{"id":58805,"date":"2014-05-07T17:50:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T22:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=58805"},"modified":"2020-08-24T19:31:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T00:31:29","slug":"north-dakota-leading-scorer-grimaldi-forgoes-last-two-seasons-signs-with-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2014\/05\/07\/north-dakota-leading-scorer-grimaldi-forgoes-last-two-seasons-signs-with-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"North Dakota leading scorer Grimaldi forgoes last two seasons, signs with Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1D3L1270.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"303\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocco Grimaldi had 31 goals and 77 points in 86 games in two-plus seasons at North Dakota (photo: Bradley K. Olson).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>North Dakota sophomore forward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/stats\/player\/mid,20055\/rocco-grimaldi\/\"><strong>Rocco Grimaldi<\/strong><\/a> has signed an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers and will forgo his final two years of collegiate eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers selected Grimaldi, who finishes his collegiate career with 31 goals and 46 assists for 77 points and a plus-22 rating in 86 games, in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2011 NHL draft.<\/p>\n<p>Grimaldi led North Dakota in points (39) and goals (17) in 42 games in 2013-14 &#8211; career-highs in both categories. He was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2014 NCAA Midwest Regional in Cincinnati after recording his first collegiate hat trick in UND&#8217;s semifinal win over Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012-13, Grimaldi was named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team after leading all WCHA rookies in points (36) and assists (23).<\/p>\n<p>Grimaldi&#8217;s initial freshman campaign at UND in 2011-12 was cut short after just four games due to a season-ending knee injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Dakota sophomore forward Rocco Grimaldi has signed an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers and will forgo his final two years of collegiate eligibility. 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