Petrecki Commits to Boston College

For those that love to laugh at me when I get predictions wrong, you've just received another opportunity. Nick Petrecki, one of the top defenseman for the class of 2007 has committed to Boston College for the 2007 season.

I had avoided putting Petrecki on the list of 2007 Top Prospects, because after being selected in the first round of the OHL draft last year, I was pretty convinced he would be playing with the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL, as this archived post indicates. Had Petrecki been added to the list, however, he probably would have came in at 6th overall among defenseman behind Tristan Llewellyn, Nigel Williams, Cade Fairchild, Brendan Smith, and Kevin Shattenkirk.

It should be noted, however, that while today is a very good day for Boston College, the battle is only half over. BC has taken the first step in getting him to commit to Boston College. The next step is getting him to actually show up on campus. 2007 is a long way away, and there is still the possibility that Petrecki could sign with the Whalers a la former Boston University commitment Matt Lashoff, who committed to BU before signing with the Kitchener Rangers and becoming a top NHL draft pick this past summer.