News Release 51 South Pearl Street September 22, 2008 Albany, NY 12207 Men Phone: 518/487­2288 Fax: 518/487­2290 www.ecachockey.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ed Krajewski [email protected] COACHES’ PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE TEAM ANNOUNCED A Mixture of Seniors and Underclassman on Team ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey coaches votes are in for the 2008-09 preseason all-league team, which is headlined by Hobey Baker finalist and ECAC Hockey Player of the Year Lee Jubinville, from Princeton. In goal in Zane Kalemba, the 2008 Most Outstanding Player of the ECAC Hockey tournament, is the coaches’ selection between the pipes. Joining Kalemba on the team are defensemen Alex Biega, from Harvard, who is making his second con- secutive appearance on the team and Lane Caffaro, Union’s team captain. On the offensive side of the ice, Colin Greening, who scored 33 points last season for Cornell, Sean Backman, the leading scorer from Yale and Matt Beca, who led Clarkson with 34 points join Jubinville. ZANE KALEMBA ALEX BIEGA LANE CAFFARO LEE JUBINVILLE COLIN GREENING SEAN BACKMAN MATT BECA PRINCETON HARVARD UNION PRINCETON CORNELL YALE CLARKSON JR., GOALTENDER JR., DEFENSE SR., DEFENSE SR., FORWARD JR., FORWARD JR., FORWARD JR., FORWARD Kalemba posted aBiega earnedCaffaro, who isJubinville, a HobeyGreening wasBackman had 18Beca led Clarkson 19-11-0 record lastECAC HockeyUnion’s team cap-Baker Award final-named second-goals and ninewith 34 points ist, had 12 goals season, recordingthird team and all-tain, had 3 goals team all-ECACassists to lead thescoring 10 goals five shutouts for a and 13 assists, forand 27 assists last and adding 24 tournament hon-16 total points lastseason, for 39Hockey after lead-Bulldogs in bothassists in overall 2.38 goals-against- ors last season.season for thepoints overall.ing the Big Redcategories last sea-play. He was average. KalembaWas named to theDutchmen.Notched a careerwith 14 goals andson. He was a thirdnamed to third recorded a .916Men’s MediaCaffaro washigh in both cate-19 assists in histeam all-ECACteam all-league save percentage inPreseason all-named to the sec-gories leading thesophomore season.Hockey memberlast season. Beca the 30 contests heleague team lastond team all-Tigers in scoring.He was named as alast season. Herecorded six points Three of his goals started. Wasseason. Biega wasECAC Hockey last co-captain last sea-was second inin the final week- named to the all- season. Caffarowere game-win- end of the regular third on the teamwas part of aners with twoson, a role he willECAC Hockeyseason. Selected tournament team,in plus/minus lastdefensive unitbeing if the short-fill again in thewith 0.56 goals-five times to ECAC as well as, Mostseason. Helpedwhich allowed thehanded variety.upcoming season.per-game, whichHockey Weekly OutstandingHarvard leadfewest amount ofWas named ECACHe had eightwas 14th inHonor Roll. Led Player of the tour-ECAC Hockey inshots on goal inHockey Player ofmulti-point gamesDivision I Men’sthe Golden nament. Kalembascoring defenseUnion history.the Year last sea-as a sophomoreHockey. He led theKnights in the Anchored ason and named to plus/minus cate- gave up just oneand penalty last season. Hasteam with six goal in two tourna- defense that heldthe first team all- gory recording a killing. Was a 5thopponents to twoleague team. appeared in everypower play goals+10. Led all ECAC ment games inround draft choicegoals or less 16 game for the Bigand added threeHockey players in Albany, N.Y.. of the NHL’stimes. Red since hisgame-winningshorthanded Buffalo Sabres in arrival on campus. goals. points with seven. 2006. B ROWN • CLARKSON • COLGATE • CORNELL • DARTMOUTH • HARVARD P RINCETON • QUINNIPIAC • RENSSELAER • ST . LAWRENCE • UNION • YALE.