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Vinnie Jacona Class: Junior Hometown: East Stroudsburg, PA High School: Pope John XXIII (NJ) Height / Weight: 5-7 / 165 Position: F Birthdate: 07/24/1986 Previous Team: Boston Bulldogs (AJHL)

Notables: Very skilled with the puck in traffic ... Extremely strong on the puck and wins one-on-one battles ... Very good passer and playmaker ... Evasive skater ... Creates offense well and a dangerous player in the league.

2008-09: Turned in an excellent second season, tying for the team-lead with a career-high 10 goals, which also ranked 11th among ECAC East leaders ... Placed third on the team with 19 points and recorded a personal-high of nine assists ... Notched at least one point in 15 of 26 games ... Put together a five-game point-scoring streak, where he tallied seven points, including five goals, from January 20-31 ... Registered three multi-point outings, including three points with a goal and two assists in a 4-3 win over Tufts University in the Manchester Police Athletic League (PAL)/Stovepipe Tournament Championship on November 30.

2007-08: Saw time in 23 contests ... Tallied nine points on five goals and four assists ... Ranked fourth among UMB rookies in total goals ... Became the first UMass Boston player to register a hat trick in almost seven years and added an assist for a season-high four points at Tufts University on February 22 and was named the ECAC East Rookie of the Week for his efforts.

Personal/High School: Earned two letters for the Pope John XXIII High School (NJ) ice hockey team ... Named the Lions' Most Valuable Player for his junior and senior seasons ... Selected a two-time Conference MVP for Pope John XXIII and tabbed the New Jersey Devil Player of the Month for the Lions ... Played junior hockey for the Boston Bulldogs ... Born July 24, 1986 ... Son of Vinnie and Margarita Jacona ... Majoring in sociology.