NESCAC Men's Ice Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced
Katsuras of Hamilton
Named Player of the Year
HADLEY, Mass. – Junior
forward Gus Katsuras of Hamilton was selected as the 2004-05 NESCAC
Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year as voted by the
conference coaches. Katsuras, a second-team selection each of the
last two seasons, leads the nation in game winning goals (7) and is
tied for the NESCAC lead in goals (22), points (39), and power play
points (16).
Katsuras currently shares the
conference points lead with two other first team selections,
Trinity senior Joseph Ori and Amherst senior Beau Kretzman. Ori,
the conference leader in assists (28), earned his second
consecutive first-team honor while leading Trinity to a 20-2-2
overall mark. Kretzman, the 2001-02 NESCAC Rookie of the Year, was
chosen as a member of the all-conference first or second team for
the fourth straight season. The Amherst senior ended his collegiate
campaign with 143 career points including 15 goals and 24 assists
this season.
Colby senior Patrick Walsh and
Trinity junior Brendan Timmins were both repeat first-team
selections at the defender position. Timmins, ranked seventh
nationally in defensive scoring, contributed four goals and 16
assists to a high scoring Trinity offense which averaged 5.62 goals
per game. Walsh scored 11 times from his defensive position
including a NESCAC leading nine times on the power play.
Rounding out the first team
selections is Trinity senior goaltender Douglas Kisielius.
Kisielius, a three-time all-conference first team choice in goal,
ranks fourth in the nation with a .842 winning percentage and ninth
nationally with a . 915 save percentage.
The conference also honored Amherst
forward Kyle Schoppel as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year. Schoppel
led all NESCAC first year players in scoring posting 16 goals,
including a conference-leading four shorthanded goals, and 18
assists for 34 points.
John Dunham, in his 31st year as
head coach of Trinity, was selected as the NESCAC Coach of the
Year. The Bantams ended the regular season as the NESCAC top seed
for the first time in tournament history posting a 15-2-2 league
mark. Dunham currently has 399 career wins, third among all active
NCAA Division III coaches and sixth all time. Dunham was also named
NESCAC Coach of the Year following the 2002-03 season.
Trinity, who will meet Bowdoin
(11-5-3) in the first semifinal game at 1:00 p.m., will host the
semifinals of the conference tournament on Saturday, March 5.
Middlebury (13-4-2) will play Colby (12-6-1) in the second
semifinal at 4:00 p.m. The winners of Saturday’s contests
will meet for the NESCAC Championship on Sunday, March 6 at 1:00
p.m.
NESCAC all-conference selections
are determined in a vote by the conference coaches.
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2004-05
NESCAC Men's Ice Hockey All-Conference
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| First Team
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School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| Gus Katsuras
| Hamilton
| Jr.
| Toronto, Ontario
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| Beau Kretzman
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Edina, Minn.
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| Joseph Ori
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Niles, Ill.
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| D
| Brendan Timmins
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Arlington, Mass.
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| Patrick Walsh
| Colby
| Sr.
| Easton, Conn.
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| G
| Douglas Kisielius
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Park Ridge, Ill.
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| Second Team
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| Nick Bayley
| Colby
| Sr.
| Cambridge, Ontario
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| Adam Dann
| Bowdoin
| Jr.
| Burlington, Vt.
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| Cameron Finch
| Trinity
| Jr.
| Acton, Mass.
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| Brian Phinney
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Ripton, Vt.
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| Nate Riddell
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Nanaimo, British Columbia
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| George Papachristopoulos
| Bowdoin
| Jr.
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
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| Player of the Year
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| Gus Katsuras
| Hamilton
| Jr.
| Toronto, Ontario
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| Rookie of the Year
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| Kyle Schoppel
| Amherst
| Fr.
| Cambridge, Ontario
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| Coach of the Year
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| John Dunham
| Trinity
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