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Jun 20, 2007

Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team Announced
Fennell, Hollweg and Kary Earn Top-Scholar Honors

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HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A new standard has been set in the classroom for the student-athletes of Atlantic Hockey as 124 have earned a spot on the All-Academic Team. The 124 student-athletes eclipses the mark of 105 that were honored after the 2004-05 season. In the fourth year of existence, 10 players earned their fourth appearance on the All-Academic squad, with Sacred Heart placing the most on the list with four. In addition, 17 student-athletes have been named three times, while 23 players earned their second trip on the squad.

This season a trio of student-athletes achieved perfection in the classroom. Junior Nick Kary (Sacred Heart) became the first two-time Scholar Athlete of the Year, while junior Bryce Hollweg (Army) and freshman Matt Fennell (Mercyhurst) garnered the award for the first time. Kary took home the Scholar Athlete of the Year back in 2004-05. All three were also named to the Academic All-Star Team by posting the highest GPA at their respective positions.

Joining Kary and Hollweg on the frontline is sophomore Mike Phillipich (Air Force). Fellow freshman David Cianfrini (Canisius) joins Fennell on the blueline, while senior Jason Smith (Sacred Heart) and freshman Andrew Loewen (Canisius) are the netminders. For Kary, this is his third time posting one of the three top GPA's at the forward position, while Hollweg was also a member of last year's Academic All-Star Team.

Of the 124 student-athletes that were recognized as member of the All-Academic Team this season, 49 were members of the 2005-06 squad, and 36 were freshman. Bentley leads the list with 17 players honored, while Sacred Heart and Army had the highest number of returning student-athletes this season on the All-Academic Team with nine apiece. First year members Air Force and RIT had nine and 16 student-athletes, respectively named to the All-Academic Team.

Of the 18 players that earned All-Conference honors this past season, half of them (9) were also named to the All-Academic Team. Leading the way is senior Pierre-Luc O'Brien (Sacred Heart). O'Brien, a three-time All-Conference nominee, is a four-time All-Academic performer. Senior Jason Smith (Sacred Heart), and juniors Luke Flicek (Army) and Scott Marchesi (Sacred Heart) have been honored three times for their academic prowess. Senior Matt Scherer (Connecticut) and sophomore Josh Kassel (Army) have been named twice to the All-Academic Team, while juniors Jereme Tendler (AIC) and Simon Lambert (RIT), and freshman Al Mazur (RIT) earned their first appearance on the All-Academic squad.

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. 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.

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.

2006-07 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team

Air Force (9/0): Billy Devoney (Sr, D, Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Matt Fairchild (Fr, F, Ashburn, Va.), Greg Flynn (So, D, Lino Lake, Minn.), Brian Gineo (Sr, D, South Windsor, Conn.), Mike Phillipich (So, F, Lansing, Mich.), Brian Reese (Sr, F, Brainerd, Minn.), Frank Schiavone (Jr, D, Oceanside, N.Y.), Ben Worker (Sr, G, Thief River Falls, Minn.), Theo Zacour (Sr, F, Oslo, Norway).

American International (13/5): Chris Bolognino # (Jr, D, Carol Stream, Ill.), Chris Campanale (Fr, F, Chester Springs, Pa.), Frankie DeAngelis (Fr, D, Woodbridge, ONT), Mike Field # (Jr, F, Marquette, Ill.), Greg Genovese (Jr, F, Hingham, Mass.), Jay Holladay (Fr, D, Virginia Beach, Va.), Bryan Jurynec # (Jr, F, Orland Park, Ill.), Jeason Lecours # (Sr, F, Sherbrooke, QUE), Jeremy Leroux $ (Sr, D, Lunenburg, ONT), Mark Pavli (Jr, F, Sarnia, ONT), Jereme Tendler (Jr, F, Viceroy, SASK), Matt Woodward * (So, D, St. Louis Park, Minn.), Dean Yakura (Fr, F, West Vancouver, BC).

