All-NCHC award winner from SCSU in 2018-19
St. Cloud State Men's Hockey dominates All-NCHC teams in 2018-19
3/13/2019 3:49:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Following the announcement of the NCHC All-Rookie Team on Tuesday, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) revealed its 2018-19 All-Conference First and Second Teams on Wednesday, with St. Cloud State setting a record with four players on the First Team and having six players honored overall.
Earning First-Team All-NCHC are a trio of St. Cloud State forwards up top in senior Patrick Newell, junior Ryan Poehling and sophomore Blake Lizotte. On the blue line is a member from the 2017-18 All-NCHC First Team - SCSU senior Jimmy Schuldt. Prior to this year, no team had placed more than two players on the All-NCHC First Team in a single season, while Newell and Schuldt were the lone unanimous selections this year.
Landing on the All-NCHC Second Team for the Huskies was SCSU junior defenseman Jack Ahcan and sophomore goalie Dávid Hrenák, who was on the 2017-18 All-Rookie Team last season.
Newell captured the NCHC scoring title, leading the conference with both 13 goals and 28 points in 24 conference games, while his 15 assists tied for fourth in the conference. A two-time NCHC Offensive Player of the Week and February Player of the Month, Newell posted an NCHC-best +18 plus/minus in conference play and fired 75 shots on goal, which was third in the conference. Poehling, a Montreal Canadiens draft pick, tied for fourth in conference scoring with 24 points to average a point per NCHC game, while his 18 assists were tops in the conference. The 2019 World Juniors MVP posted a +11 plus/minus, as well. Lizotte finished in a tie for second in NCHC scoring with 25 points, while his 11 goals in 24 games tied for third. He logged a +13 plus/minus and was the top faceoff man in NCHC play, winning 63.7 percent of his draws (318-181).
Schuldt returned to the First-Team blue line after leading NCHC defensemen in scoring. Schuldt was the top-scoring blue liner in NCHC play with 23 points in 24 games, while his 17 assists and six goals also led defensemen. The three-time NCHC Defenseman of the Week this season blocked 53 shots and was second among NCHC blue liners with his +16 plus/minus.
On the back end, Ahcan was behind only Schuldt in defenseman scoring with his 17 points in 24 games, tallying three goals and chipping in 14 assists. He also blocked 40 shots in conference play and led all skaters with a +18 plus/minus, tying with Newell. Hrenák, an Honorable Mention selection last year, started 21 conference games, leading the NCHC with 16 wins (16-2-2) and an .850 win percentage. The L.A. Kings draft pick logged three shutouts, which was second behind Shepard, while posting a .913 save percentage and a 2.04 GAA, which also trailed only Shepard among NCHC netminders. Hrenák was a two-time Goaltender of the Week and February NCHC Goalie of the Month.
Among the voting, Newell and Schuldt were both unanimous selections, earning seven of a possible seven first-place votes for 21 points. Poehling received five first-place votes and 17 points, while Lizotte took the final forward spot with 14 points and four first-place votes.
Voting was conducted by the eight head coaches at each institution. Coaches voted for six forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders, awarding first-place votes for six players (three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender) and second-place votes for the other six selections. Three points were awarded for a first-place vote while one point was awarded for a second-place vote. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.
The NCHC will announce its individual award finalists on Thursday, March 14. Individual award winners will be announced at the NCHC Awards Celebration in Saint Paul, Minn. on Thursday, March 21 on the eve of the 2019 NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
First-Team All-NCHC (first-place votes in parentheses)
F: Patrick Newell, Sr., St. Cloud State – 21 (7) (unanimous)
F: Ryan Poehling, Jr., St. Cloud State – 17 (5)
^F: Blake Lizotte, So., St. Cloud State – 14 (4)
*D: Jimmy Schuldt, Sr., St. Cloud State – 21 (7) (unanimous)
*^D: Scott Perunovich, So., Minnesota Duluth – 17 (5)
%G: Hunter Shepard, Jr., Minnesota Duluth – 12 (3)
Second-Team All-NCHC
F: Hugh McGing, Jr., Western Michigan – 12 (3)
F: Justin Richards, So., Minnesota Duluth – 7 (1)
F: Mason Morelli, Sr., Omaha – 7 (2)
^D: Ian Mitchell, So., Denver – 10 (3)
D: Jack Ahcan, Jr., St. Cloud State – 6 (0)
$^G: Dávid Hrenák, So., St. Cloud State – 11 (3)
Honorable Mention All-NCHC
F: Trey Bradley, Sr., Colorado College – 6 (1)
F: Nick Swaney, So., Minnesota Duluth – 3 (1)
$D: Colton Poolman, Jr., North Dakota – 4 (1)
D: Mikey Anderson, So., Minnesota Duluth – 4 (0)
G: Filip Larsson, Fr., Denver – 4 (1)
G: Alex Leclerc, Jr., Colorado College – 4 (1)
* 2017-18 NCHC First-Team All-Conference
^ 2017-18 NCHC All-Rookie Team
% 2017-18 NCHC Second-Team All-Conference
$ 2017-18 NCHC Honorable Mention All-Conference
Earning First-Team All-NCHC are a trio of St. Cloud State forwards up top in senior Patrick Newell, junior Ryan Poehling and sophomore Blake Lizotte. On the blue line is a member from the 2017-18 All-NCHC First Team - SCSU senior Jimmy Schuldt. Prior to this year, no team had placed more than two players on the All-NCHC First Team in a single season, while Newell and Schuldt were the lone unanimous selections this year.
