An NCAA college hockey game between the University of Nebraska - Omaha Mavericks and the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Ralph Engelstad Arena on Saturday, February 5, 2022. The game ended in a 2-2 tie, and UNO won the extra conference point in 3 on 3 overtime. By Russell Hons

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NCHC adds 13 UND newcomers to 2021-22 Academic All-Conference Team

7/19/2022 11:49:00 AM | By: Alec Stocker Johnson, FightingHawks.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced the addition of freshmen and first-year transfer students to the league's academic all-conference team on Tuesday.

To be eligible for the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team, a student-athlete must compile a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average (or better) and have completed a full academic year at their current institution. Similarly, for NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athletes, a student-athlete must attain a 3.5 cumulative GPA or better with a full year of academic studies. Freshmen and first-year transfers were not eligible when the honors were first announced in late February, as they had not completed a full academic year, but with the 2021-22 academic calendar complete, the newcomers are now eligible to earn NCHC academic honors. Athletic success and playing time are not criteria for these awards.

Among freshmen and first-year transfers only, North Dakota led the way with 13 newcomers on the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team. Overall, 25 of the team's 27 roster players were named to the team.

The Fighting Hawks also paced all teams with nine newcomers earning NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition in 2021-22, finishing tied for third in the league with 17 total student-athletes that earned the distinction.

In all, a record 186 NCHC student-athletes made the 2021-22 Academic All-Conference Team, as 136 sophomores, juniors and seniors were recognized on Feb. 23. The previous high for total members on the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team was 180 last year (2020-21). Along with that, a total of 102 student-athletes overall were also tabbed NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athletes this past season, including the 73 sophomores, juniors and seniors announced in February. The 102 total NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athletes are the second-most in NCHC history, trailing only the 109 a year ago.

COLORADO COLLEGE Brett Chorske Stanley Cooley Cooper Fensterstock Thomas Middleton Noah Prokop Nate Schweitzer
Danny Weight

DENVER Sean Behrens Shai Buium Matt Davis Jack Devine Carter King Carter Mazur Owen Ozar Massimo Rizzo
Jack Works

MIAMI Red Savage Alex Murray Chase Gresock Michael Regush Nick Donato
Logan Neaton

MINNESOTA DULUTH Owen Gallatin Kyler Kleven
Carter Loney

NORTH DAKOTA Luke Bast Ashton Calder Matteo Costantini Zach Driscoll Connor Ford Jakob Hellsten Chris Jandric Brent Johnson Kaleb Johnson Jackson Kunz Dane Montgomery Nick Portz
Jake Schmaltz