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175 Student-Athletes Named to All-Academic Team
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HAVERHILL, Mass. -- For an eighth straight year a new standard has been set in the classroom for the student-athletes of Atlantic Hockey as 175 have earned a spot on the All-Academic Team. The 175 student-athletes eclipses the mark of 135 that were honored after the 2010-11 season. In the eighth year of existence, 15 players earned their fourth appearance on the All-Academic squad. In addition, 24 are appearing for the third time, while 39 are being honored for the second time.
For the second straight season sophomore netminder, Ryan Leets of Army, has been named the Atlantic Hockey Top-Scholar Athlete. Leets, who is majoring in Civil Engineering, started 15 games this season in net for the Black Knights, posting a 4-8-3 mark with a 2.91 goals against average and a .916 saves percentage. Last season Ryan shared the Atlantic Hockey Top-Scholar Athlete with three others.
Along with being named the AHA Top-Scholar Athlete, Leets also earned a spot on the Academic All-Star Team, for posting the highest GPA at his position. Sophomore defenseman, Cheyne Rocha of Army, joins his teammate on the Academic All-Star Team. Also on the blueline on the Academic All-Star Team are juniors Trevor Eckenswiller and Chris Haltigin both of RIT. Junior Kyle Maggard, Army; freshman Ryan Bohrer, Canisius; and senior Sean Murphy, RIT are the forwards on the Academic All-Star Team.
Of the 175 student-athletes that were recognized as member of the All-Academic Team this season, 78 were members of the 2009-10 squad, and 43 are freshman. Robert Morris had a high of 24 members on the All-Academic Team with American International and Niagara following with 23 and 18, respectively. AIC had the most returning members on the All-Academic Team with 16, while Army 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, 13 of them were also named to the All- Academic Team.
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 twelve members: Air Force Academy, American International College, Army, Bentley University, Canisius College, the University of Connecticut, the College of the Holy Cross, Mercyhurst College, Niagara University, Robert Morris University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Sacred Heart University.
2010-11 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
AIR FORCE (9/5): David Bosner @ (So, G, Chesterfield, Mo.); Stephen Caple # (Jr, G, Rice Lake, Wisc.); Jason Fabian (Fr, F, Roseau, Minn.); Casey Kleisinger (Fr, F, Edwards, Colo.); Jacques Lamoureux @ (Sr, F, Grand Forks, N.D); Scott Mathis # (Jr, D, Crystal Lake, Ill.); Adam McKenzie (Fr, D, Petaluma, Calif.); Jason Torf (Fr, G, Hermosa Beach, Calif.); Paul Weisgarber # (Jr, F, Fargo, N.D.).
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL (23/16): Jake Anderson @ (Sr, G, Colorado Springs, Colo.); Nielsson Arcibal # (Jr, F, Vista, Calif.); Rob Blanchette @ (Jr, D, South Boston, Mass.); Nick Campanale (Fr, F, Chester Springs, Pa.); Jeff Ceccacci @ (So, D, Placentia, Calif.); Nick Grasso @ (So, F, Smithtown, N.Y.); Ryan Kerpan (Fr, G, Saskatoon, SASK); Richard Leitner @ (So, F, Los Alamistos, Calif.); Mike Little $ (Sr, D, Enfield, Conn.); Chris Markiewicz @ (So, D, Calgary, ALB); Steve McLeod $ (Sr, F, Atikokan, ONT); Ben Meisner @ (So, G, Halifax, NS); Steve Mele @ (So, F, Bronx, N.Y.); Tom Mele # (Sr, F, Bronx, N.Y.); Whitney Olsen (Fr, D, Eagan, Minn.); Blake Peake (Fr, F, Lethbridge, ALB); Michael Penny # (Jr, F, Calgary, ALB); Adam Pleskach @ (So, F, Beausejour, MAN); Luciano Primiani # (Jr, D, Montreal, QUE); Jon Puskar (Fr, F, Grosse Ile, Mich.); Nick Sandor (Fr, F, Vancouver, BC); Jakub Simicek (So, F, Trenelanska Turna, Slovakia); Greg Vatrano # (Sr, F, East Longmeadow, Mass.).
