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Langley Rivermen Forward Marcus Vela Commits to UNH

USHR calls Marcus Vela the best forward in the BCHL.

By Jeff Cox
UNH coach Dick Umile at a press conference following the East Regional defeat against UMass-Lowell last March.
UNH coach Dick Umile at a press conference following the East Regional defeat against UMass-Lowell last March.
Jeff Cox

University of New Hampshire head coach Dick Umile scored a big recruiting victory on Wednesday with the commitment of Marcus Vela. The Burnaby, BC native is a good-sized forward that projects as a legitimate scoring threat in college. In addition to playing for the Langley Rivermen in the BCHL, he was named to the Canada Pacific U17 Select Team. A '97, Vela is slated to arrive in Durham for the fall of 2015 or 2016.

Jeff Cox covers college and junior hockey, recruiting, NHL Draft prospects and the AHL for SBNation. Follow him on twitter @JeffCoxSBNation.