The Silverbacks’ two top scorers Taro Hirose and Nick Hutchison have signed national letters of intent to play for their respective universities, which they committed to starting in the fall of 2016. Hirose, a Calgary native, has signed to play with the Michigan State University Spartans. Hutchison, originally from Hicksville, NY, will return to his home state to play for the Canisius College Golden Griffins.