The Steele County Blades are proud to announce that Kyle Wadden has committed to play NCAA hockey at Morrisville State College in the fall. Kyle has played in two seasons with Steele County.

The Des Moines, Iowa native has  played in 37 games for the Blades this year. He scored 15 goals with an accompanying 16 assists. The Blades Assistant Captain has scored 42 goals and 52 assists in 79 games in two years for Steele County. His 94 points ranks him 3rd all time in Steele County Blades history.

Head Coach Nick Adamek had this to say about Kyle’s choice. “We are very happy for Kyle. He has believed in the process and has worked his tail off to get where he is today. His leadership in our room has been great. The Mustangs are getting a great athlete and Morrisville State is getting an eager to learn student..”

“I’m excited to continue playing the sport I love, and get to go to a school on the east coast in New York

at Morrisville State, I plan on studying renewable energy. I talked to Coach White last year (about coming then) but decided to play one more year with Blades to get bigger and stronger. Steele County helped me be a better player on and off the ice, and they helped me find the right school for me. The past two years here in Owatonna have been really good and won’t be forgotten; good friends and good people that housed me. I would like to thank the guys for getting pucks deep, putting pucks on net, and banging bodies. I am excited to finish the year here and make a push in the postseason.”

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Morrisville State Assistant Coach Connor White expressed joy in Kyle’s commitment. “We are excited to have Kyle committed for the start next season as part of the Men’s Hockey Program here at Morrisville State College.” He continued “Kyle is a guy that we targeted since last season as we saw him as a player that could come in and help us right away in an important role, particularly face-offs. The numbers speak for themselves, in his win to loss ratio in the faceoff circle. It’s an area where are looking to improve and we have no doubt that Kyle will significantly help in area.”

Morrisville State College is a college of the State University of New York. It offers 23 bachelor's degrees, 52 associate degrees and 3 certificate programs at two campuses in central New York: Morrisville and Norwich. The Mustangs play in the SUNYAC (State University of New York Athletic Conference) at the NCAA Division III level. They are coached by Kevin Krogol.

Wadden is the first Blade to commit to a school for next year. The Blades will have more announcements of where their players will be headed shortly.