ARMY (17/13): Marcel Alvarez @ (Jr, D, Cleveland, Ohio); Jon Bobb (So, F, Phoenix, Ariz.); Jay Clark $ (Sr, G, Baudette, Minn.); Jon Clark @ (So, D, Baudette, Minn.); Danny Colvin @ (Jr, F, Vernon, N.J.); Pat Copeland # (Sr, D, Dexter, Ore.); Bill Day @ (Jr, D, Vienna, Va.); Mark Dube @ (Jr, F, Billerica, Mass.); Cody Ikkala @ (So, D, Philadelphia, Pa.); Ryan Leets @ (So, G, Kentwood, Mich.); Kyle Maggard # (Jr, F, Cleveland, Ohio); Cheyne Rocha @ (So, D, Rye, N.H.); Pat Ryan @ (Jr, D, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.); Mike Santee (So, F, Park Ridge, Ill.); Brian Shultz (Fr, F, Aurora, Ohio); Bryant Skarda (Jr, F, Lake Elmo, Minn.); Chris Spracklen @ (Sr, F, Kennewick, Wash.).
BENTLEY (15/9): Trent Bonnett (Jr, D, Butler, Pa.); Joe Calvi # (Sr, G, New Lenox, Ill.); Dustin Cloutier @ (Sr, F, Berkley, Mich.); Joel Goodsell (Fr, F, Rochester, N.Y.); Brandon Graffunder $ (Sr, D, Brooklyn Park, Minn.); Branden Komm (Fr, G, Williamsville, N.Y.); Dan Koudys (So, F, Grimsby, ONT); Jamie Nudy (Jr, F, West Chester, Pa.); Erik Peterson @ (Sr, F, Shorewood, Minn.); Tyler Quartuccio @ (Jr, F, Aurora, Colo.); Kyle Rank # (Jr, G, Islip, N.Y.); Jared Rickford (Fr, F, Skokie, Ill.); Jeremy Robert $ (Sr, F, Maplewood, Minn.); Aaron Stonacek # (Jr, F, Basehor, Kan.); Mike Switzer # (Jr, D, Calgary, ALB).
CANISIUS (15/6): Ryan Bohrer (Fr, F, West St. Paul, Minn.); Cory Conacher (Sr, F, Burlington, ONT); Ben Danford (Fr, D, Stillwater, Minn.); Derek Danowski (Fr, F, Warren, Mich.); Chris Forsman (Sr, D, Powell River, BC); Kyle Gibbons (Fr, F, Westlake, Ohio); Scott Jenks @ (Sr, D, Bathurst, NB); Taylor Law (Fr, F, Markham, ONT); Torrey Lindsay (Fr, F, Grosse Isle, MAN); Scott Moser # (Jr, F, Tonawanda, N.Y.); Jordan Mustard (Fr, D, Markham, ONT); Ben Parker @ (So, D, Port Perry, ONT); Phil Rauch $ (Sr, D, Lambertville, Mich.); Preston Shupe @ (So, F, Weyburn, SASK); Matt Zuke $ (Sr, F, St. Louis, Mo.).
CONNECTICUT (5/0): Rui Encarnacao (Fr, F, White Plains, N.Y.); Tom Janosz (So, D, Elma, N.Y.); Corey Jendras (Jr, F, Abingdon, Md.); Jeff Sapieha (Sr, F, Calgary, ALB); Jordan Sims (Fr, F, Fort Wayne, Ind.).
HOLY CROSS (17/9): Matt Celin $ (Sr, F, Gibsonia, Pa.); Matt Clune @ (Jr, D, Toronto, ONT); Andrew Cox # (Jr, F, Lombardy, ONT); Mike Daly # (Jr, D, South Burlington, Vt.); Matthew Davis (Jr, D, Lancaster, N.Y.); Jamie Jelinek $ (Sr, F, Great Falls, Va.); Derek Kump (Fr, G, Falmouth, Maine); J.P. Martignetti (Sr, F, Winchester, Mass.); Ryan McGrath (Fr, D, Pittsburgh, Pa.); Brandon Nunn @ (So, F, Fairport, N.Y.); Jeffrey Reppucci (Fr, D, Newburyport, Mass.); Adam Roy $ (Sr, G, Feeding Hills, Mass.); Everett Sheen (Sr, F, Lethbridge, ALB); Jay Silvia (Jr, F, Burlington, Mass.); Thomas Tysowsky @ (So, G, Amherst, N.Y.); Erik Vos (So, F, Carlisle, ONT); Mark Znutas $ (Sr, D, Emerson, N.J.).
MERCYHURST (6/4): Grant Blakey @ (So, F, Canton, Mich); Steve Cameron $ (Sr, F, Mission, BC); Randy Cure (Fr, D, Bloomington, Minn.); Patrick Goebel @ (Jr, D, Independence, Ohio); Nicholas Jones (Fr, D, Cranberry Township, Pa.); Max Strang @ (Jr, G, Gilbertsville, Pa.).
