BAGNALL IS SAINT MVP, MCGEOUGH AND DOYLE AWARD WINNER

Senior defenseman Drew Bagnall was the winner of three awards at St. Lawrence University’s annual men’s hockey banquet Saturday night as the Friends of St. Lawrence Hockey honored the 2007 ECAC Hockey League regular season champions.

 

Bagnall, a first-team All America, ECACHL Player of the Year, ECACHL Outstanding Defensive Defenseman award winner and Hobey Baker Award finalist, added Saint Most Valuable Player, the Peter McGeough Award and the Jinx Doyle Award to his impressive list of honors for the 2006-07 season.

 

The Saint captain, who was also Inside College Hockey’s Defenseman of the Year was the leading scorer among Saint defensemen with 25 points and was the leader of a sophomore-dominated defensive unit which helped the Saints finish among the top teams in the league in penalty killing and overall defense. SLU finished the year with its lowest team goals against average since the 2000 season with a 2.64 goals against average.

 

Bagnall shared the Jinx Doyle Award, which is presented in recognition of leadership and character, with junior goalie and assistant captain Justin Pesony. Pesony was also presented the Terry Slater Perseverance Award and the Brian McFarlane Award. The McFarlane Award recognizes outstanding academic accomplishment and Pesony is one of the top students in the junior class and has been on the Dean’s List every semester. A goaltender who appeared in 37 games as a sophomore and won 20 games, Pesony’s became a backup this season with the emergence of freshman Alex Petizian as the number one goalie in the second half of the season, and the Slater Award and Doyle Award were in recognition of his outstanding attitude, leadership and support during the recently completed season.

 

Petizian, who was the ECAC Hockey League All Rookie Team goaltender and second team All ECACHL, was selected as the Mike Pelletier/Rich Stewart Rookie of the Year. The freshman goaltender played in 27 games and started 27, compiling a 2.29 goals against average and a .916 save percentage to go with a 19-9-1 record. His goals against average is the fourth best in Saint hockey history.

 

Senior captain Kyle Rank and senior forward Max Taylor were named co-winners of the Bernie McKinnon Coaches Award for their contributions to the team in 2006-07. Both had their most productive years as scorers and Rank was the winner of the ECACHL Outstanding Defensive Forward award as well. Rank finished the year as the leading scorer for the Saints with 15 goals, 18 assists and 33 points, all career season bests, while Taylor was the third leading scorer for the Saints with 13 goals and 18 assists for 31 points, also producing season bests in goals, assists and points.

 

Taylor was also named co-winner of the Paul J. Flanagan Most Improved Player Award for his increased production and outstanding play at center. Junior Jordan Hack, who stepped into the lineup in December after injuries created openings and contributed five goals and five assists in 22 games after seeing limited time in his first two seasons, shared the Most Improved award with Taylor.

 

Andrzej Sandrzyk, a graduate student who completed his undergraduate degree in three years and was a finalist for the ECACHL Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award was named the winner of the Dr. James S. Street Seventh Player Award. Sandrzyk played every position but goal for the Saints this past season, playing primarily at center or wing, but also dropping back to play defense when injuries created a need. He finished the season with two goals and six assists in 25 games.

 

The Saints also announced captains for 2007-08 with Pesony and defensemen Shawn Fensel and Jared Ross being named tri-captains.

 

 

 

MARSH IS RUNNER-UP FOR SPENCER PENROSE AWARD

April 11: St. Lawrence University men’s ice hockey coach Joe Marsh was runner-up for the Spencer Penrose Award, presented annually to the men’s Division I ice hockey national coach of the year.

 

Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson, who led the Irish to a 32-7-3 record and a 19-point improvement in the 2007 CCHA standings was named the winner of the award with Marsh and Rick Comley of national champion Michigan State finishing second and third in the balloting.

 

Other finalists for this year’s award were Dave Burkholder, Niagara; Dave Hakstol, North Dakota; Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State University; Brian Riley, Army; Jamie Russell, Michigan Tech; Richard Umile, New Hampshire; Tim Whitehead, Maine; and Jerry York, Boston College.

