ECAC Announces 2013-2014 Men’s West Hockey All-Conference Teams and Major Award Winners
ECAC Announces 2013-2014 Men’s West Hockey All-Conference Teams and Major Award Winners
CENTERVILLE, Mass. - The Eastern College
Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced its 2013-2014 ECAC Men’s
West Hockey All-Conference teams today. Utica College senior
forward Trever Hertz (Jaffray, British Columbia) was named the ECAC
Men’s West Player of the Year, marking the second consecutive
season a Pioneer has garnered the distinction. Manhattanville
College junior defensemen Anton Racklin (Gothenburg, Sweden) and
Neumann University senior goaltender Braely Torris (Red Deer,
Alberta) were selected Co-Defensive Players of the Year. Nazareth
College freshman forward Ben Blasko (Kingston, Ontario) and Neumann
University freshman forward Shayne Morrissey (St. John’s
Newfoundland) were voted the Conference Co-Rookies of the Year.
Elmira College Head Coach Aaron Saul was named the Coach of the
Year. The voting for the ECAC Men’s West All-Conference Teams
and major award winners was completed by the head coaches within
the ECAC Men’s West.
Hertz led Utica in points and assists, registering 26 points on
eight goals and 18 assists. He is tied for third in the conference
in assists and is among the top-ten in total scoring. The Pioneers
won their third ECAC Men’s West regular season title after
posting a 15-6-4 overall record and finishing 10-4-1 in conference
play this year. Hertz was named the ECAC Men’s West Player of
the Week on Feb. 3, following a three-point weekend in a key series
against Elmira.
Racklin anchors a defensive unit for the Manhattanville Valiants
that surrendered 77 goals in 25 games in the regular season.
Offensively, Racklin leads the conference in scoring by a
defenseman, notching seven goals and a league-leading 19 assists.
He is also among the top-five in the conference with 13 power-play
points, recording six goals and seven assists. Manhattanville
finished the year 12-11-2 and 5-8-2 in ECAC Men’s West
play.
Torris started 14 games in net for the Neumann Knights this
season and leads the conference in save percentage (.923). He
posted a goals against average of 2.75 and led Neumann to a 9-11-5
overall record this season. Torris was named ECAC Goaltender of the
Week on Feb. 17, after making 38 saves in a conference win over
Hobart.
Blasko’s ECAC Men’s West Co-Rookie of the Year is
the first major award Nazareth College has been awarded since
joining the conference last year. He leads the conference in
freshman scoring netting 11 goals and dishing out 15 assists for 26
points this season. The Golden Flyers captured the No. 6 seed in
the ECAC Men’s West Tournament with a 4-9-2 conference record
and an 8-15-2 overall record.
Morrissey is second in the conference in freshman scoring,
recording 22 points on 14 goals and eight assists. He led the
Knights in goals and points this season and potted two power-play
goals. Morrissey was named ECAC Men’s West Rookie of the Week
three times this season, his most recent coming on Feb. 17, after a
four-point weekend in a pair of wins against Hobart.
In his fifth season at the helm for the Soaring Eagles, Saul was
named Coach of the Year for the third time. This season, he guided
Elmira to an overall record of 14-10-1 and a conference record of
10-4-1 for second-place in the ECAC Men’s West. Saul
has compiled a career record of 75-45-10 with Elmira and the
Soaring Eagles have won two ECAC West Championships and made two
NCAA tournament appearances during his tenure.
The 2014 ECAC Men’s West Hockey Tournament begins on
Wednesday, Feb. 26 with two quarterfinal games. The semifinals will
take place on Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2. The
Tournament will conclude on Saturday, March 8 with the championship
game at the highest remaining team’s campus. For more
information regarding the 2014 ECAC Men’s West Hockey
Tournament, including scores, game times and locations, visit www.ecacdiiihockey.com.
2013-2014 ECAC Men’s West Hockey Major Award
Winners
Player of the Year
Trever Hertz, F, Sr., Utica College
Co-Defensive Players of the Year
Anton Racklin, D, Jr., Manhattanville College
Braely Torris, G, Sr., Neumann University
Co-Rookies of the Year
Ben Blasko, F, Fr., Nazareth College
Shayne Morrissey, F, Fr., Neumann University
Coach of the Year
Aaron Saul, Elmira College
2013-2014 ECAC Men’s West Hockey
First Team All-Conference
Forward
Josh Burnell, Jr., Elmira College
Trever Hertz, Sr., Utica College
Luc Van Natter, Sr., Manhattanville College
Defense
Anton Racklin, Jr., Manhattanville College
Terrence O’Neill, Jr., Hobart College
Goaltender
Nick Therrien, Sr., Utica College
2013-2014 ECAC Men’s West Hockey
Second Team All-Conference
Forward
Michael Collins, So., Elmira College
Jesper Strale, Sr., Elmira College
Mac Olson, So., Hobart College
Defense
Ryan Michel, Jr., Hobart College
Scott Dawson, So., Nazareth College
Eric David, Jr., Elmira College
Goaltender
Braely Torris, Sr., Neumann University
2013-2014 ECAC Men’s West Hockey Honorable
Mention
Forward
Ben Gamache, So., Hobart College
Jon Gaffney, Sr., Utica College
Mark Rivera, Sr., Manhattanville College
Defense
Mike Slowikowski, Sr., Utica College
Goaltender
Alex Scola, Sr., Manhattanville College
2013-2014 ECAC Men’s West Hockey All-Rookie
Team
Forward
Ben Blasko, Fr., Nazareth College
Alexander Taulien, Fr., Elmira College
Shayne Morrissey, Fr., Neumann University
Defense
Carl Belizario, Fr., Hobart College
Sam House, Fr., Neumann University
Goaltender
Sal Magliocco, Fr., Elmira College