Lamoureux Named College Athlete of the Year in Colorado

Lamoureux Named College Athlete of the Year in Colorado

Courtesy of Air Force Athletic Communications

Air Force hockey player Jacques Lamoureux was named the 2009 College Male Athlete of the Year by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and will be honored at a banquet at the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel on Tuesday, April 20.

Lamoureux, from Grand Forks, N.D., led the nation with 33 goals, 15 power-play goals and nine game-winning goals as a sophomore. Lamoureux was also a first-team InsideCollegeHockey.com (INCH) All-American, a second-team RBK/Coaches All-American, the Atlantic Hockey Association player of the year, first-team all-AHA and a member of the NCAA East Regional all-tournament team. He was also one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.

He was second in the nation with 1.29 points per game (33-20-53) and 53 points. In 28 league games, he led the Atlantic Hockey Association with 38 points, 23 goals, 12 power play goals and five game winners. He finished the season strong as he tied his season high with four points (2-2-4) in Air Force’s 8-1 win over Sacred Heart in the AHA Quarterfinals to send the Falcons to the AHA Final Four. He scored the first goal, and eventual game-winner, in the 2-0 win over Mercyhurst in the AHA championship game, March 21. Six days later, he scored AFA’s second goal in the 2-0 win over third-ranked Michigan in the NCAA East Regional and was named to the NCAA East Regional all-tournament team.