St. Norbert senior goaltender Kyle Jones has been selected the USCHO.com National Player of the Year. The North Delta, British Columbia native led the Green Knights to their first national title this season, recording one of the best seasons ever by a Division III goaltender. <\/p>\n
Jones posted a 1.09 GAA and a .950 save percentage. He set Division III records for shutouts in a season (10) and for a career (25) including shutouts in the Division III semifinals and finals. <\/p>\n
USCHO.com has also named St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin National Coach of the Year. Coghlin led the Green Knights to a 27-1-4 record and their first ever national title this season. <\/p>\n
The winners and all-star teams are selected by the USCHO.com staff. A complete list follows: <\/p>\n
Goal — Longo, Keith, Jr., Hobart
\nDefense — Arthur Fritch, Sr., Colby
\nDefense — Tom Maldonado, Sr., Middlebury
\nForward — Rick Cleaver, Sr., Norwich
\nForward — T.J. Kelley, Sr., Colby
\nForward — Neil Trimm, Sr., Neumann <\/p>\n
Goal — Casey Tuttle, So., Elmira
\nDefense — Nick Dumoulin, Jr., Elmira
\nDefense — Nick Rolls, Jr., Plattsburgh
\nForward — Nikita Kashirsky, Sr. Norwich
\nForward — Matt McGilvary, Johnson & Wales
\nForward — Michael Richard, Sr., Elmira<\/p>\n
Honorable Mention:<\/b>: Ryan Donovan (UMass-Boston), Mark Ehl (New England), Ryan Ellis (Oswego), Greg Parker (Conn. College), Josh Reber (Colby), David Thompson (Norwich), Trevor Turner (New England), Mike Westerman (Bowdoin)<\/p>\nEast Rookie Team<\/h4>\n
Goal — Bryan Hince, Plattsburgh
\nDefense — Paul Conter, Southern Maine
\nDefense — Karl Linden, Elmira
\nForward — Dylan Clarke, Plattsburgh
\nForward — Justin Fox, Salem State
\nForward — Ryan Leary, Bowdoin<\/p>\n
Honorable Mention<\/b>: Ryan Corry (Plattsburgh), Cody McKinney (Colby), Sylvain Messier (Norwich), Alex Myolenko (Skidmore), Eric Tufman (Mass-Boston), Jason Yuell (Curry), Matthew Wallace (Hobart) <\/p>\nWest First Team<\/h4>\n
Goal — Kyle Jones Sr., St. Norbert
\nDefense — Jim Henkemeyer, Sr., UW-River Falls
\nDefense — Jack Wolgemuth, Jr., UW-Stout
\nForward — Marc Belanger, Sr., St. Norbert
\nForward — Tyler Dahl, Sr., UW-River Falls
\nForward — Dustin Fulton, Jr., Hamline <\/p>\n
Goal — Chad Beiswenger, Jr., UW-Superior
\nDefense — Adam Davis, Jr., St. Thomas
\nDefense — Joe Long, Jr., Hamline
\nForward — Pat Borgestad, Sr., UW-River Falls
\nForward — Derek Hansberry, Jr., UW-River Falls
\nForward — Adam Krug, Jr., Adrian <\/p>\n
Honorable Mention<\/b>: Tyler Chestnut (St. Thomas), Derek Hanson (UW-Stout), Jared Hummel (Hamline), David Martinson (Gustavus Adolphus), Andrew Panchenko (St. Thomas), Derek Paige (UW-Superior), Quinn Waller (Adrian), Jason Woll (MSOE) <\/p>\nWest Rookie Team<\/h4>\n
Goal — Thomas Speer, UW-Stevens Point
\nDefense — Nick Tabisz, St. Norbert
\nDefense — Quinn Waller, Adrian
\nForward — Mike Glaesmer, St. Mary’s
\nForward — Eric Miller, Adrian
\nForward — Shawn Skelly, Adrian<\/p>\n
Honorable Mention<\/b>: Jared Hummel (Hamline), Rob Johnson (St. Thomas), Josh Swartout (Gustavus Adolphus) <\/p>\n
D-III Player of the Year<\/b>: Kyle Jones, St. Norbert <\/p>\n
Honorable Mention<\/b>: Rick Cleaver, Norwich <\/p>\n
D-III Coach of the Year<\/b>: Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert <\/p>\n
Honorable Mention<\/b>: Bob Emery (Plattsburgh), Tim Ceglarski (Elmira), Ron Fogarty (Adrian)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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