Yellowjacket Recruit: Ryan Corbiell   The Yellowjacket coaching staff has announced the commitment of defenseman Ryan Corbiell for the 2010-11 season.  Corbiell spent parts of the last two seasons with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).  Corbiell, 6-1 and 190 pounds, is the second Yellowjacket commitment of the off-season and the first defenseman.  Both recruits thus far have come to Superior via the BCHL. "There are obviously some changes coming this season on our blue line.  That's to be expected when you graduate three players from that group that logged a lot of playing time for us," said Yellowjacket Head Coach Dan Stauber.  "Ryan is a player that we had on our radar for some time.  And even though he missed some time with an injury and had a tougher go in his last year of junior than he wanted, we felt the injury won't hinder him in any way and he'll be able to come here and play a big role in our blue line makeover." Corbiell missed a large chunk of the 2009-10 season after suffering a sports hernia.  He attempted to play through the injury, but eventually the hernia won out and he was forced to miss time.  In all, he played 35 games last season for the Bulldogs, scoring twice and tallying 12 points along with 46 penalty minutes.  The previous season, he picked up five assists in 45 games for the Bulldogs. "We are extremely pleased to see Ryan commit to an NCAA school.  He worked hard and was a real leader for us even when out of the line-up," said Bulldogs Head Coach Paul Esdale.  "We want to thank Ryan for his contributions to the Bulldogs and wish him all the best as he continues his hockey career and his education.  We have no doubt he will do well at Wisconsin-Superior." A native of Cluny, Alberta, Corbiell also played with the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).  Current Yellowjackets Talon Berlando and Justin Faryna also spent time in Drumheller during their junior careers. "We had a chance to see Ryan play a couple times and like what he brings to the table.  It's a shame that the injury he had didn't allow us to see him this season, but the reports are that he has developed further as a solid, two-way defenseman," Stauber said.  "His coaches spoke glowingly of his approach to being a team leader and how he handled being out of the lineup for an extended period.  He's a character player and you can never have enough of those in your program." The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are the same junior program that brought the Yellowjackets forward Colin Guiguet back in 2004.  Guiguet spent two seasons with the Yellowjackets before leaving hockey to pursue his academic career at Royal Roads University in British Columbia. Excerpts of this story taken from www.albernivalleybulldogs.ca.