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140 Student-Athletes Named Atlantic Hockey Academic All-Conference
Atlantic Hockey Academic All-Conference Announced
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HAVERHILL, Mass. -- For a seventh straight year a new
standard has been set in the classroom for the student-athletes of
Atlantic Hockey as 140 have earned a spot on the All-Academic Team.
The 140 student-athletes eclipses the mark of 135 that were honored
after the 2008-09 season. In the seventh year of existence, 16
players earned their fourth appearance on the All-Academic squad.
In addition, 24 are appearing for the third time, while 38 are
being honored for the second time.
This season a quartet of student-athletes from three Atlantic
Hockey institutions have garnered Top-Scholar Athlete.
Two-time Top Scholar, senior Dean Yakura of American International,
heads the list, while fellow senior, David Cianfrini of Canisius
will also be honored. A pair of Army cadets, sophomore Kyle
Maggard and freshman Ryan Leets are also name as the Top-Scholar
Athletes. This is the first time in Atlantic Hockey history
that four players have been named the Top-Scholar Athlete.
Atlantic Hockey’s Top Scholar Athlete is an award given
annually to the player or players who achieves the highest grade
point average over the course of the academic semesters of
competition.
Yakura and Maggard are also named to the Atlantic Hockey Academic
All-Star Team at the forward position. The Academic All-Star
Team contains the highest GPA’s at each position. There
are three forwards, two defensemen and a goalie on the Academic
All-Star Squad. Joining them along the frontline is sophomore
Michael Penney from American International. Joining Cianfrini
on the blueline is American International freshman, Chris
Markiewicz. Leets is the Academic All-Star Team
netminder. Yakura is the only returning member for the
2008-09 Academic All-Star Team.
Of the 140 student-athletes that were recognized as member of the
All-Academic Team this season, 79 were members of the 2008-09
squad, and 33 are freshman. American International had a high of 24
members on the All-Academic Team with RIT following with 18. RIT
had the most returning members on the All-Academic Team with 15,
while AIC followed with 13 players that appeared on last
year’s squad.
Of the 25 players that earned All-Conference and All-Rookie honors
this past season, 16 of them were also named to the All- Academic
Team. All six members of the Third Team All-Conference lead the way
on the All-Academic Team, while four members of the First Team
All-Conference were named to both. Three out of the six members of
the Second Team All-Conference were named All-Academic, with three
of the All-Rookie Squad garnering All-Academic honors.
To qualify for the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team an individual
must post a 3.0 grade point average or higher in all of the
academic periods during which his team was actively competing and
overall for the for the entire school year.
The Atlantic Hockey Association was formed when nine institutions
joined together in 2003, to found a new Division-I men’s ice
hockey conference. The league currently consists of ten members:
Air Force Academy, American International College, Army, Bentley
College, Canisius College, the University of Connecticut, the
College of the Holy Cross, Mercyhurst College, Rochester Institute
of Technology, and Sacred Heart University. The addition of
Niagara University and Robert Morris University for the 2010-11
season will bring the membership up to 12 teams.
Air Force (10/6): David Bosner (Fr, G, Chesterfield, Mo.);
Stephen Caple @ (So, G, Rice Lake, Wisc.); Matt Fairchild $ (Sr, F,
Ashburn, Va.); Brandon Johnson (Sr, D, Duluth, Minn.); Jacques
Lamoureux (Jr, F, Grand Forks, N.D.); Brett Nylander (Sr, F,
Baudette, Minn.); Scott Mathis @ (So, D, Crystal Lake, Ill.);
Andrew Volkening @ (Sr, G, Genoa, Ill.); Paul Weisgarber @ (So, D,
Fargo, N.D.); Mark Williams @ (So, D, Potsdam, N.Y.).
