Dingle Chooses Ohio State

EHK Sports Alum To Play For The Buckeyes

CHICAGO - EHK Sports Enterprises is proud to announce that John Dingle has signed to play hockey for Ohio State University in the CCHA starting fall of 2004.  John is the 7th player to accept a Div I scholarship after playing with EHK Sports.

 "John was a huge part of the 2002 Prospects team.  He is a total team player, who works hard with or without the puck." said EHK Sports CEO Eric H. Krupka, "John was a huge physical and scoring presence on the ice during every game.  With his work ethic, John will do great at Ohio State."

John played for EHK Sports at the 2002 Prospects Tournament in Toronto, where he pounded opponents with his physical play.  While helping the Blue team to a second place finish, John solidified himself in the minds of many top college coaches.  John plays his junior hockey for the Pittsburgh Forge of the North American Hockey League, with another EHK Sports Alumni Denis Kirstein.  At 6'1"-210lbs John is a big physical scoring forward who can mix it up when needed to send a message.  Currently this season John is second in his teams scoring with a 43-17-26-43 scoring line.  John played his midget hockey for Team Ohio, this is where he was noticed by many junior programs who all recruited him very heavily.  EHK Sports is proud to have John as part of our family and wish him the best of luck this season and next at Ohio State.  The following is an article from the U.S. Hockey News about John's signing:

The Buckeye From Brooklyn

USHN Exclusive

 

The chase for Pittsburgh Forge forward John Dingle has officially ended.
 
On Friday, the 18 year-old from the Cleveland suburb of Brooklyn gave his verbal commitment to the Ohio State Buckeyes. 
 
At this point, the commitment's for the fall of 2004, but should things change-OSU has at least three underclassmen who might leave early: top 2003 draft prospect Ryan Kesler and 2001 first rounders RJ Umberger (Vancouver) and Dave Steckel (Los Angeles)-Dingle could possibly wind up in Columbus in the fall of 2003. 
 
Dingle's an outstanding mix of size and skill. Standing at 6-1 and 205-pounds, Dingle's scored 17 goals and 43 points in 43 games this season for the high flying Forge, who are tied with Compuware at 68 points for tops in the NAHL.
 
Dingle had been pursued by a wide range of schools, such as Ferris State, Vermont, Miami, Northern Michigan, Notre Dame and Harvard. He picked up four points this past weekend as the Forge swept the Springfield Spirit in Pittsburgh.

Article Written By: Paul Shaheen - U.S. Hockey News Staff Writer

Note: John marks the 7th player to in only two years to have played for EHK Sports and gone on to sign a Div I scholarship.  EHK Sports sends only the best U.S. players to the Prospects Tournament in Toronto every year.  In only two short years we have established ourselves as the standard for excellence in hockey promotion.  Our teams are first class all the way.  From the NHL jerseys to the professional coaches, EHK Sports spares no expense in the pursuit of promoting our players and the game of hockey.