The Rochester Junior Americans are proud to announce that forward Jimmy Angelicola has committed to play collegiate hockey for New England College for the 2014-2015 season.

Angelicola is in his third season with the Junior Americans program. The Manlius, New York native has 11 goals and 7 assists on the season, and is fourth on the Elite team with 43 penalty minutes in 33 games.

“Jimmy has put in a lot of hard work to get to this point,” said head coach Craig MacDonald. “He has done a great job and we are excited for him to get a chance to play collegiately at New England College”

Angelicola says the atmosphere and coaching staff were a big part in his choosing to play at New England.

“I liked the small town atmosphere and the campus was great,” said Angelicola. “Head coach Tom Carroll has been great through this entire process and I’m looking forward to playing for him.”

Playing with the teammates he has been with for three years in Rochester will be tough to replace, but Angelicola is looking forward to the next step in his hockey career.

“I’m going to miss the guys, but I’m excited to be heading to a school with a great hockey program that will give me a great education,” he added.

New England College, located in Henniker, New Hampshire, competes in the ECAC East. The Pilgrims have won two ECAC East Championships and are currently fourth in the ECAC East standings this season.