American International (24/13): Jacob Anderson (Jr, G,
Faribault, Minn.); Nielsson Arcibal @ (So, Fr, Vista, Calif.);
Tomas Benovic # (Jr, D, Trencin, Slovakia); Rob Blanchette (Fr, D,
South Boston, Mass.); Chris Campanale $ (Sr, F, Chester Springs,
Pa.); Jeff Ceccacci (Fr, D, Pacentia, Calif.); Jason Cohen (Fr, D,
Anchorage, Alaska); Josh Froese # (Sr, F, Winkler, MAN); Nick
Grasso (Fr, F, Smithtown, N.Y.); Charles LaChance (Fr, F, Quebec
City, QUE); Richard Leitner (Fr, F, Los Alamistos, Calif.); Mike
Little # (Jr, D, Enfield, Conn.); Chris Markiewicz (Fr, D, Calgary,
ALB); Steve McLeod # (Jr, F, Atikokan, ONT); Mike McMillan # (Sr,
F, Sault Ste Marie, ONT); Ben Meisner (Fr, G, Halifax, NS); Steve
Mele (Fr, F, Bronx, N.Y.); Tom Mele @ (Jr, F, Bronx, N.Y.); Michael
Penny @ (So, F, Calgary, ALB); Adam Pleskach (Fr, F, Beausejour,
MAN); Luciano Primiani @ (So, D, Montreal, QUE); Dan Ramirez # (Jr,
G, Rochester, N.Y.); Greg Vatrano @ (Jr, F, East Longmeadow,
Mass.); Dean Yakura $ (Sr, F, West Vancouver, BC).
Army (16/5): Marcel Alvarez (So, D, Cleveland, Ohio); Jay
Clark # (Jr, G, Baudette, Minn.); John Clark (Fr, D, Baudette,
Minn.); Danny Colvin (So, F, Vernon, N.J.); Pat Copeland @ (Jr, D,
Dexter, Ore.); Bill Day (So, D, Vienna, Va.); Mark Dube (So, F,
Billerica, Mass.); Mike Hull (So, F, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.);
Cody Ikkala (Fr, D, Philadelphia, Pa.); Ryan Leets (Fr, G,
Kentwood, Mich.); Kyle Maggard @ (So, F, Cleveland, Ohio); Alex
McRae (So, F, Mindoro, Wisc.); Cheyne Rocha (Fr, D, Rye, N.H.); Pat
Ryan (So, D, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.); Eric Sefchik $ (Sr, F,
Brooklyn, Ohio); Chris Spracklen (Jr, F, Kennewick, Wash.).
Bentley (15/8): Joe Calvi @ (Jr, G, New Lenox, Ill.); Dustin
Cloutier (Jr, F, Berkley, Mich.); Brandon Graffunder # (Jr, F,
Brookyn Park, Minn.); Brett Hartung (Fr, F, Tallahassee, Fla.);
Ryan Kayfes (So, D, Maple Grove, Minn.); Herbie Kent (So, F,
Amesbury, Mass.); Marc Menzione @ (Sr, F, Darien, Ill.); Anders
Olson $ (Sr, F, Edina, Minn.); Erik Peterson (Jr, F, Shorewood,
Minn.); Tyler Quartuccio (So, F, Aurora, Colo.); Kyle Rank @ (So,
G, Islip, N.Y.); Jeremy Robert # (Jr, F, Maplewood, Minn.); Aaron
Stonacek @ (So, D, Basehor, Kan.); Mike Switzer @ (So, D, Calgary,
ALB); Jordy Trottier (Fr, F, Bozeman, Mont.).
Canisius (15/11): Taylor Anderson @ (Jr, G, Wetumpka, Ala.);
Dave Cianfrini $ (Sr, D, Dundas, ONT); Carl Hudson @ (Sr, D, Smooth
Rock Falls, ONT); Scott Jenks (Jr, D, Bathurst, NB); Pat Kenney #
(Jr, F, Amherst, N.Y.); Ryan Klusendorf @ (Sr, F, Peoria, Ill.);
Andrew Loewen $ (Sr, G, Winnipeg, MAN); Peter MacDougall # (Sr, F,
Lumsden, SASK); Scott Moser @ (So, F, Tonawanda, N.Y.); Ben Parker
(Fr, D, Port Perry, ONT); Phil Rauch # (Jr, D, Lambertville,
Mich.); Eric Rex @ (Jr, F, Fairview, Pa.); Preston Shupe (Fr, F,
Weyburn, SASK); Matt Zuke # (Jr, D, St. Louis, Mo.).
Connecticut (4/1): Sean Ambrosie (Fr, F, Moorhead, Minn.);
James Gallagher (Fr, F, Marquette, Mich.); Matthew Miller (Jr, D,
Bayonne, N.J.); Brendan Olinyk $ (Sr, D, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisc.).
