Men's CCM Hockey Division I All-Americans Announced
CHICAGO, IL — Nineteen different Division I hockey-playing schools can celebrate players honored as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for the 2016-17 season. The nation's top 25 college hockey players were announced tonight at the NCAA Men's Division I Frozen Four in Chicago. Denver has five honorees while Harvard, Omaha, St. Lawrence and Union each had two selections.
Noteworthy this year:
- Only three players had been recognized as All-Americans previously.
- There are 20 players from 12 different U.S. states, four Canadian players from three provinces and one player from Finland.
- The sources of the most players: four from New York and three each from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- Ten of the honorees are seniors. Of the other 15, eight are juniors, five are sophomores and two are freshmen.
- The conference breakdown: seven from the NCHC, six each from ECAC Hockey and Hockey East, three from the Big Ten, two from the WCHA and one from Atlantic Hockey.
- Fifteen players participated in the NCAA Tournament. Seven of them advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four in Chicago.
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| First Team East | |
| Charles Williams, SR, Canisius University (Canton, MI) |
Goalie |
| Adam Fox, FR, Harvard University (Jericho, NY) |
Defense |
| Charlie McAvoy, SO, Boston University (Long Beach, NY) |
Defense |
| Zach Aston-Reese, SR, Northeastern University (Staten Island, NY) |
Forward |
| Spencer Foo, JR, Union College (Edmonton, AB) |
Forward |
| Mike Vecchione, SR, Union College (Saugus, MA) |
Forward |
| First Team West | |
| Michael Bitzer, JR, Bemidji State University (Moorhead, MN) |
Goalie |
| Will Butcher, SR, University of Denver# (Sun Prairie, WI) |
Defense |
| Tucker Poolman, JR, University of North Dakota (East Grand Forks, MN) |
Defense |
| Henrik Borgstrom, FR, University of Denver (Helsinki, Finland) |
Forward |
| Alex Iafallo, SR, University of Minnesota Duluth (Eden, NY) |
Forward |
| Tyler Sheehy, SO, University of Minnesota (Burnsville, MN) |
Forward |
| Second Team East | |
| Kyle Hayton, JR, St. Lawrence University (Denver, CO) |
Goalie |
| Gavin Bayreuther, SR, St. Lawrence University# (Canaan, NH) |
Defense |
| Jake Walman, JR, Providence College* (Toronto, ON) |
Defense |
| Dylan Zink, SR, UMass Lowell (Madison, WI) |
Defense |
| Anders Bjork, JR, University of Notre Dame (Mequon, WI) |
Forward |
| Tyler Kelleher, SR, University of New Hampshire (Longmeadow, MA) |
Forward |
| Alexander Kerfoot, SR, Harvard University (West Vancouver, BC) |
Forward |
| Second Team West | |
| Tanner Jaillet, JR, University of Denver (Red Deer, AB) |
Goalie |
| Daniel Brickley, SO, Minnesota State University (Sandy, UT) |
Defense |
| Luc Snuggerud, JR, University of Nebraska Omaha (Eden Prairie, MN) |
Defense |
| Mason Jobst, SO, The Ohio State University (Speedway, IN) |
Forward |
| Luke Kunin, SO, University of Wisconsin (Chesterfield, MO) |
Forward |
| Austin Ortega, SR, University of Nebraska Omaha (Escondido, CA) |
Forward |
| * First Team in 2015-16; # Second Team in 2015-16 | |
