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Eagan Hockey Players Merchant, Wolfe Commit to Maine

Both will play NCAA Division 1 hockey at the University of Maine, according to the Minnesota Hockey Hub.

Will Merchant and Sam Wolfe may have toured the University of Maine within two weeks of each other, but their decisions last week to commit to play hockey at the school were made separately, according to the players.

“I knew he was talking to them, but that didn’t really influence me that much," Merchant told the MN Hockey Hub, which published an article on the pair of seniors early this week.

Merchant is a candidate for Minnesota's prestigious Mr. Hockey award, and Wolfe has racked up an impressive two goals and 22 assists so far this year, according to the article.

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Now that the decision has been made and the pressure is off, Wolfe told the MN Hockey Hub he can once again focus on playing hockey for the remainder of the season.

“This takes a lot of weight off my shoulders, the stress and all that,” Wolfe said.

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