Des Moines(USHL) defenseman Jeff Petry has chosen to play for Michigan State in 2007 over Michigan. It's an important recruiting victory for coach Rick Comley because it marks the first time that Michigan State has beaten Michigan in a head-to-head recruiting battle since Jim Slater committed to the Spartans.
It's a tough loss for Michigan, who is still in desperate need of defensman for the 2007 season. It was confirmed last week that Lincoln(USHL) defenseman Chad Langlais committed to Michigan. It is likely that Jack Johnson will turn pro after this next season. Mark Mitera and Chris Summers are likely to be drafted high in the NHL draft, and could possibly leave early. The other defenseman on the roster would be Steven Kampfer, Tristan Llewellyn, Langlais, and walk-on Jon Montville. The Wolverines would probably like to add 2 more defenseman to that class just to be safe.
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Walkon possibilities for M?
It'll be interesting to see what happens. The coaching staff still has a year to recruit more defensemen...plenty of time (though I'm not sure off hand how many high quality ones are left). But after this season they're already losing Cook, Dest, and Hunwick to graduation, possibly Johnson, and if Mitera and Summers get drafted high, you never know. That's like their entire freaking defense they could lose next summer!
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