New Hockey Recruit From Florida

Big Red Puckhead:

According to Chris Heisenberg, the Big Red has picked up a 2011 commitment from Brian Ferlin (6' 2", 195), a 1992-born forward from Jacksonville, Florida. Brian will be playing with the Indiana Ice (USHL) this fall. Last season, Brian was named the Metropolitan JHL's South Division Player of the Year while playing with the Jacksonville Ice Dogs, where he scored 40 goals and had 37 assists in 38 games for the Junior Bs.

It's worth noting that over the last few years, Cornell has picked up recruits from some places not known for being hotbeds of hockey talent. This fall's roster will have three Texans: sophomores Locke Jillson (Dallas) and Keir Ross (McKinney), and freshman Armand de Swardt (Plano). Former goalie Dave McKee was also from Texas (Irving). Add Florida to the mix, and that makes four Cornellians from the Gulf Coast on the 2011-2012 roster.

Of course, Cornell's roster still includes 19 Canadians (10 from Ontario), so geographic diversity is relative.