Holy Cross (13/9): Matt Celin # (Jr, F, Gibsonia, Pa.); Matt
Clune (So, D, Toronto, ONT); Andrew Cox @ (So, F, Lombardy, ONT);
Jordan Cyr @ (Sr, F, Winnipeig, MAN); Mike Daly @ (So, D, South
Burlington, Vt.); Rob Forshner (Sr, F, Sundre, ALB); Jamie Jelinek
# (Jr, F, Great Falls, Va.); Peter Lorinser $ (Sr, F, Marquette,
Mich.); Luke Miller @ (So, F, Andover, Mass.); Brandon Nunn (Fr, F,
Fairport, N.Y.); Adam Roy # (Jr, G, Feeding Hills, Mass.); Thomas
Tysowsky (Fr, F, Amherst, N.Y.); Mark Znutas # (Jr, D, Emerson,
N.J.).
Mercyhurst (13/7): Grant Blakey (Fr, F, Canton, Mich.); Dan
Bremner @ (Jr, F, Sarnia, ONT); Steve Cameron # (Jr, F, Mission,
BC); Cody Collins @ (Sr, F, Winfield, BC); Cullen Eddy (Sr, D,
Hidden Valley, Pa.); Matt Fennell $ (Sr, D, Melfort, SASK); Derek
Fisher $ (Sr, D, International Falls, Minn.); Phil Ginand (So, F,
Milford, Mass.); Patrick Goebel (So, D, Parma, Ohio); Neil Graham $
(Sr, F, Calgary, ALB); Kevin Noble (So, D, Sparwood, BC); Chris
Risi $ (Sr, F, Thorold, ONT); Max Strang (So, G, Gilbertsville,
Pa.).
Rochester Institute of Technology (18/14): Brent Alexin $
(Sr, F, West Seneca, N.Y.); Mark Conracchia @ (So, F, Unionville,
ONT); Jared DeMichiel @ (Sr, G, Avon, Conn.); Trevor Eckenswiller @
(So, D, Lions Head, ONT); Andrew Favot # (Jr, F, King City, ONT);
Chris Haltigin @ (So, D, Oakville, ONT); Mike Janda @ (Jr, F,
Winfield, Ill.); Scott Knowles @ (So, F, Riverside, ONT); Stevan
Matic # (Sr, F, Burnaby, BC); Al Mazur $ (Sr, D, Burnaby, BC);
Taylor McReynolds (So, F, Sherwood Park, Minn.); Sean Murphy # (Jr,
F, Owatoon, Minn.); Dan Ringwald $ (Sr, D, Oakville, ONT); Jan
Ropponen # (Jr, G, Espoo, Finland); Dan Spivak @ (So, D, Thornhill,
ONT); Chris Tanev (Fr, D, Toronto, ONT); Jeff Smith (Fr, F,
Spokane, Wash.); Chris Saracino (Fr, D, St. Louis, Mo.).
Sacred Heart (12/5): Chris Bailer @ (So, D, Wetaskiwin,
ALB); Tommy Castonguay (Fr, F, Rimouski, QUE); Eric Delong
(Oakville, MAN); Matt Gingera @ (So, F, Winnipeig, MAN); Matt
Gordon # (Sr, D, Lynnfield, Mass.); Dave Jarman # (Sr, F, Toronto,
ONT); Steve Legatto (Fr, G, Kelowna, BC); Neil McKenney (Fr, F,
Buffalo, N.Y.); Ryan Miniaci (So, D, Monroe, Conn.); Mitchell
Stretch (Fr, D, Saskatoon, SASK); Alex Stuart (Fr, D, Sauk Rapids,
Minn.); Angelo Tsaganeas @ (Sr, G, Dumont, N.J.).
Top Scholar Athlete
Dean Yakura, American Int’l
Ryan Leets, Army
Kyle Maggard, Army
Dave Cianfrini, Canisius
Academic All-Star Team
Ryan Leets, G, Army
Chris Markiewicz, D, American Int’l
Dave Cianfrini, D, Canisius
Michael Penny, F, American Int’l
Dean Yakura, F, American Int’l
Kyle Maggard, F, Army
@ -- Two-Time Honoree
# -- Three-Time Honoree
$ -- Four-Time Honoree
