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Meet The RoughRiders — Ben Blacker
Name: Ben Blacker
Position: Goaltender
Age: 17
Height/Weight: 5-foot-9, 174 pounds
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Noteworthy: Acquired last spring in a dispersal draft when the USHL's Indiana Ice decided to take their franchise dormant. Committed at the age of 15 to Western Michigan University. Has picked the college route over an offer from the major junior Ottawa 67s in Canada. Played last season for the Milton Icehawks of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
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