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AIR FORCE'S EHN NAMED ATLANTIC HOCKEY PLAYER OF
THE YEAR
(Sacred Heart's O'Brien Earns Third Straight First Team Selection)
HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Air Force junior, Eric Ehn was named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year announced to day at the Fourth Annual Atlantic Hockey Banquet at the RIT Inn and Conference Center in Rochester, N.Y. Ehn set the scoring mark in the league this year as he netted 16 goals and added 29 assists for 45 points. Ehn also leads the nation in points with 62 on the year.
Joining Ehn on the First Team All-Conference is senior Pierre-Luc O'Brien from Sacred Heart. O'Brien is the first player in league history to be a three-time First Team All-Conference selection. Senior Jason Smith and junior Scott Marchesi, both of Sacred Heart were also named First Team performers, while Holy Cross seniors, James Sixsmith and Jon Landry were also selected to the First Team.
On the AHA Second Team frontline are seniors Andrew Ramsey of Air Force and Matt Scherer of Connecticut, with junior Simon Lambert of R.I.T. joining them up front. Junior Brent Patry of R.I.T. and sophomore Tim Manthey of Army are the blueliners, while sophomore Josh Kassel of Army is the netminder.
The Third Team All-Conference forwards are junior Luke Flicek of Army, junior Jereme Tendler of American International and sophomore Jeff Gumaer of Bentley. The defensive duo are sophomore Sean Erickson of Connecticut and freshman Al Mazur of R.I.T. In net on the Third Team is freshman Louis Menard of R.I.T.
The Atlantic Hockey Association named an All-Rookie Team with Owen Meyer of Army, Josh Hiedinger of Canisius and Anton Kharin of R.I.T. plays up front, with Cullen Eddy of Mercyhurst and Mazur playing on the blueline. Menard also mans the net for the All-Rookie squad.
In addition to Ehn being named Player of the Year, he garners the Regular Season Scoring Crown. Menard claims the Regular Season Goaltending Award, as well. Mazur was named Rookie of the Year, while Army Head Coach Brian Riley was chosen Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Trevor Stewart of Connecticut claims the Best Defensive Forward, while the Best Defensemen goes to Landry. Sixsmith was honored with the Individual Sportsmanship Award with Army laying claim to the Team Sportsmanship Award.
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First Team All-Conference
Name
Yr Pos School
Eric Ehn
*
Jr
F Air Force
Pierre-Luc O'Brien
Sr
F Sacred Heart
James Sixsmith
Sr
F Holy Cross
Jon Landry
*
Sr
D Holy Cross
Scott Marchesi
Jr
D Sacred Heart
Jason
Smith
Sr
G Sacred Heart
* - Unanimous Selection
Second Team All-Conference
Name
Yr Pos School
Simon Lambert
Jr
F RIT
Andrew Ramsey
Sr
F Air Force
Matt
Scherer
Sr
F Connecticut
Tim
Manthey
So D
Army
Brent
Patry
Jr
D RIT
Josh
Kassel
So G
Army
Third Team All-Conference
Name
Yr Pos School
Luke
Flicek
Jr
F Army
Jeff
Gumaer
So F
Bentley
Jereme Tendler
Jr
F AIC
Sean Erickson
So D
Connecticut
Al
Mazur
Fr
D RIT
Louis
Menard
Fr
G RIT
All-Rookie Team
Name
Pos School
Anton
Kharin
F
RIT
Josh
Heidinger
F
Canisius
Owen
Meyer
F
Army
Cullen
Eddy
D
Mercyhurst
Al
Mazur
D
RIT
Louis
Menard
G
RIT
Player of the Year
Eric Ehn - Air Force
Rookie of the Year
Al Mazur - RIT
Coach of the Year
Brian Riley - Army
Best Defensive Forward
Trevor Stewart - Connecticut
Best Defensemen
Jon Landry - Holy Cross
Individual Sportsmanship Award
James Sixsmith - Holy Cross
Team Sportsmanship Award
Army
Regular Season Scoring Trophy
Eric Ehn - Air Force 28 GP,
16-29-45
Regular Season Goaltending Award
Louis Menard - RIT 12 GP,
2.01 GAA