Army (11/9): Aaron Anderson # (Jr, F, Muskegon, Mich.), Chris Colvin # (Jr, D, Bruswick, Ohio), Brady Dolim * (Sr, F, Walmunt Creek, Calif.), Luke Flicek # (Jr, F, Burnsville, Minn.), Bryce Hollweg # (Jr, F, Langley, BC), Josh Kassel * (So, G, Greensburg, Pa.), Ian McDougall # (Jr, D, Boxborough, Mass.), Zach McKelvie (So, D, New Brighton, Minn.), Chase Podsiad * (Jr, D, Wyandotte, Mich.), Ken Rowe (Jr, F, Faribault, Minn.), Will Ryan * (So, F, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

Bentley (17/6): Anthony Canzoneri * (So, F, Homer Glen, Ill.), Joe Cucci (Jr, D, Glen Ridge, N.J.), Nick DeCroo (Fr, F, Sarver, Pa.), Andrew Goberstein * (So, F, Northbrook, Ill), Blake Hamilton (Fr, F, Edmonton, ALB), Jaye Judd * (Jr, F, Brandon, MAN), Justin Kemmerer (Fr, D, Hershey, Pa.), Marc Menizone (Fr, F, Darien, Ill.), Nick Moise * (So, G, East Walpole, Mass.), Anders Olson (Fr, F, Edina, Minn.), Kane Osmars (Fr, F, Kanata, ONT), Dain Prewitt * (So, F, Westminster, Colo.), Casey Russell (So, D, Orange, Conn.), Paul Scalici (Jr, F, Bingham Farms, Mich.), Nick Vitale (Fr, G, Peabody, Mass.) Marc Zarbo (Fr, D, Grand Island, N.Y.), Marc Zwicky * (Jr, F, Basel, Switzerland).

Canisius (13/4): Kyle Bushee (Jr, D, Otsego, Mich.), Spencer Churchill * (So, F, Brantford, ONT), David Cianfrini (Fr, D, Dundas, ONT), Michael Cohen $ (Sr, F, Williamsville, N.Y.), Scott Follett # (Jr, F, Hamilton, N.Y.), Chris Forsman (Fr, D, Powell River, BC), Jaymie Harrington (Sr, F, West Boylston, Mass.), Billy Irish-Baker (Sr, F, Clarence, N.Y.), David Kasch $ (Sr, F, Sault Ste Marie, ONT), Andrew Leowen (Fr, G, Winnipeg, MAN), Bryce Luker (Jr, G, Rigaud, QUE), John Patera (So, D, Edina, Minn.), Alec Wright (Fr, F, Upper St. Clair, Pa.).

Connecticut (4/1): Frederic Jean (Fr, F, Gatineau, QUE), Brendan Olinyk (Fr, D, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc.), Michael Olmstead (Fr, D, East Lansing, Mich.), Matt Scherer * (Jr, F, Seattle, Wash.).

Holy Cross (14/8): Matt Burke (Jr, D, Milton, Mass.), Ian Dams (Fr, G, Manotick, ONT), Tanner Fogarty * (Sr, D, McMurray, Pa.), Brent Franklin # (Jr, D, Grosse Point Farms, Mich.), Rob Godfrey (Sr, D, Thunder Bay, ONT), Peter Lorinser (Fr, F, Marquette, Mich.), Shane McAdam * (So, D, Hamilton, ONT), Sean Nappo * (Sr, F, Northville, Mich.), Frank O'Grady $ (Sr, D, Kimberley, BC), Dale Reinhardt * (Jr, F, Livingston, N.J.), Cal St. Denis (Jr, F, Freelton, ONT), Dewey Thompson * (So, F, Northbridge, Mass.), Jim Tselikis * (Jr, F, Cape Elizabeth, Maine), Matt Werry * (Jr, F, Regina, SASK).

Mercyhurst (13/7): Matt Fennell (Fr, D, Melfort, SASK), Derek Fisher (Fr, D, International Falls, Minn.), Mike Floyd * (So, F, Stratford, PEI), Kyle Gourgon $ (Sr, F, Stittsville, ONT), Neil Graham (Fr, F, Calgary, ALB), Pat Henk # (Sr, D, Mento, Ohio), Denis Kirstein $ (Sr, D, Bethel Park , Pa.), Kirk Medernach * (So, D, Cudworth, SASK), Bobby Phillips * (So, D, Carmel, Ind.), Matt Pierce (So, F, Pakenham, ONT), Chris Risi (Fr, F, Thorold, ONT), Nick Vandenbeld (Fr, F, Port Coquitlam, BC), Jordan Wakefield # (Sr, G, Spruce Grove, ALB).

