D3 All-Americans Watch

[Laker28]

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His numbers are actually much better than last year. He has a .944 save percentage vs. last years .926. His GAA of 1.71 is much better than last years 2.37 and he has 4 shutouts vs. only 1 last year. He was 14-2 last plus the SUNYAC final disaster and is only 8-7-3 this year. It's not his fault Geneseo hasn't been able to put it in the lake this year.

[Ozz]

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His numbers are actually much better than last year. He has a .944 save percentage vs. last years .926. His GAA of 1.71 is much better than last years 2.37 and he has 4 shutouts vs. only 1 last year. He was 14-2 last plus the SUNYAC final disaster and is only 8-7-3 this year. It's not his fault Geneseo hasn't been able to put it in the lake this year.

Agreed. I think I'd have Horrigan in as 3rd team over Reichenbach right now.

[hkypassion]

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Are freshman eligible for this? Leading scorer in the NESCAC?!

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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Are freshman eligible for this? Leading scorer in the NESCAC?!

Freshman are eligible. It's tough to win as freshman just due to name recognition though.

[snc11]

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Are freshman eligible for this? Leading scorer in the NESCAC?!

As it pertains to freshmen, Kyle Brothers definitely needs to be in the discussion.

[icechips]

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In the East Theida from the Cadets needs to be considered on Defense. For the West agree with the Kylie Brothers and would like to add Podolski and Barrett from LFC and maybe Gibson from Stevens Point.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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In the East Theida from the Cadets needs to be considered on Defense. For the West agree with the Kylie Brothers and would like to add Podolski and Barrett from LFC and maybe Gibson from Stevens Point.

Thieda is in the running. He's on the cusp IMHO.

[pete99race]

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In the games I have attended in the West this season, my top four forwards are:
Brothers, Joe Kalisz (Stevens Point), Michael Hill (SNC) and Matthew Thompson (Adrian)..

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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Updated predictions...Couple of changes, added Thieda, Horrigan, Hawkrigg and Reed.

1st Team:
F. Stephen Buco, UMass Boston
F. William Pelletier, Norwich
F. Nick Zappia, Cortland
D. Aaron Deutsch, Amherst
D. Bobby Gertsakis, Oswego
G. Jamie Murray, Babson

2nd Team:
F. Shawn Hulshoff, Oswego
F. Michael Hawkrigg, Trinity
F. Jared Ten van holtt, Elmira
D. Mike Vollmin, Babson
D. Zach Sarig, Plymouth State
G. Nick Horrigan, Geneseo

3rd Team:
F. Robbie Murden, Hamilton
F. Jordan Reed, Curry
F. Andrew Wigg, Plymouth State
D. Alec Thieda, Norwich
D. Don Oliveri, Nazareth
G. Alex Larson, Nichols

[ECACeastFAN]

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Updated predictions...Couple of changes, added Thieda, Horrigan, Hawkrigg and Reed.

1st Team:
F. Stephen Buco, UMass Boston
F. William Pelletier, Norwich
F. Nick Zappia, Cortland
D. Aaron Deutsch, Amherst
D. Bobby Gertsakis, Oswego
G. Jamie Murray, Babson

2nd Team:
F. Shawn Hulshoff, Oswego
F. Michael Hawkrigg, Trinity
F. Jared Ten van holtt, Elmira
D. Mike Vollmin, Babson
D. Zach Sarig, Plymouth State
G. Nick Horrigan, Geneseo

3rd Team:
F. Robbie Murden, Hamilton
F. Jordan Reed, Curry
F. Andrew Wigg, Plymouth State
D. Alec Thieda, Norwich
D. Don Oliveri, Nazareth
G. Alex Larson, Nichols

Any reason the Babson Dman Vollmin dropped from 1st to 2nd team (flip flopped with Deutsch)?

Vollmin is 4-18-22
Deutsch is 6-13-19

Babson team Defense avg 1.65 GA
Amherst team Defense avg 2.12 GA

Curious what your thought process is here. As a UMB fan I've seen Vollmin play a lot of great hockey..

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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Any reason the Babson Dman Vollmin dropped from 1st to 2nd team (flip flopped with Deutsch)?

Vollmin is 4-18-22
Deutsch is 6-13-19

Babson team Defense avg 1.65 GA
Amherst team Defense avg 2.12 GA

Curious what your thought process is here. As a UMB fan I've seen Vollmin play a lot of great hockey..

Could go either way. They both could end up being the 1st teamers with Gertsakis dropping to 2nd team too. I simply think I moved Deutsch to first team because his PPG is higher now than Vollmin. Also, not sure we'll see four ECAC East players make First Team All-American either....

[snc11]

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How does the leading scorer in the nation not get the "Player of the Year" award in his own conference? In such an instance you might think a goaltender got the award, not another forward.

[ECACeastFAN]

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How does the leading scorer in the nation not get the "Player of the Year" award in his own conference? In such an instance you might think a goaltender got the award, not another forward.

Probably because Mike McShane has the ultimate say for every decision regarding the ECAC East. SNC11 I have to agree with you. I know the argument will be Points Per Game and Pelletier's being higher in the amount of games he played, but staying healthy for a whole season should be an accomplishment as well; it's not easy.

Could also have something to do with Buco's demeanor on the ice. He makes a lot of enemies.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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How does the leading scorer in the nation not get the "Player of the Year" award in his own conference? In such an instance you might think a goaltender got the award, not another forward.

A. Only conference points are considered. (Yes Buco still has more)
B. Points per game Pelletier was higher
C. The 10 coaches in the ECAC East all voted for the awards. More of them picked Pelletier over Buco.
D. As ECACeastFan alludes to, I've heard Buco's demeanor doesn't exactly sit highly in the minds of every coach.
E. Norwich won the regular season title.

[snc11]

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Probably because Mike McShane has the ultimate say for every decision regarding the ECAC East. SNC11 I have to agree with you. I know the argument will be Points Per Game and Pelletier's being higher in the amount of games he played, but staying healthy for a whole season should be an accomplishment as well; it's not easy.

Could also have something to do with Buco's demeanor on the ice. He makes a lot of enemies.

It is a "Player of the Year" award, not "Citizen of the Year" award. Crosby has won 2 Hart Trophy's and many in the NHL don't care for him. Buco's PPG was higher overall. Is this award based only on league games or the overall year? Although it sucks to penalize someone who was injured for any amount of time, we are talking about a "Player of the Year" award, not a "Player of the 3/4 Year" award.