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Former Wings Brooks and Kaufer Named DIII All Americans

Date:  Source: NAHL: Aberdeen Wings

March 24, 2016

2016 AHCA Men's All-Americans released

Compiled by D3hockey.com staff --

MINNEAPOLIS — The 2016 AHCA/CCM Division III Men's All-Americans were unveiled at the Frozen Four banquet on Thursday night.

Spearheading this year's recipients is a large contingent of players who will be participating in this weekend's Frozen Four.

In the East Region, SUNY Geneseo landed three on this year's teams as junior forward Stephen Collins scored first team accolades and junior forward Trevor Hills claimed second team honors, while sophomore defensemen Pat Condon received third team honors. UMass Boston placed two on the teams as senior forward Matt Lemire got a first team not and junior forward Tyler Bishop landed on the second team.

In the West Region, a UW-Stevens Point and St. Norbert both featured a pair of honorees. For Stevens Point, senior forward Joe Kalisz and senior defenseman Alex Brooks both were named to the first team. For St. Norbert, senior forward Erik Cooper was named to the first team and junior defenseman Blake Thompson was named to the second team.

Seniority ruled the West Region as all-six first teamers are seniors, while it also factored heavily in the East as five of the six first team recipients are seniors.

Hobart led all teams with four selections overall, Geneseo had three, and UMass Boston, Babson, Adrian, Hamline, St. Norbert, UW-Eau Claire, and UW-Stevens Point all had two apiece. Plattsburgh State, Williams, Neumann, Brockport State, Salem State, Nichols, Trinity, Augsburg and St. Scholastica all had a single representative.

This year's teams featured a combined 18 seniors, nine juniors, two sophomores and one freshman.

 

2016 AHCA Division III Men's All-Americans:

 
FIRST TEAM
 
East  
West
Jamie Murray, sr., Babson
Goalie
Tyler Green, sr., UW-Eau Claire
Rich Botting, sr., Plattsburgh State
Defense
Alex Brooks, sr., UW-Stevens Point
Zander Masucci, sr., Williams
Defense
Chris Leone, sr., Adrian
Stephen Collins, jr., Geneseo State
Forward
Charlie Adams, sr., Hamline
Matt Lemire, sr., UMass-Boston
Forward
Erik Cooper, sr., St. Norbert
Mac Olson, sr., Hobart
Forward
Joe Kalisz, sr., UW-Stevens Point
 

SECOND TEAM
 
East    West
Lino Chimienti, sr., Hobart
Goalie
Jordyn Kaufer, jr., Augsburg
Carl Belizario, jr., Hobart
Defense
Cory Dunn, fr., Adrian
Tyler Bishop, jr., UMass-Boston
Defense
Blake Thompson, jr., St. Norbert
Mike Davis, so., Neumann Forward Adam Knochenmus, jr., UW-Eau Claire
Trevor Hills, jr., SUNY Geneseo
Forward
Dylan Nowakowski, sr., St. Scholastica
Chase Nieuwendyk, sr., Brockport State
Forward
Brandon Zurn, sr., Hamline
 


THIRD TEAM

 
East    
 Marcus Zelzer, jr., Salem State Goalie  
 Pat Condon, so., SUNY Geneseo Defense  
 Mike Vollmin, sr., Babson Defense  
 Tyler Beasley, sr., Nichols Forward  
 Sean Orlando, jr., Trinity Forward  
 Brad Robbins, sr., Hobart Forward