Rochester Institute of Technology (16/0): Brent Alexin (Fr, F, West Seneca, N.Y.), Stephen Burns (Jr, D, Newmarket, ONT), Matt Crowell (Fr, F, Kelowna, BC), Jocelyn Guimond (Jr, G, Quebec City, QUE), Brad Harris (Sr, F, Winnipeg, MAN), Anton Kharin (Fr, F, Moscow, Russia), Simon Lambert (Jr, F, Ste.-Therese, QUE), Stevan Matic (Fr, F, Burnaby, BC), Al Mazur (Fr, D, Burnaby, BC), Jesse Newman (So, F, Westbank, BC), Steve Pinizzotto (So, F, Mississauga, ONT), Bobby Raymond (Jr, D, Lucknow, ONT), Dan Ringwald (Fr, D, Oakville, ONT), Brennan Sarazin (So, F, Nepean, ONT), Matt Smith (Jr, F, Toronto, ONT), Ricky Walton (Jr, F, Hamilton, ONT).

Sacred Heart (14/9): Stefan Drew * (So, G, Bugald, MAN), Louis Gentile (Sr, F, Beverly, Mass.), Matt Gordon (Fr, F, Lynnfield, Mass.), Dave Jarman (Fr, F, Toronto, ONT), Nick Kary # (Jr, F, Wetaskiwin, ALB), Corey Laurysen (Fr, D, Ottawa, ONT), Scott Marchesi # (Jr, D, South Portland, Maine), Pierre-Luc O'Brien $ (Sr, F, Nicolet, QUE), Alexandre Parent # (Jr, F, Boisbriand, QUE), Matt Richards (So, F, Ridgefield, Conn.), Drew Sanders $ (Sr, F, Modesto, Calif.), Jason Smith # (Sr, F, St. Lambert, QUE), Todd Spencer $ (Sr, D, Brentwood, N.H.), Charles Veilleux $ (Sr, D, Quebec City, QUE).

* -- Two-Time Honoree
# -- Three-Time Honoree
$ -- Four-Time Honoree

Academic All-Star Team
Andrew Loewen, G, Canisius
Jason Smith, G, Sacred Heart
Matt Fennell, D, Mercyhurst
David Cianfrini, D, Canisius
Bryce Hollweg, F, Army
Nick Kary, F, Sacred Heart
Mike Phillipich, F, Air Force

Top Scholar Athlete
Bryce Hollweg, Army
Matt Fennell, Mercyhurst
Nick Kary, Sacred Heart



