Bismarck Bobcats forward Dominic Panetta became the tenth member of the 2009-10 Robertson Cup Championship squad to secure a place to play hockey at the NCAA Division I level, committing to Ferris State University for the 2011-12 season.

The Bismarck Bobcats completed the 2010 NAHL Entry Draft Wednesday, selecting 16 eligible players from across the country to reload the 30-man roster as the ‘Cats defend their 2010 Robertson Cup Championship.

With their pre-draft tryout camps in Denver, Colo., and Prior Lake, Minn., now complete, the Bismarck Bobcats’ staff is hard at work preparing for Wednesday’s North American Hockey League Entry Draft, scheduled to start at 1:00 PM, central time.

The Bismarck Bobcats, already clinched into Sunday’s Robertson Cup Championship, slipped up in their final game of the tournament’s round robin, losing to the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-3 Saturday at the Town Toyota Center.

The Bismarck Bobcats dropped a 2-1 decision to the Wenatchee Wild Friday in Game Three of the 2010 Robertson Cup Tournament Friday, but still locked up their second ever berth in the NAHL’s national championship game.

The Bismarck Bobcats got off to a red-hot start and rode a smothering defense to a dominating 6-1 win over the Traverse City North Stars Thursday in Game Two of the 2010 Robertson Cup Tournament.

The Bismarck Bobcats get back to Robertson Cup Tournament play at the Town Toyota Center against the Traverse City North Stars Thursday night at 9:05 PM (Central Time).