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The most coveted transfer of the summer is going to the defending national champion.

Face-off specialist TD Ierlan, who as a sophomore completed the greatest face-off season in DI history, has decided on Yale. Ierlan confirmed the decision via text message.

Ierlan put together two star seasons for Albany, which had its most successful season ever in 2018, getting to Championship Weekend for the first time. He asked for his release shortly after Memorial Day Weekend. Much of the speculation centered around Cornell, where his brother Chayse will be a freshman this fall.

However, Yale emerged as an option for Ierlan, who sought a high-academic option.

The addition of Ierlan adds more firepower to a powerful Yale team that was No. 1 in Christian Swezey's Way-Ahead Rankings. Yale does graduate its own All-America face-off specialist Conor Mackie.