The Eruzione family has produced so many athletic thrills for multiple generations, from Miller Field in Winthrop to Fitton Field in Worcester to the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. Danny Eruzione will now bring that storied tradition to an international destination as he begins his professional career in the Italian Hockey League (IHL).

Eruzione, 26, who had an excellent career at Salve Regina University, has signed a contract with the Brixen Falcons Hockey Club and will leave for Italy later this month. He will begin training camp on Sept. 1. Eruzione said that each team in the IHL is allowed to have two or three players who are non-citizens of Italy. The Falcons will play a 45-game regular season schedule. Eruzione is excited about beginning his pro hockey career.