NIAGARA (18/0): Ryan Annesley (Sr, D, Ajax, ONT); Scott Arnold (Fr, F, Pointe-Calire, QUE); Dan Baco (Jr, F, Buffalo, N.Y.); Jason Beattie (So, D, Newmarket, ONT); Cody Campbell (Fr, G, Colorado Springs, Colo.); Derek Foam (Sr, D, Mississauga, ONT); Sam Goodwin (Jr, F, St. Louis, Mo.); Bryan Haczyk (Sr, F, Nutley, N.J.); Jeff Hannan (So, F, Venetia, Pa.); Robert Martini (Jr, D, King City, ONT); Tyler Matthews (So, D, Buffalo, N.Y.); Chris Noonan (Jr, G, Portage, Mich.); Ryan Rashid (Fr, F, Farmington Hills, Mich.); David Ross (Sr, F, Bowmanville, ONT); Kevin Ryan (Fr, D, Eden, N.Y.); Brendan Sheehan (So, F, St. Louis, Mo.); Marc Zanette (So, F, Nobleton, ONT); Paul Zanette (Sr, F, Nobleton, ONT).
ROBERT MORRIS (24/0): Brandon Blandina (Jr, F, Centennial, Colo.); Andrew Blazek (So, D, Pittsburgh, Pa.); Adam Brace (So, F, Cobden, ONT); Tom Brooks (Jr, F, St. Louis, Mo.); Nick Chiavetta (Jr, F, Harrisburg, Pa.); Ron Cramer (Jr, F, New Wilmington, Pa.); Cody Crichton (Jr, F, Palgrave, ONT); Eric Ferber (Fr, G, Scottsdale, Ariz.); Jimmy Geerin (Fr, D, Anchorage, Alaska); Zach Hervato (So, F, Stittsville, ONT); Tyler Hinds (So, D, Orleans, ONT); Brendan Jamison (So, D, Pittsburgh, Pa.); Josh Jones (Jr, D, Scenery Hill, Pa.); Scott Kobialko (Sr, F, Spruce Grove, ALB); Chris Kushneriuk (Sr, F, Ottawa, ONT); Eric Levine (So, G, Wheeling, Ill.); Trevor Lewis (Jr, F, Lititz, Pa.); Nathan Longpre (Sr, F, Peterborough, ONT); James Lyle (Jr, D, Nepean, ONT); Brock Meadows (Sr, D, White Rock, B.C.); Brooks Ostergard (Jr, G, Chagrin Falls, Ohio); Evan Renwick (Fr, D, Calgary, ALB); Colin South (Fr, F, Sewickley, Pa.); Furman South (Jr, F, Sewickley, Pa.).
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (13/9): Mark Cornacchia # (Jr, F, Unionville, ONT); Trevor Eckenswiller # (Jr, D, Lions Head, ONT); Andrew Favot $ (Sr, F, King City, ONT); Chris Haltigin # (Jr, D, Oakville, ONT); Scott Knowles # (Jr, F, Riverside, ONT); Ben Lynch (Fr, F, Blaine, Minn.); Taylor McReynolds @ (Jr, F, Sherwood Park, ALB); Sean Murphy $ (Sr, F, Owatoona, Minn.); Greg Noyes (Fr, D, Lucan, ONT); Eliot Raibl (Fr, D, Vancouver, BC); Jan Ropponen $ (Sr, G, Espoo, Finland); Dan Spivak # (Jr, D, Thornhill, ONT); Josh Watson (Fr, G, Lititz, Pa.).
SACRED HEART (13/7): Chris Bailer # (Jr, D, Red Deer, ALB); Tommy Castonguay @ (So, F, Rimouski, QUE); Eric Delong @ (So, F, Oakville, MAN); Chad Filteau (Fr, F, Regina, SASK); Matt Gingera # (Jr, F, Winnipeg, MAN); Dom Jancaterino (Fr, F, Needham, Mass.); Steven Legatto @ (So, G, Kelowna, BC); Neil McKenney @ (So, F, Buffalo, N.Y.); Evan Mladenoff (Sr, F, Leawood, Kan.); Chris Paliafito (Fr, G, Shelbyville, Kent.); Olivier St. Onge (Sr, G, Wickham, QUE); Alex Stuart @ (So, D, Sauk Rapids, Minn.); Anthony Yelovitch (Jr, F, Little Falls, N.J.).
Top Scholar Athlete: Ryan Leets (So, G, Army)
Academic All-Star Team
Ryan Leets Goalie Army
Cheyne Rocha Defense Army
Trevor Eckenswiller Defense RIT
Chris Haltigin Defense RIT
Kyle Maggard Forward Army
Ryan Bohrer Forward Canisius
Sean Murphy Forward RIT
