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UConn Men's Hockey: Huskies Land Former BU Commit Maxim Letunov

The Russian-born center could be the best recruit in UConn history.

The recruits keep coming for Mike Cavanaugh, and they keep getting better and better.

According to Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant, the latest addition to the UConn men's hockey team is Maxim Letunov, a 19-year-old Russian center who was supposed to be heading to Boston University in the fall. He committed to BU in November 2013, but now looks set to join the Huskies this season.

Sources: Maxim Letunov will play hockey at UConn instead of BU. Elite recruit. Center. Complications in BU admission reopened recruitment

— Mike Anthony (@ManthonyCourant) August 3, 2015

Letunov was drafted by the St.