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NICHOLAS GRIFFIN PETRECKI; born July 11, 1989 ... shoots left ... played the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League ... graduated from Millard North High School in Omaha, Neb.
BEFORE BC: Gained 2006-07 All-USHL second-team honors with the Omaha Lancers ... ranked first among the team's defensemen with 25 points - 11 goals and 14 assists - in 54 games ... played for Team USHL in the league's 2007 Prospects/All-Star Game in Waterloo, Iowa ... earned the team's Jake Forbes Trophy following the 2006-07 season; the award recognizes the team's most valuable defenseman ... played for Lancers head coach Mike Hastings ... served as assistant captain in 2006-07 ... played in 53 games and registered three assists in 2005-06 ... earned 2004-05 Eastern Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Year honors while playing with the Capital District Selects; recorded 23 points - five goals and 18 assists - in 53 games ... also played in the 2005 Futures All-Star Game ... was a member of the U.S. Under-18 Select Team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Under-18 Junior World Cup at the Viking Cup in Camrose, Alberta ... was a member of the U.S. Under-18 Team that captured the silver medal at the 2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (Czech Republic) ... was a member of the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that captured the gold medal at the 2005 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament (Switzerland).
PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... is the 2007-08 recipient of the Maureen and Edward F. Coakley '57 Hockey Scholarship ... was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the first round (28th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft ... Nick is and his older sister Meredith are the children of Michelle and Mark Petrecki.
