The
’03 native of Painted Submit, NY selected the Specific for what turned out to
be his remaining season of junior hockey. After a single season in
the North American Tier III Hockey League (NA3HL), and a pair of seasons
in america Premier Hockey League (USPHL), Saurbaugh elected
to return to the Jap Hockey League (EHL) in 2022-23, and that
choice in the end to this dedication.

“Ben is a really mature ’03,” stated Specific head coach Nic Cota. “After
having a number of years beneath his belt enjoying junior hockey, final season
was the cherry on prime for him. Main our group in factors, and being an
all-around nice teammate, was enjoyable for me to observe as his coach. Ben
will proceed to do nice issues for Brockport. Congratulations to Ben
and his household. We are able to’t wait to observe his profession develop on the NCAA
degree!”

At Brockport, Saurbaugh is becoming a member of a program that all the time recruited
gamers from the EHL, because the 6’3 ahead goes down because the forty fifth participant in
league historical past to decide on the varsity in upstate New York.

Focusing in on simply the commitments from this previous season, and the EHL
is sending seven extra gamers off to affix the Golden Eagles,
as Saurbaugh will group up with Jacob Gates from the Protec Jr.
Geese, Kyle Folkerson from the New Jersey 87’s, Connor Roach from the
East Coast Wizards, Trevor Joule from the New England Wolves, and
each David Filak and Victor Malzahn from the Boston Jr. Rangers.

“My time with the Specific was second to none,” stated Saurbaugh. “Coach
Cota and Coach Kyle’s [Robertson] dedication to their gamers and the
group is a large motive why I developed, not solely as a participant, however
as an individual as effectively. I need to thank my household for supporting me
all through juniors. Most significantly, I need to thank my teammates for a
nice season and the various life-long friendships made alongside the way in which.”