{"id":78359,"date":"2017-07-05T23:49:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T04:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=78359"},"modified":"2017-07-05T23:49:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T04:49:49","slug":"tolvanen-does-not-pass-boston-college-admission-standards-signs-to-play-in-khl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2017\/07\/05\/tolvanen-does-not-pass-boston-college-admission-standards-signs-to-play-in-khl\/","title":{"rendered":"Tolvanen does not pass Boston College admissions standards, signs to play in KHL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nhl.nbcsports.com\/2017\/07\/05\/preds-2017-first-rounder-tolvanen-will-play-in-the-khl-next-season\/\">NBC Sports has reported<\/a> that Nashville Predators&#8217; first-round pick Eeli Tolvanen, who was slated to attend Boston College this fall, will instead forgo his NCAA eligibility and has signed to play for Jokerit in the KHL.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, Tolvanen did not meet BC&#8217;s admission requirements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jokerit?src=hash\">#Jokerit<\/a> and forward Eeli Tolvanen agree on a 1-year deal (+ option for 2018-19). Welcome to the team, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eeli1999\">@eeli1999<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KHL?src=hash\">#KHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lLhVAWOiDR\">pic.twitter.com\/lLhVAWOiDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Jokerit Helsinki (@Jokerit_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jokerit_EN\/status\/882515602757353473\">July 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tolvanen played for the USHL&#8217;s Sioux City Musketeers the past two seasons and was selected 30th overall on June 23 at the United Center in Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC Sports has reported that Nashville Predators&#8217; first-round pick Eeli Tolvanen, who was slated to attend Boston College this fall, will instead forgo his NCAA eligibility and has signed to play for Jokerit in the KHL. 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