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Former Georgetown Raider & Mississauga Charger Ralph Cuddemi (photo credit - Tom Wolf Imaging), now with the Canisius College Golden Griffins, has been named a Top Ten Finalist for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award.

The Concord, Ontario native spent two seasons in the OJHL from 20010-12 before joining the Griffins program as a freshman this season.  He joined the Georgetown Raiders as a 17-year old, after being drafted by the Erie Otters in the 11th round, 216th overall, of the 2010 OHL Priority Selection, and tasted immediate success in junior hockey, 23 points in 30 games played before a trade saw him moved to the Mississauga Chargers.  Cuddemi continued his offensive prowress in Mississauga and finished the season as the club's fourth leading scorer with 16 goals and 40 points in 48 games played.  Cuddemi returned to the Chargers for his sophomore season, and was clearly the club's most consistent threat the entire year, finishing 10th overall in OJHL scoring with 63 points in 46 regular season games played.  Along with his scholarship to attend Canisius, Cuddemi also would play for the OJHL South Division All-Stars at the inaugural Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge that was held in Smiths Falls, Ontario.

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Below is the official press release from the Senior CLASS Award website (www.seniorclassaward.com):

Ten NCAA® men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as finalists today for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate hockey. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their athletic platforms to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

The finalists were chosen by national media from the list of 20 candidates announced in January. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through March 28. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award recipients will be announced during the 2016 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four®.

Hockey 2015-16 Finalists
Name    Position    School
Ralph Cuddemi    Forward    Canisius College
Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim    Forward    Union College
David Glen    Forward    Penn State
Christian Hilbrich    Forward    Cornell
Jake Hildebrand    Goaltender    Michigan State
Alexander Kuqali    Defense    RIT
Zac Lynch    Forward    Robert Morris University
Ethan Prow    Defense    St. Cloud State University
Jimmy Vesey    Forward    Harvard
Tyson Wilson    Defense    Robert Morris University