{"id":36944,"date":"2011-04-12T20:30:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T01:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=36944"},"modified":"2011-04-12T20:30:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T01:30:53","slug":"samuelsson-leaves-bc-for-penguins-dumoulin-kreider-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2011\/04\/12\/samuelsson-leaves-bc-for-penguins-dumoulin-kreider-to-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuelsson leaves BC for Penguins; Dumoulin, Kreider to return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston College sophomore defenseman Philip Samuelsson has decided to forego his last two years of eligibility and sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins.<\/p>\n<p>Samuelsson, drafted by the Penguins in the second round (61st overall) of the 2009 NHL draft, scored four goals and added 12 assists in 39 games this year.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Samuelsson was part of the Eagles&#8217; national championship team and had a goal and 14 points as a freshman.<\/p>\n<p>While Samuelsson is leaving BC, the school announced Monday that sophomore defenseman Brian Dumoulin and sophomore forward Chris Kreider will return for their junior seasons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Both players have had very impressive freshman and sophomore seasons and we expect both to be leaders of our club in 2011-12,&#8221; Boston College coach Jerry York said in a statement. &#8220;Brian and Chris embody what we strive for in a Boston College hockey player. 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