He didn't know exactly when it would come, but Thursday was a day that Jaiden Moriello had been looking forward to for quite some time.
In the midst of an explosive senior season at Kimball Union Academy, the 18-year-old from Saugus, Mass., took to social media to pledge his Division 1 commitment to UMass Lowell.
“I’ve wanted to play in Hockey East since I was a little kid watching the Beanpot and all of those games on NESN, so I’m really excited to be a River Hawk and play for Coach (Norm) Bazin," Moriello, a senior captain, told New England Hockey Journal Monday.