The Mavericks had representatives on each of the four teams,
including first-team forward Matt Leitner and first-team defenseman Zach
Palmquist.
Second-team picks included forward Jean-Paul LaFontaine and
goaltender Cole Huggins.
Forwards Johnny McInnis and Zach Lehrke were named to the
third team.
Huggins, the league’s goaltending champion and defenseman Sean Flanagan
were selected to the all-rookie team.
Voting was done by head and assistant coaches, players and
sports information directors.
“When you’re judged by coaches competing against you and
players competing against you and you’re voted to one of he teams, it’s
something you should be very proud of,” MSU coach Mike Hastings said. “We had
multiple guys contribute to our season, and I think that’s a recognition for
the number of guys who contributed to our regular season.”
Ferris State and Alaska each had five players picked.
Here are the awards:
FIRST TEAM—Forwards: Matt Leitner, MSU; Cody Kunyk, Alaska;
Matt Bailey, UAA. Defensemen: Zach Palmquist, MSU; Colton Parayko, Alaska. Goaltender:
C.J. Motte, FSU.
SECOND TEAM—Forwards: Jean-Paul LaFontaine, MSU; Colton
Beck, Alaska; Garrett Thompson, FSU. Defensemen: Scott Czarnowczan, FSU; Kevin
Czuczman, LSSU. Goaltender: Cole Huggins, MSU.
THIRD TEAM—Forwards: Johnny McInnis, MSU; Zach Lehrke, MSU;
Tyler Morley, Alaska. Defensemen: Matt Prapavessis, BSU; Jason Binkley, FSU. Goaltender:
Kevin Kapalka, LSSU.
ROOKIE TEAM—Forwards: Alex Globke, LSSU; Marcus Basara,
Alaska; Kyle Schempp, FSU. Defensemen: Sean Flanagan, MSU; Shane Hanna, MTU;
Ruslan Pedan, MSU. Goaltender: Cole Huggins, MSU.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Cody Kunyk, F, Alaska
COACH OF THE YEAR: Bob Daniels, Ferris State
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Alex Globke, Lake Superior State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Colton Parayko, Alaska
STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Chad Brears, Alabama Huntsville
The Mavericks also had the following players make the WCHA's All-Academic Team: Teddy Blueger, Nick Buchanan, Max Gaede, Bryce Gervais, Chase Grant, Jon Jutzi, Evan Karambelas, Mat Knoll, Zach Lehrke, Dylan Margonari, Josh Nelson, Zach Palmquist, Brett Stern, Blake Thompson and Stephon Williams.
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