AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION Executive Director: Joe Bertagna — 7 Concord Street — Gloucester, MA 01930 — (781) 245-4177 For immediate release: Thursday, March 26, 2015 MEN’S DIVISION II-III CCM HOCKEY ALL-AMERICANS ANNOUNCED MINNEAPOLIS, MN— Players from 19 different schools — including 10 athletes participating this weekend in the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship in Minneapolis — can boast 2015 CCM DIVISION II-III MEN’S HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN selections in the starry squads announced this evening at the event's student-athlete banquet. NCAA semifinalist Trinity College leads the way with four selections, followed by three from NCAA semifinalist Adrian College, and two honorees each from seven schools, including NCAA semifinalist Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The fourth semifinalist, Amherst College, had one player selected. Junior goalie Jamie Murray of Babson College is the only First Team repeat selection from 2014. Of the 31 All-Americans, 18 are from the United States, 12 are from Canada and one is from Slovakia. The two leading sources are Ontario (9) and Michigan (4). The CCM HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN ICE HOCKEY TEAMS are sponsored by CCM HOCKEY and chosen by members of the AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION. CCM is the legendary hockey brand dedicated to the endless pursuit of performance by delivering game-changing, head-to-toe innovative hockey equipment to players worldwide. East First Team Jamie Murray, JR, Babson College+ Goalie (Scituate, MA) Bobby Gertsakis, SR, Oswego State Defense (Pickering, ON) Jake Turrin, SR, Amherst College Defense (Brewster, NY) Ryan Cole, SO, Trinity College Forward (Anchorage, AK) Shawn Hulshof, SO, Oswego State Forward (Stouffville, ON) William Pelletier, SO, Norwich University Forward (St. Jean Chryosostome, PQ) West First Team Leo Podolsky, JR, Lake Forest College (Oakville, ON) Marian Fiala, SR, St. Norbert College * (Bratislava, Slovakia) Kevin Gibson, SR, UW-Stevens Point (Grosse Pointe, MI) Ross Anderson, SR, UW-Eau Claire (River Falls, WI) Kyle Brothers, FR, Adrian College (Watford, ON) Josh Ranalli, SR, Adrian College (Stony Creek, ON) East Second Team West Second Team Nathaniel Heilbron, JR, Trinity College Goalie Drew Fielding, SR, University of St. Thomas* (W. Vancouver, BC) (Burlington, ON) Alex Thieda, SR, Norwich University Defense Jack Callahan, SR, UW-Eau Claire# (Rochester Hills, MI) (Red Bank, NJ) Mike Vollmin, JR, Babson College Defense Ryan Gieseler, SR, Adrian College (Wilmington, NC) (Penetang, ON) Stephen Buco, SR, UMass Boston Forward Charlie Adams, JR, Hamline University (N. Providence, RI) (Mahtomedi, MN) Jarryd ten Vaanholt, JR, Elmira College Forward Martin Gruse, SO, St. Mary's University (W. Vancouver, BC) (Trenton, MI) Nick Zappia, SR, Cortland State Forward Michael Hill, JR, St. Norbert College (Manlius, NY) (Fort Worth, TX) Forward Joe Kalisz, JR, UW-Stevens Point (Davidson, MI) East Third Team Alex Larson, JR, Nichols College Goalie (Madison, AL) Michael Flynn, SR, Trinity College* Defense (Cheshire, CT) Kyle Shapiro, SR, Nichols College Defense (Ambler, PA) Michael Hawkrigg, JR, Trinity College* Forward (Toronto, ON) + First Team in 2014 Brad McBride, SR, Hobart College Forward * Second Team in 2014 (Lone Tree, CO) # First Team in 2013 Chase Nieuwendyk, JR, Brockport State Forward (Georgetown, ON) CONTACT: Joe Bertagna (781-245-4177)