 

Marsh is a two-time winner of the Spencer Penrose Award in 1989 and 2000 and became the first four-time winner of the Tim Taylor Award as ECACHL Coach of the Year when he was selected this past season. He became just the third coach to win 400 Division I games all at the same institution this season and posted his 11 th 20-or-more win season in 2006-07.

 

BAGNALL IS 1 ST TEAM ALL AMERICA

April 6: St. Lawrence University senior defenseman Drew Bagnall has been named a first-team All America by the American Hockey Coaches Association.

 

The 2007 All America teams were announced in St. Louis Friday and Bagnall and Quinnipiac’s Drew Cashman were the first team East defensemen. David Jones of Dartmouth was a first-team forward while Clarkson’s Nick Dodge was named to the second team among ECAC Hockey League players.

 

Bagnall, who was ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, Best Defensive Defenseman, a Hobey Baker Award finalist and Inside College Hockey’s Defenseman of the Year, is the second straight Saint player to be a first-team All America. T.J. Trevelyan, now playing for the Providence Bruins, was a first-team selection a year ago.

 

Bagnall is the 30 th Saint player to earn All America honors and the 16 th in Joe Marsh’s tenure as Saint coach. He is the fourth Saint first-team All America defenseman since 1989.

 

 

BAGNALL, PETIZIAN HONORED BY INCH

Inside College Hockey has selected Saint senior Drew Bagnall as its Defenseman of the Year and named rookie goaltender Alex Petizian the goalie on its Freshman All America Team.

 

Bagnall was also named to the INCH All America first team, the only eastern player to make the first squad.

Bagnall, a Hobey Baker Award finalist and the ECAC Hockey League Player of the Year, was selected by the INCH editors with input from coaches and national media. Jack Johnson of Michigan was runner-up for the award.

 

Petizian, who went 19-9-1 with a 2.30 goals against average, was the second team All ECACHL goaltender and the goalie on its rookie team. He and Brandon Wong of Quinnipiac represent the ECACHL on the INCH Freshman All America Team.

 

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RANK SCORES IN 1 ST PROFESSIONAL GAME, TREVELYAN HAS 50 POINTS

April 1: March 31: Former Saint captain Kyle Rank scored a goal in his first professional game on Friday night while 2006 Saint All America T.J. Trevelyan is 11 th among American Hockey League rookies in scoring and reached the 50 point plateau with two goals against Lowell on Saturday night.

 

Rank signed an amateur tryout contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League and scored the Tigers’ second goal in a 5-2 loss on Friday night. He was plus-two, but did not figure in the scoring in a Saturday loss to Hersey.

 

Trevelyan, (right) who has been with the Providence Bruins of the AHL since early in the season, scored his 24 th and 25 th goals in a loss to Lowell and now has 25 goals and 25 assists in 55 games. He is second on the team in goals and third overall in scoring.

 

Former Saint defenseman Ryan Glenn is also playing in Providence and has three goals and 12 assists in 51 games for the Bruins.

 

Two former Saints are currently playing in the NHL. Rich Peverley, who was the scoring leader for the Milwaukee Admirals, has an assist in 13 games with Nashville while John Zeiler has played in 19 games for the Los Angeles Kings and has a goal and two assists.

 

Former Saint goaltenders Mike McKenna and Derek Gustafson are among the top goalies in the ECHL as McKenna ranks second among all ECHL goalies with a 2.28 goals against average and a .927 save percentage and is 24-4 in 35 games while Gustafson is third among all league goalies with a 2.38 goals against average and a .918 save percentage to go with a 27-11 record in 41 games. McKenna is playing for Las Vegas while Gustafson is playing for Alaska and the two teams are battling it out for the division lead.

 

Mike Madill is 11 th in defenseman scoring in the ECHL with 4 goals and 39 assists for 43 points in 65 games for the Texas Wildcatters while Josh Anderson has eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points in 61 games for the South Carolina Stingrays.