The ECAC's end of the season awards were handed out last night in Lake
Placid.
 
The ECAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR was Harvard forward Steve Martins. Martins won
the ECAC scoring title with 17-24=41 in 21 games. Martins is the third
Harvard player in the last 4 years to win this award (Peter Ciavaglia
and
Ted Drury were the others).
 
The ECAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR was Vermont forward Eric Perrin. Perrin led
the nation in goals for a freshman, with 22.
 
The ECAC's BEST DEFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN went to Brown blueliner Mike
Traggio.
 
The ECAC's BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD was Princeton's Ian Sharp.
 
The ECAC COACH OF THE YEAR was, surprise, Union head man
Bruce Delventhal. Delventhal's team was picked to finish 12th
but his Dutchmen finished 14-9-3 overall and 10-9-3 in the league
good for sixth place.
 
The ECAC ALL-STAR TEAM
F: Steve Martins, Harvard       PLAYER OF THE YEAR
F: Craig Conroy, Clarkson
F: Brian Farrell, Harvard
D: Brian Mueller, Clarkson
D: Sean McCann, Harvard
G: Geoff Finch, Brown
 
The ECAC SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS
F: Bruce Gardiner, Colgate
F: Chris Kaban, Brown
F: Ron Pasco, RPI
D: Derek McGuire, Harvard
D: Sean O'Brien, Princeton
G: Jason Currie, Clarkson
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Scott Fraser, Dartmouth
Ryan Mulhern, Brown
Burke Murphy, SLU
Bryan Richardson, RPI
Marko Tuomainen, Clarkson
Mike McCourt, SLU
Reid Simonton, Union
Aaron Israel, Harvard
Neil Little, RPI
 
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Perrin, Vermont
Tim Thomas, Vermont
Martni St. Louis, Vermont
Troy Creuer, SLU
Ashlin Halfnight, Harvard
Adam Wiesel, Clarkson
Steve Wilson, Cornell
Vinnie Auger, Cornell
Chris Ford, Union
Mike Harder, Colgate
Jean-Francois Houle, Clarkson
Troy Stevens, Union
 
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Oddly enough, of the above McCann, Little and Conroy were named Hobey
Baker finalists. Interesting how Conroy beat out Player of the Year
Martins for the Hobey voting and how league Honorable mention Little
was a Hobey finalist while goalie of the year Finch and second-teamer
Currie (and fellow H.M.'er Israel) were not. Interesting how different
groups of voters see things vastly differently. Is this a tribute to
the power of SID's?
 
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Bri Farenell                                     Clarkson '95
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