For Immediate Release
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007					 

FIVE CORSAIRS EARN ECAC NORTHEAST HONORS

CAPE COD, MA– Five members of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s hockey team have received Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast post-season honors.

Sophomore goaltender Jeff Green (Medway, MA/Valley Jr. Warriors) has been named ECAC Northeast Goaltender of the Year, and was one of two Corsairs earning ECAC Northeast first team All-Conference honors. Junior forward Jeff Grant (Burlington, MA/Austin Prep) also earned first team All-Conference honors. Senior forward Kyle McCullough (Danvers, MA/Boston Jr. Blackhawks) and senior defenseman Paul Carr (Springfield, MA/Springfield Cathedral HS) received second team All-Conference honors, and Head Coach John Rolli was named Co-Coach of the Year.

Green led the conference in goals-against average with a 1.86 mark, was first in save percentage at .924 and led in winning percentage at .911. Grant was the leader in points per game (1.89), was third in goals per game (0.86), and tied for fourth in assists per game (1.04). McCullough was second in points per game (1.78) and assists per game (1.15), and tied for 12th in goals per game (0.63). Carr was third in scoring among defensemen with 0.85 points per game. Rolli was named Coach of the Year last season.

“With the offensive season that he’s had, Jeff Grant is certainly a first team, All-Conference selection,” said Rolli. “Jeff Green has the best individual statistics in goal. Kyle McCullough and Paul Carr have been leaders on this team throughout the season.”

The Corsairs will return to action in the NCAA Division III Championships Saturday against either SUNY Fredonia or Middlebury.

UMASS DARTMOUTH HOCKEY