Friday, April 10, 2015

All-Americans, Other Awards Named

McIntyre claims Richter Award as nation’s top goaltender; Musico named Unsung Hero.


All-Americans, Other Awards Named
North Dakota’s Zane McIntyre won the Mike Richter Award and was named a second-team All-American (Photo by ESPN Images).

College hockey’s best were honored Friday at the sport’s oldest arena, as awards presented by the American Hockey Coaches’ Association, the Hockey Commissioners’ Association and others were announced at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena.

A rundown of the honorees:

Mike Richter Award: Zane McIntyre, North Dakota
Senior CLASS Award: Spiro Goulakos, Colgate
National Rookie of the Year: Jack Eichel, Boston University
Derek Hines Unsung Hero: P.J. Musico, Penn State
Hockey Humanitarian Award: Brittany Ammerman, Wisconsin
NCAA Elite 89 Award: Nick Mattson, North Dakota


American Hockey Coaches’ Association All-Americans

EastFirst TeamWest
Alex Lyon, So., YaleGoalieJake Hildebrand, Jr., Michigan State
Matt Grzelcyk, Jr., Boston UniversityDefenseJoey LaLeggia, Sr., Denver
Rob O’Gara, Jr., YaleDefenseMike Reilly, Jr., Minnesota
Daniel Ciampini, Sr., UnionForwardZach Hyman, Sr. Minnesota
Jack Eichel, Fr., Boston UniversityForwardTanner Kero, Sr., Michigan Tech
Jimmy Vesey, Jr., HarvardForwardMatt Leitner, Sr., Minnesota State
EastSecond TeamWest
Jon Gillies, Jr., ProvidenceGoalieZane McIntyre, Jr., North Dakota
Mike Paliotta, Sr., VermontDefenseZach Palmquist, Sr., Minnesota State
Robbie Russo, Sr., Notre DameDefenseColton Parayko, Jr., Alaska
Sam Anas, So., QuinnipiacForwardAustin Czarnik, Sr., Miami
Matt Garbowsky, Sr., RITForwardDylan Larkin, Fr., Michigan
Kevin Roy, Jr., NortheasternForwardTrevor Moore, So., Denver