A rumor circulated on Thursday night that H-U-G-E defenseman Luke Curadi has given a verbal committment to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
The 6-foot-5, 247-pound Hartford-area native currently plays for the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League.
Curadi is a big, tough, physical, in-your-face defenseman with better than average skating ability.
The 18-year old Curadi nicknamed "Sasquatch", could join the Engineers next September, or he could he held for the 2011-12 season.