American Hockey Coaches Association

AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION Executive Director: Joe Bertagna — 7 Concord Street — Gloucester, MA 01930 — (781) 245-4177 For immediate release: Friday, April 11, 2014 MEN’S CCM HOCKEY DIVISION I ALL-AMERICANS ANNOUNCED Fourteen different Division I hockey-playing schools can celebrate players honored as CCM Hockey All Americans for the 2013-14 season. The nation's top 25 college hockey players were announced tonight at the NCAA Men's Division I Frozen Four in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leading the way with four selections was NCAA semifinalist and ECAC Hockey Champion Union College, with two players earning First Team honors and two chosen on the Second Team. Two other NCAA semifinalists —Boston College and Minnesota — each had three honorees while the fourth semifinalist, North Dakota, was not represented. Noteworthy this year: • Four players had been recognized previously: BC's Johnny Gaudreau is a repeat First Team selection; Union's Shayne Gostisbehere and SLU's Greg Carey move up to the First Team after being Second Team choices last year; Miami's Austin Czarnik moves from First Team in 2013 to Second Team this year. • There are 15 players from 10 different U.S. states and 10 Canadian players hailing fron five different provinces. • The sources of the most players: Minnesota and Alberta, with four each. • Only eight of the honorees are seniors. Of the other 17, 10 are juniors and seven are sophomores. • The conference breakdown: six each from the Big Ten, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East; five from the NCHC; two from the WCHA. • Sixteen players participated in the NCAA Tournament. Ten of them advanced to the "Frozen Four." The CCM HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN ICE HOCKEY TEAMS are sponsored by CCM HOCKEY and chosen by members of the AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION. CCM is the legendary hockey brand dedicated to the endless pursuit of performance by delivering game-changing, head-to-toe innovative hockey equipment to players worldwide. 2013-2014 AHCA/CCM Hockey Men's Division I All-American Teams First Team East West Connor Hellebuyck, SO, UMass Lowell Goalie Sam Brittain, SR, University of Denver (Commerce, MI) (Calgary, AB) Mat Bodie, SR, Union College Defense Jake McCabe, JR, University of Wisconsin (East St. Paul, MB) (Eau Claire, WI) Shayne Gostisbehere, JR, Union College# Defense Mike Reilly, SO, University of Minnesota (Margate, FL) (Chanhassen, MN) Greg Carey, SR, St. Lawrence University# Forward Josh Archibald, JR, University of Nebraska-Omaha (Hamilton, ON) (Brainerd, MN) Johnny Gaudreau, JR, Boston College* Forward Nic Dowd, SR, St. Cloud State University (Carneys Point, NJ) (Huntsville, AL) Kevin Hayes, SR, Boston College Forward Ryan Dzingel, JR, The Ohio State University (Dorchester, MA) (Wheaton, IL) Second Team East West Colin Stevens, JR, Union College Goalie Adam Wilcox, SO, University of Minnesota (Niskayuna, NY) (South St. Paul, MN) Ben Hutton, SO, University of Maine Defense Joey LaLeggia, JR, University of Denver (Prescott, ON) (Burnaby, BC) Michael Matheson, SO, Boston College Defense Colton Parayko, SO, University of Alaska (Pointe-Claire, QC) (St. Albert, AB) Daniel Carr, SR, Union College Forward Austin Czarnik, JR, Miami University* (Sherwood Park, AB) (Washington, MI) Ryan Haggerty, JR, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Forward Cody Kunyk, SR, University of Alaska (Stamford, CT) (Sherwood Park, AB) Devin Shore, SO, University of Maine Forward Michael Mersch, SR, University of Wisconsin (Ajax, ON) (Park Ridge, IL) Forward Kyle Rau, JR, University of Minnesota (Eden Prairie, MN) * First Team in 2012-13; # Second Team in 2012-13 CONTACT: Joe Bertagna (781-245-4177) # # #.

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