Men's Hockey | 4/5/2018 12:38:00 PM

Mankato, Minn. ---   Men's hockey coach Mike Hastings has announced that three student-athletes have signed to attend Minnesota State University.

Committing to Minnesota State during the spring signing period are goaltender Jacob Berger (Minnetonka, Minn./Merritt (BCHL)), defenseman Zakery Galambos (Walnut Creek, Calif.,/Wenatchee (BCHL)) and forward Christopher Van Os-Shaw (Regina, Sask./Spruce Grove (AJHL)).

The trio joins five other student-athletes who committed during the fall early signing period in defensemen Wyatt Aamodt (Hermantown, Minn./Lincoln (USHL)) and Andy Carroll (Northfield, Minn./Green Bay (USHL)), goaltender Dryden McKay (Downers Grove, Ill./Madison (USHL)) and forwards Julian Napravnik (Bad Nauheim, Germany/Des Moines (USHL)) and Nathan Smith (Hudson, Fla./Cedar Rapids (USHL)).

Biographies of the three most-recent commitments are listed below.

Jacob Berger, G, 5-11, 165, Minnetonka, Minn./Merritt (BCHL)
Spent the last two seasons with Merritt of the British Columbia Hockey League...Compiled 18-18-0 mark, .915 save percentage and 3.07 goals against average in 37 games and was named to BCHL All-Rookie Team in 2016-17...Made 37 appearances for the Centennials in 2017-18 (13-24-0, .905 sv%, 3.45 GAA)...Minnetonka (Minn.) High School product played for Team Southwest in Minnesota High School Elite League in 2014-15.

Zakery Galambos, D, 6-2, 176, Walnut Creek, Calif./Wenatchee (BCHL)
Has spent 2017-18 campaign with Wenatchee of the British Columbia Hockey League where he totalled 28 points on five goals and 23 assists in 41 games...Wenatchee is currently in the BCHL playoff finals and he has 5-6--11 in 15 GP...Split the 2016-17 season with Johnstown (NAHL) and Omaha (USHL)...Product of the San Jose Jr. Sharks midget AAA program.

Chris Van Os-Shaw, F, 6-2, 200, Regina, Sask./Spruce Grove (AJHL)
Racked up 51 goals and 46 assists for 97 points in 59 games played with Spruce Grove of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in 2017-18...Won 2017-18 AJHL scoring title, was named league Most Valuable Player and AJHL North Division All-League in only season with the Saints...Spruce Grove is currently in the AJHL playoff finals and he has 7-7--14 in eight GP...Had 36-32--68 in 56 games with Humboldt to finish seventh in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League scoring race in 2016-17...Registered 52 goals and 48 assists for 100 points in 96 career games in two seasons in the SJHL split between Humboldt and Weyburn.

2018-19 Minnesota State Men's Hockey Recruiting Class

Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	S/C	DOB	Hometown/Current Team (League)
Wyatt Aamodt	D	5-11	200	L	11.22.1997	Hermantown, Minn./Lincoln (USHL)
Andrew Carroll	D	5-10	170	L	02.17.1997	Northfield, Minn./Green Bay (USHL)
Dryden McKay	G	5-11	175	L	11.25.1997	Downers Grove, Ill./Madison (USHL)
Julian Napravnik	F	5-11	180	L	05.06.1997	Bad Nauheim, Germany/Des Moines (USHL)
Nathan Smith	F	6-0	180	L	10.18.1998	Hudson, Fla./Cedar Rapids (USHL)
Jacob Berger	G	5-11	165	L	07.01.1997	Minnetonka, Minn./Merritt (BCHL)
Zakery Galambos	D	6-2	176	R	04.04.1997	Walnut Creek, Calif./Wenatchee (BCHL)
Chris Van Os-Shaw	F	6-2	200	L	05.20.1997	Regina, Sask./Spruce Grove (AJHL)

All signings are contingent upon admission to Minnesota State and compliance with NCAA rules, including certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center.