to build on the success that the Minutemen have had.
UMass-Amherst is the current reigning National Champions and are led by Greg Carvel, who is in his 6th season behind the bench of the Minutemen. UMass-Amherst plays their games out of the Hockey East conference at William D. Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.
