Former Cathedral High and American International College (AIC) hockey star,
Austin Orszulak, has signed a professional contract with the Adirondack Thunder
of the ECHL. They play their home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens
Falls, NY. The Thunder are part of the NHL's Calgary Flames organization. Austin
is listed as #10 on their roster and has already participated in some games, a
quick transition from AIC where he was the team captain.
#17 Austin Orszulak
Blocking Shot in AIC Win Over UMass
January 2017
Photo by Alfredo
Austin played on some good teams at Cathedral High and earned the Gene
Grazia Award as the best offensive player in Western Mass. He played junior
hockey for a couple of years for the Springfield Pics where in the 2012-13
season he tallied an outstanding 51 points with 21 goals and 30 assists. In his
sophomore year at Division I AIC he had 35 points in 36 games, but perhaps his
most important role was that of team leadership that evolved to becoming team
captain.
The name "Orszulak" is synonymous with Western Mass hockey since there are
a bunch of them who are all excellent hockey players. They include Travis, his
brother, and cousins Matt, Justin, and Chris. I had the opportunity to watch
(and photograph) Chris play at Amherst College when my gallery was in Amherst.
By the way, most of them play in the Olympia Ice Center's Summer A League in
West Springfield, MA that is considered one of the best off season hockey
leagues in the nation. Austin has been one of the leading scorers in this
league.
The best of luck to Austin in his new professional career! We will all
follow his progress.
Al DiLascia
Image News Service
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