Nate Leaman, Providence College head coach. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
On Monday, Providence College received a commitment from a 2001-born defenseman who will greatly improve the team’s future ability to retrieve and break pucks out of its own zone.
Cam McDonald, a Muskegon Lumberjacks left-shot defenseman from Eagle River, Alaska, committed to the Friars. He had two goals and 37 assists in 59 games with the Kenai River Brown Bears in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) last season.
McDonald was rated as the third best defenseman at the USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development Camp and was a surprise snub by USA Hockey for the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup roster.
