{"id":31395,"date":"2010-07-24T20:33:11","date_gmt":"2010-07-25T01:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2010\/07\/24\/canisius-kostuch-forgoes-final-2-seasons-for-polish-team\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:58:01","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:58:01","slug":"canisius-kostuch-forgoes-final-2-seasons-for-polish-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2010\/07\/24\/canisius-kostuch-forgoes-final-2-seasons-for-polish-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Canisius&#8217; Kostuch Forgoes Final 2 Seasons for Polish Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canisius forward Dave Kostuch will forgo his final two seasons of eligibility after agreeing to a contract with MKS Cracovia Krakow of the Polish Elite League.<\/p>\n<p>Kostuch, the 2009 Atlantic Hockey rookie of the year, graduated earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m extremely happy in taking the next step and playing professional hockey,&#8221; Kostuch said in a statement. &#8220;As a hockey player, you work very hard on and off the ice to reach a certain point and with this next step, I am one step closer to reaching a final goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kostuch, who holds dual citizenship in Canada and Poland, had 15 goals and 12 assists in 35 games last season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dave will be missed greatly by our hockey program, both on and off the ice,&#8221; Canisius coach Dave Smith said. &#8220;While our goal is to graduate students and develop professional hockey players, we never anticipated him being done in two years. 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