Dan Gordon Named to NEHWA ECAC East/NESCAC All-Star Team

Courtesy of University of Southern Maine Sports Information Department  

University of Southern Maine senior center Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) is among the 12 players named to the New England Hockey Writers Association (NEHWA) ECAC East/NESCAC All-Star team that was announced today.

Gordon and the other recipients will be honored at the annual awards banquet being held on April 13 at the Prince Restaurant in Saugus, Mass.

An ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) East first team honoree, Gordon is the ninth player, and second forward, in school history to receive a spot on the NEHWA all-star team. He joins goalies Dan Smith (1992-93) and David Beckles (2006-07), defensemen Dan Flacco (1993-94), Ed Pike (1996-97), Brian Collum (1999-2000), Jon Lounsbury (2004-05) and Dane Marshall (2006-07) and forward Mark Carragher (2006-07) on USM's list of NEHWA all-stars.
The Huskies' leading scorer this season, Gordon finished the season with 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points in 25 games. Based upon regular season conference games, Gordon was tied for second in points scored (23) with four other players. Twice during the season he received a spot on conference's weekly honor roll, and he was named a semifinalist for the Joe Concannon Award given annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to the top American-born player in New England at the Division II/III level.

During his two seasons at USM after transferring from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Gordon played in 50 games tallying 28 goals and 36 assists for 64 points.
Southern Maine finished the season 11-12-3 overall and 8-8-3 in ECAC Men's East play (tied for fifth). USM was the fifth seed in the playoffs and dropped a heart-breaking, 4-3 overtime decision at New England College in the quarterfinal round.


2008-09 NEHWA ECAC East/NESCAC All-Star Team:

Goalies
Cole Anderson, Amherst
Jonathan LaRose, Amherst

Defense
Alex DiPietro, Babson
Jeff Landers, Amherst
Kyle Shearer-Hardy, Bowdoin
Eric Tallent, Norwich

Forwards
Tom Derosa, Tufts
Martin Drolet, Middlebury
Justin Fox, Salem State
Dan Gordon, Southern Maine
Nikita Kashirsky, Norwich
Jamie McKenna, Middlebury

Coach of the Year
Jack Arena, Amherst

Most Valuable Player
Jeff Landers, Amherst