Landing on the All-NCHC Second Team for the Huskies was SCSU junior defenseman Jack Ahcan and sophomore goalie Dávid Hrenák, who was on the 2017-18 All-Rookie Team last season.
Newell captured the NCHC scoring title, leading the conference with both 13 goals and 28 points in 24 conference games, while his 15 assists tied for fourth in the conference. A two-time NCHC Offensive Player of the Week and February Player of the Month, Newell posted an NCHC-best +18 plus/minus in conference play and fired 75 shots on goal, which was third in the conference. Poehling, a Montreal Canadiens draft pick, tied for fourth in conference scoring with 24 points to average a point per NCHC game, while his 18 assists were tops in the conference. The 2019 World Juniors MVP posted a +11 plus/minus, as well. Lizotte finished in a tie for second in NCHC scoring with 25 points, while his 11 goals in 24 games tied for third. He logged a +13 plus/minus and was the top faceoff man in NCHC play, winning 63.7 percent of his draws (318-181).
Schuldt returned to the First-Team blue line after leading NCHC defensemen in scoring. Schuldt was the top-scoring blue liner in NCHC play with 23 points in 24 games, while his 17 assists and six goals also led defensemen. The three-time NCHC Defenseman of the Week this season blocked 53 shots and was second among NCHC blue liners with his +16 plus/minus.
On the back end, Ahcan was behind only Schuldt in defenseman scoring with his 17 points in 24 games, tallying three goals and chipping in 14 assists. He also blocked 40 shots in conference play and led all skaters with a +18 plus/minus, tying with Newell. Hrenák, an Honorable Mention selection last year, started 21 conference games, leading the NCHC with 16 wins (16-2-2) and an .850 win percentage. The L.A. Kings draft pick logged three shutouts, which was second behind Shepard, while posting a .913 save percentage and a 2.04 GAA, which also trailed only Shepard among NCHC netminders. Hrenák was a two-time Goaltender of the Week and February NCHC Goalie of the Month.
Among the voting, Newell and Schuldt were both unanimous selections, earning seven of a possible seven first-place votes for 21 points. Poehling received five first-place votes and 17 points, while Lizotte took the final forward spot with 14 points and four first-place votes.
Voting was conducted by the eight head coaches at each institution. Coaches voted for six forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders, awarding first-place votes for six players (three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender) and second-place votes for the other six selections. Three points were awarded for a first-place vote while one point was awarded for a second-place vote. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.
The NCHC will announce its individual award finalists on Thursday, March 14. Individual award winners will be announced at the NCHC Awards Celebration in Saint Paul, Minn. on Thursday, March 21 on the eve of the 2019 NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
First-Team All-NCHC (first-place votes in parentheses)
F: Patrick Newell, Sr., St. Cloud State – 21 (7) (unanimous)
F: Ryan Poehling, Jr., St. Cloud State – 17 (5)
^F: Blake Lizotte, So., St. Cloud State – 14 (4)
*D: Jimmy Schuldt, Sr., St. Cloud State – 21 (7) (unanimous)
*^D: Scott Perunovich, So., Minnesota Duluth – 17 (5)
%G: Hunter Shepard, Jr., Minnesota Duluth – 12 (3)
Second-Team All-NCHC
F: Hugh McGing, Jr., Western Michigan – 12 (3)
F: Justin Richards, So., Minnesota Duluth – 7 (1)
F: Mason Morelli, Sr., Omaha – 7 (2)
^D: Ian Mitchell, So., Denver – 10 (3)
D: Jack Ahcan, Jr., St. Cloud State – 6 (0)
$^G: Dávid Hrenák, So., St. Cloud State – 11 (3)
Honorable Mention All-NCHC
F: Trey Bradley, Sr., Colorado College – 6 (1)
F: Nick Swaney, So., Minnesota Duluth – 3 (1)
$D: Colton Poolman, Jr., North Dakota – 4 (1)
D: Mikey Anderson, So., Minnesota Duluth – 4 (0)
G: Filip Larsson, Fr., Denver – 4 (1)
G: Alex Leclerc, Jr., Colorado College – 4 (1)
* 2017-18 NCHC First-Team All-Conference
^ 2017-18 NCHC All-Rookie Team
% 2017-18 NCHC Second-Team All-Conference
$ 2017-18 NCHC Honorable Mention All-Conference
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