WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Hockey East is proud to announce a league-record 94 student-athletes to the 2008-2009 All-Academic Team in its
25th season of play, which was announced on Monday afternoon. Each student-athlete achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better in
each of the two academic periods during which he was actively competing.
Merrimack College set the standard in the conference this year with 16 honorees, while the University of Maine placed 13 student-athletes
on the team and the University of Massachusetts boasted 12 honorees for the second straight season. Northeastern University and UMass-Lowell
also had a strong presence on the team with 11 and 10 student-athletes respectively. The league also boasted a record setting 10 student-athletes
that received “Distinguished Scholar” status. Those earning “Distinguished Scholar” status achieved a 3.0 or better in each semester over
four varsity seasons. Maine’s Chris Hahn (Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask.), along with Scott Crowder (Nashua, N.H.) and John Wessbecker (Victoria, Minn.)
from UMass were honored. UML’s Nick Monroe (Groton, Mass.) and Mark Roebothan (St. John’s, Nfld.) were honored, as well as UNH’s Thomas
Fortney (Webster Groves, Mo.) and Alan Thompson (Gilford, N.H.). NU’s Denis Chisholm (Fox Valley, Sask.) and Rob Rassey (Shelby Township,
Mich.), along with Providence College’s Kyle Laughlin (Gambrills, Md.) rounded out the group of “Distinguished Scholars”.
Merrimack College junior goaltender Andrew Braithwaite (Kingston, Ont.) and UMass-Lowell junior forward Frank Stegnar (Toronto, Ont.)
earned 4.0 GPA’s on the year to earn Hockey East Top-Scholar Athlete honors for the league’s 25th anniversary season. It also marked the second
time both Stegnar (2008) and Braithwaite (2007) earned Top-Scholar Athlete accolades.
Boston College (6)
Anthony Aiello
Brock Bradford **
Brian Gibbons
Alex Kremer **
Matt Price **
Ben Smith *** |
Boston University (4)
Jason Lawrence
John McCarthy ***
Joe Pereira
Ryan Ruikka |
University of Maine (13)
Spencer Abbott
Brett Carriere **
Simon Danis-Pepin **
Robby Dee **
Jeff Dimmen **
Chris Hahn +
Tanner House **
Gustav Nyquist
Will O’Neill
Lem Randall **
Josh Seeley
Kevin Swallow
Josh Vandyk ** |
University of Massachusetts (12)
Scott Crowder +
Brian Keane **
Doug Kublin
Ryan Leary
Michael Lecomte **
James Marcou **
Martin Nolet ***
Cory Quirk **
T.J. Syner
Brett Watson ***
Casey Wellman
John Wessbecker + |
UMass Lowell (10)
Scott Campbell **
Jason DeLuca **
Jeremy Dehner **
Maury Edwards **
Jonathan Maniff **
Nick Monroe +
Tommy Powers ***
Mark Roebothan +
Frank Stegnar *** 4.00
(Hockey East Top-Scholar Athlete)
Paul Worthington *** |
Merrimack College (16)
Fraser Allan
Chris Barton
Justin Bonitatibus
Andrew Braithwaite *** 4.00
(Hockey East Top-Scholar Athlete)
Joe Cucci **
Grant Farrell ***
Ryan Flanigan
John Goebel **
Carter Madsen
Matt Moulakelis **
Francois Ouimet **
J.C. Robitaille ***
Adam Ross
Karl Stollery
Brandon Sadlowski
Patrick Watson |
University of New Hampshire (8)
Bobby Butler
Matt DiGirolamo
Thomas Fortney +
Damon Kipp
Nick Krates
Greg Manz **
Steve Moses
Alan Thompson +
|
Northeastern University (11)
Mike Binnington
Denis Chisholm +
Greg Costa ***
Mike Hewkin
Drew Linard
Matt Lipinski
J.P. Maley
Mike McLaughlin
Dan Nycholat
Rob Rassey +
Dylan Wiwchar **
|
Providence College (9)
Andy Balysky
Ben Farrer
Matt Germain **
Paul Golden
Kyle Laughlin +
Kyle MacKinnon **
Rob Maloney
Nick Mazzolini **
Ryan Simpson
|
University of Vermont (5)
Josh Burrows **
Kyle Kuk ***
Brett Leonard
Matt Marshall
Kyle Medvec
|
Academic All-Star Team
(Top GPAs by position)
G: Andrew Braithwaite, MC (4.00)
D: Martin Nolet, UMass (3.95)
D: Ryan Ruikka, Boston U. (3.88)
F: Chris Hahn, Maine (3.84)
F: J.C. Robitaille, MC (3.93)
F: Frank Stegnar, UML (4.00)
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+ - Indicates "Distinguished Scholar" who has posted a 3.0 or better in each semester during his four years.
*** - Indicates three-time honoree
** - Indicates two-time honoree |
