Lakers add center for 2011-12 season

The St Louis Bandits of the NAHL have announced that forward Chris Ciotti has committed to Lake Superior State University to play hockey beginning next season. Ciotti, the Bandits’ captain, ranks second on the team in scoring with 64 points on 27 goals through 50 games. "Chris has worked hard to earn an opportunity to play college hockey in the CCHA and for a competitive program like Lake State,” Bandits assistant coach Trevor Stewart said of the 20-year-old from Romeo, Mich. “Lake Superior will be getting a good hockey player who’ll only get better.” Ciotti recorded 14 goals and 37 points in 2009-10, and 6 goals and 17 points in 2008-09 for the St. Louis Bandits.