For Immediate Release
June 12, 1995
 
* SANDHOLM OF UMASS LOWELL NAMED TOP SCHOLAR-ATHLETE IN HOCKEY EAST *
* 39 PLAYERS SELECTED TO LEAGUE ALL-ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL *
 
North Andover, Mass. - Ryan Sandholm from the University of
Massachusetts Lowell has been chosen as the top scholar-athlete for
the 1994-95 Hockey East academic year.  Sandholm leads a group of 39
student-athletes from the league's nine schools that were recognized
for their academic and athletic accomplishments.  The announcement
was made by Hockey East Commissioner Robert M. DeGregorio, Jr.
 
Sandholm, a Liberal Arts Major from Campbell River, British Columbia,
compiled a grade point average of 3.758 to earn the league's highest
academic honor.  The sophomore closed out his second year at UMass
Lowell by earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the spring
semester.
 
Three Hockey East student-athletes were also named recipients of the
league's Distinguished Scholar Award which is awarded to those
individuals that earn honor roll status for four consecutive years.
Boston University's Derek Herlofsky (Minneapolis, MN) and Ken Rausch
(Danbury, CT), along with Merrimack College's Mark Cornforth (Montreal,
QUE), each earned Distinguished Scholar Awards.  Herlofsky (3.22 GPA)
and Rausch (3.26) helped Boston University win the 1995 NCAA Division I
national championship, the Hockey East Tournament and the Beanpot
title.  Cornforth, a standout defenseman with a 3.51 GPA, helped the
Warriors qualify for the Hockey East playoffs and [to] a mid-season
upset of Boston University.
 
The following is a complete list of all players named to the 1994-95
Hockey East Academic Honor Roll:
 
BOSTON COLLEGE (2)
Rob LaFerriere (Sr, East Freetown, MA), 3.36, Finance.
Josh Singewald (Sr, Lyme, CT), 3.16, English.
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (3)
Derek Herlofsky (Sr, Minneapolis, MN), 3.22, Comm/Broadcast Journalism.
Ken Rausch (Sr, Danbury, CT), 3.26, Business Administration.
Steve Thornton (Sr, Gloucester, ONT), 3.17, Business Administration.
 
MAINE (4)
Jason Mansoff (So, Spruce Grove, ALB), 3.05, Chemical Engineering.
Blair Marsh (Jr, Parksville, BC), 3.12, Health/Recreation.
Trevor Roenick (So, Marshfield, MA), 3.37, Art.
Dan Shermerhorn (So, Calgary, ALB), 3.09, Business Administration.
 
MASS AMHERST (1)
Jaynen Rissling (So, Edmonton, ALB), 3.38, Exercise Science.
 
MASS LOWELL (5)
Ed Campbell (So, Westboro, MA), 3.47, Liberal Arts.
Neil Donovan (So, Dorchester, MA), 3.35, Business.
Craig Lindsay (So, Mississauga, ONT), 3.39, Marketing.
Bill Riga (Jr, Westboro, MA), 3.31, Exercise Physiology.
Ryan Sandholm (So, Campbell River, BC), 3.76, Liberal Arts.
 
MERRIMACK (10)
Matt Adams (Sr, Andover, MA), 3.18, Marketing.
Rob Beck (So, Flin Flon, MAN), 3.47, Accounting.
Mark Cornforth (Sr, Montreal, QUE), 3.51, Accounting.
Chris Davis (Jr, Hudson, MA), 3.41, English.
Mark Goble (Sr, Manotick, ONT), 3.57, Accounting.
Tom Johnson (So, Burlington, ONT), 3.56, Accounting.
Casey Kesselring (Fr, Cambridge, ONT), 3.63, Computer Science.
Martin Laroche (Fr, Cornwall, ONT), 3.17, Mathematics.
Ziggy Marszalek (So, Floral Park, NY), 3.14, Business.
Eric Thibeault (So, Sept-Iles, QUE), 3.04, Management.
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE (6)
Eric Flinton (Sr, Williams Lake, BC), 3.17, Economics.
Todd Hall (Jr, Hamden, CT), 3.22, Economics.
Jeff Lenz (Sr, Madison, WI), 3.54, Business Administration.
Mark Mowers (Fr, Whitesboro, NY), 3.37, Undeclared.
Kent Schmidtke (Sr, St Charles, IL), 3.33, Business Administration.
Mike Sullivan (Jr, Reading, MA), 3.16, Business Administration.
 
NORTHEASTERN (4)
Jean-Francois Aube (Sr, Terrebone, QUE), 3.32, Physical Education.
Francois Bouchard (Sr, Brossard, QUE), 3.50, Business Administration.
Brad Klyn (So, Surrey, BC), 3.65, Business Administration.
Tomas Persson (Jr, Gavale, SWE), 3.73, Business Administration.
 
PROVIDENCE (4)
Bob Bell (Jr, North Vancouver, BC), 3.09, Social Sci/Secondary Education.
Dan Dennis (So, Prince Albert, SASK), 3.22, Accounting.
Mike Gambino (Jr, Hanson, MA), 3.25, Management.
Jay Kenney (Jr, Schenectady, NY), 3.30, Economics.
 
[end of release]
 
Of particular pride for me as a Merrimack alumnus are the following
notes:
 
* For the third straight season, Merrimack leads all HE schools in
  players placed on the Hockey East Academic Honor Roll.
* Merrimack's 10 players placed on the HEAHR is a new HE record.  The
  Warriors placed 9 players on the HEAHR each of the previous two
  seasons.  No other school has ever placed more than 7.
* Merrimack has placed a total of 41 players on the HEAHR since it
  began in 1989, more than any other school.
* Mark Cornforth joins Quentin Fendelet and Guy Ragault as the third
  Warrior to be named Distinguished Scholar, more than any other school.
* HE All Rookie Team forward Casey Kesselring leads the team with a
  3.63 GPA, fourth best in HE, in Computer Science (my major).  I
  guess Dr Maxey is teaching him well. :-)
 
Congratulations to all of the honorees and schools!
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Mike Machnik                                            [log in to unmask]
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