Nate Dewhurst (on right) is one of the few players from Iowa to skate in the USHLWestern College Hockey Blog & Heisenberg's Recruiting Site are reporting that Denver received a verbal commitment from Des Moines Buccaners (USHL) forward Nate Dewhurst. He will attend DU in either 2008 or 2009. Dewhurst is an Iowa native that played at Culver Academy last season. He chose DU over CC (his "safety school").
The Scouting News cited Dewhurst was one of the fastest rising prospects in all of youth hockey. They noted that Dewhurst was the best player on the ice at the U17 Three Nations Cup leading the tournament in scoring last summer.
Dewhurst skated last season at Culver Academy, a prep school in Indiana. He didn't make the Buccaneers' roster at tryouts in June and planned to return to Culver this season.
But he received another look in August after he was selected to represent the U.S. in the under-17 Three Nations Tournament in Rochester, N.Y.
Dewhurst led the tournament in scoring with eight points in four games.
Buccaneers Coach Regg Simon and assistant coach Todd Knott were there and offered him a spot.
"The chance to have one of the most elite players in the country in that age group from your hometown, I didn't want him playing anywhere else and I don't think he wanted to play anywhere else," Simon said.
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