{"id":77266,"date":"2017-03-28T19:59:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T00:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=77266"},"modified":"2017-03-28T19:59:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T00:59:52","slug":"jake-walman-forgoes-senior-season-at-providence-inks-nhl-deal-with-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2017\/03\/28\/jake-walman-forgoes-senior-season-at-providence-inks-nhl-deal-with-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Walman forgoes senior season at Providence, inks NHL deal with Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uscho.photoshelter.com\/img-show\/I00007iENF9gv_fk\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jake Walman (PC - 19), David Cotton (BC - 17)\" alt=\"Jake Walman (PC - 19), David Cotton (BC - 17) - The Boston College Eagles defeated the visiting Providence College Friars 3-1 on Friday, October 28, 2016, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/img-get\/I00007iENF9gv_fk\/s\/500\/303\/161028-20031925.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jake Walman (left) leaves Providence as the ninth player from the 2015 national championship team to sign an NHL contract (photo: Melissa Wade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The St. Louis Blues announced Tuesday that Providence junior defenseman Jake Walman has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Walman, a third-round draft choice (82nd overall) of the Blues in 2014, earned First Team Hockey East All-Star accolades for the second consecutive season after posting seven goals and 18 assists for the Friars in 2016-17.<\/p>\n<p>A reigning First Team All-American, Walman amassed 21 goals and 48 assists for 69 points in 107 career games at Providence.<\/p>\n<p>As a sophomore in 2015-16, Walman led all NCAA defensemen in goals (13), points per game (1.04), power-play goals (8), and game-winning goals (4) in just 27 games played.<\/p>\n<p>Walman is now&#160;the ninth member of the Friars&#8217; 2015 national championship squad to ink an NHL entry-level contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Blues announced Tuesday that Providence junior defenseman Jake Walman has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the club. 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