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MEMBERS AIR FORCE AMERICAN INT'L ARMY BENTLEY CANISIUS CONNECTICUT HOLY CROSS MERCYHURST ROCHESTER INST. OF TECH. SACRED HEART AHA LINKS AHA Coaches Evaluation AHA Officials Facility Evaluation AHA Officiating Site AHA Weather and Directions Alumni Playing Professionally B2 Network Team Links College Hockey Stats College Sports Television Inside College Hockey New England Hockey Journal U.S. College Hockey Online	Jun 20, 2007 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team Announced Fennell, Hollweg and Kary Earn Top-Scholar Honors Click Here to View Release (PDF) HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A new standard has been set in the classroom for the student-athletes of Atlantic Hockey as 124 have earned a spot on the All-Academic Team. The 124 student-athletes eclipses the mark of 105 that were honored after the 2004-05 season. In the fourth year of existence, 10 players earned their fourth appearance on the All-Academic squad, with Sacred Heart placing the most on the list with four. In addition, 17 student-athletes have been named three times, while 23 players earned their second trip on the squad. This season a trio of student-athletes achieved perfection in the classroom. Junior Nick Kary (Sacred Heart) became the first two-time Scholar Athlete of the Year, while junior Bryce Hollweg (Army) and freshman Matt Fennell (Mercyhurst) garnered the award for the first time. Kary took home the Scholar Athlete of the Year back in 2004-05. All three were also named to the Academic All-Star Team by posting the highest GPA at their respective positions. Joining Kary and Hollweg on the frontline is sophomore Mike Phillipich (Air Force). Fellow freshman David Cianfrini (Canisius) joins Fennell on the blueline, while senior Jason Smith (Sacred Heart) and freshman Andrew Loewen (Canisius) are the netminders. For Kary, this is his third time posting one of the three top GPA's at the forward position, while Hollweg was also a member of last year's Academic All-Star Team. Of the 124 student-athletes that were recognized as member of the All-Academic Team this season, 49 were members of the 2005-06 squad, and 36 were freshman. Bentley leads the list with 17 players honored, while Sacred Heart and Army had the highest number of returning student-athletes this season on the All-Academic Team with nine apiece. First year members Air Force and RIT had nine and 16 student-athletes, respectively named to the All-Academic Team. Of the 18 players that earned All-Conference honors this past season, half of them (9) were also named to the All-Academic Team. Leading the way is senior Pierre-Luc O'Brien (Sacred Heart). O'Brien, a three-time All-Conference nominee, is a four-time All-Academic performer. Senior Jason Smith (Sacred Heart), and juniors Luke Flicek (Army) and Scott Marchesi (Sacred Heart) have been honored three times for their academic prowess. Senior Matt Scherer (Connecticut) and sophomore Josh Kassel (Army) have been named twice to the All-Academic Team, while juniors Jereme Tendler (AIC) and Simon Lambert (RIT), and freshman Al Mazur (RIT) earned their first appearance on the All-Academic squad. 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. 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. 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. 2006-07 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team Air Force (9/0): Billy Devoney (Sr, D, Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Matt Fairchild (Fr, F, Ashburn, Va.), Greg Flynn (So, D, Lino Lake, Minn.), Brian Gineo (Sr, D, South Windsor, Conn.), Mike Phillipich (So, F, Lansing, Mich.), Brian Reese (Sr, F, Brainerd, Minn.), Frank Schiavone (Jr, D, Oceanside, N.Y.), Ben Worker (Sr, G, Thief River Falls, Minn.), Theo Zacour (Sr, F, Oslo, Norway). American International (13/5): Chris Bolognino # (Jr, D, Carol Stream, Ill.), Chris Campanale (Fr, F, Chester Springs, Pa.), Frankie DeAngelis (Fr, D, Woodbridge, ONT), Mike Field # (Jr, F, Marquette, Ill.), Greg Genovese (Jr, F, Hingham, Mass.), Jay Holladay (Fr, D, Virginia Beach, Va.), Bryan Jurynec # (Jr, F, Orland Park, Ill.), Jeason Lecours # (Sr, F, Sherbrooke, QUE), Jeremy Leroux $ (Sr, D, Lunenburg, ONT), Mark Pavli (Jr, F, Sarnia, ONT), Jereme Tendler (Jr, F, Viceroy, SASK), Matt Woodward * (So, D, St. Louis Park, Minn.), Dean Yakura (Fr, F, West Vancouver, BC). Army (11/9): Aaron Anderson # (Jr, F, Muskegon, Mich.), Chris Colvin # (Jr, D, Bruswick, Ohio), Brady Dolim * (Sr, F, Walmunt Creek, Calif.), Luke Flicek # (Jr, F, Burnsville, Minn.), Bryce Hollweg # (Jr, F, Langley, BC), Josh Kassel * (So, G, Greensburg, Pa.), Ian McDougall # (Jr, D, Boxborough, Mass.), Zach McKelvie (So, D, New Brighton, Minn.), Chase Podsiad * (Jr, D, Wyandotte, Mich.), Ken Rowe (Jr, F, Faribault, Minn.), Will Ryan * (So, F, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.). Bentley (17/6): Anthony Canzoneri * (So, F, Homer Glen, Ill.), Joe Cucci (Jr, D, Glen Ridge, N.J.), Nick DeCroo (Fr, F, Sarver, Pa.), Andrew Goberstein * (So, F, Northbrook, Ill), Blake Hamilton (Fr, F, Edmonton, ALB), Jaye Judd * (Jr, F, Brandon, MAN), Justin Kemmerer (Fr, D, Hershey, Pa.), Marc Menizone (Fr, F, Darien, Ill.), Nick Moise * (So, G, East Walpole, Mass.), Anders Olson (Fr, F, Edina, Minn.), Kane Osmars (Fr, F, Kanata, ONT), Dain Prewitt * (So, F, Westminster, Colo.), Casey Russell (So, D, Orange, Conn.), Paul Scalici (Jr, F, Bingham Farms, Mich.), Nick Vitale (Fr, G, Peabody, Mass.) Marc Zarbo (Fr, D, Grand Island, N.Y.), Marc Zwicky * (Jr, F, Basel, Switzerland). Canisius (13/4): Kyle Bushee (Jr, D, Otsego, Mich.), Spencer Churchill * (So, F, Brantford, ONT), David Cianfrini (Fr, D, Dundas, ONT), Michael Cohen $ (Sr, F, Williamsville, N.Y.), Scott Follett # (Jr, F, Hamilton, N.Y.), Chris Forsman (Fr, D, Powell River, BC), Jaymie Harrington (Sr, F, West Boylston, Mass.), Billy Irish-Baker (Sr, F, Clarence, N.Y.), David Kasch $ (Sr, F, Sault Ste Marie, ONT), Andrew Leowen (Fr, G, Winnipeg, MAN), Bryce Luker (Jr, G, Rigaud, QUE), John Patera (So, D, Edina, Minn.), Alec Wright (Fr, F, Upper St. Clair, Pa.). Connecticut (4/1): Frederic Jean (Fr, F, Gatineau, QUE), Brendan Olinyk (Fr, D, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc.), Michael Olmstead (Fr, D, East Lansing, Mich.), Matt Scherer * (Jr, F, Seattle, Wash.). Holy Cross (14/8): Matt Burke (Jr, D, Milton, Mass.), Ian Dams (Fr, G, Manotick, ONT), Tanner Fogarty * (Sr, D, McMurray, Pa.), Brent Franklin # (Jr, D, Grosse Point Farms, Mich.), Rob Godfrey (Sr, D, Thunder Bay, ONT), Peter Lorinser (Fr, F, Marquette, Mich.), Shane McAdam * (So, D, Hamilton, ONT), Sean Nappo * (Sr, F, Northville, Mich.), Frank O'Grady $ (Sr, D, Kimberley, BC), Dale Reinhardt * (Jr, F, Livingston, N.J.), Cal St. Denis (Jr, F, Freelton, ONT), Dewey Thompson * (So, F, Northbridge, Mass.), Jim Tselikis * (Jr, F, Cape Elizabeth, Maine), Matt Werry * (Jr, F, Regina, SASK). Mercyhurst (13/7): Matt Fennell (Fr, D, Melfort, SASK), Derek Fisher (Fr, D, International Falls, Minn.), Mike Floyd * (So, F, Stratford, PEI), Kyle Gourgon $ (Sr, F, Stittsville, ONT), Neil Graham (Fr, F, Calgary, ALB), Pat Henk # (Sr, D, Mento, Ohio), Denis Kirstein $ (Sr, D, Bethel Park , Pa.), Kirk Medernach * (So, D, Cudworth, SASK), Bobby Phillips * (So, D, Carmel, Ind.), Matt Pierce (So, F, Pakenham, ONT), Chris Risi (Fr, F, Thorold, ONT), Nick Vandenbeld (Fr, F, Port Coquitlam, BC), Jordan Wakefield # (Sr, G, Spruce Grove, ALB). Rochester Institute of Technology (16/0): Brent Alexin (Fr, F, West Seneca, N.Y.), Stephen Burns (Jr, D, Newmarket, ONT), Matt Crowell (Fr, F, Kelowna, BC), Jocelyn Guimond (Jr, G, Quebec City, QUE), Brad Harris (Sr, F, Winnipeg, MAN), Anton Kharin (Fr, F, Moscow, Russia), Simon Lambert (Jr, F, Ste.-Therese, QUE), Stevan Matic (Fr, F, Burnaby, BC), Al Mazur (Fr, D, Burnaby, BC), Jesse Newman (So, F, Westbank, BC), Steve Pinizzotto (So, F, Mississauga, ONT), Bobby Raymond (Jr, D, Lucknow, ONT), Dan Ringwald (Fr, D, Oakville, ONT), Brennan Sarazin (So, F, Nepean, ONT), Matt Smith (Jr, F, Toronto, ONT), Ricky Walton (Jr, F, Hamilton, ONT). Sacred Heart (14/9): Stefan Drew * (So, G, Bugald, MAN), Louis Gentile (Sr, F, Beverly, Mass.), Matt Gordon (Fr, F, Lynnfield, Mass.), Dave Jarman (Fr, F, Toronto, ONT), Nick Kary # (Jr, F, Wetaskiwin, ALB), Corey Laurysen (Fr, D, Ottawa, ONT), Scott Marchesi # (Jr, D, South Portland, Maine), Pierre-Luc O'Brien $ (Sr, F, Nicolet, QUE), Alexandre Parent # (Jr, F, Boisbriand, QUE), Matt Richards (So, F, Ridgefield, Conn.), Drew Sanders $ (Sr, F, Modesto, Calif.), Jason Smith # (Sr, F, St. Lambert, QUE), Todd Spencer $ (Sr, D, Brentwood, N.H.), Charles Veilleux $ (Sr, D, Quebec City, QUE). * -- Two-Time Honoree # -- Three-Time Honoree $ -- Four-Time Honoree *Academic All-Star Team* Andrew Loewen, G, Canisius Jason Smith, G, Sacred Heart Matt Fennell, D, Mercyhurst David Cianfrini, D, Canisius Bryce Hollweg, F, Army Nick Kary, F, Sacred Heart Mike Phillipich, F, Air Force Top Scholar Athlete Bryce Hollweg, Army Matt Fennell, Mercyhurst Nick Kary, Sacred Heart
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