February 8, 2012

2011-2012 Award Nominations

Banquet Details to Follow

The ECRHA is proud to announce we will be hosting our first annual awards banquet on Friday March 2nd 2012. The location and time of the banquet are still being sorted out, but we are please to announce our award nominations for this season. Team reps will be getting an email today with instructions on how to vote:

Player of the Year - The POTY award will be awarded to the player deemed the best in the division over the course of the 2011-2012 season.

Division I:

Derek Blatchley (Stony Brook)
Anthony Ehinger (Neumann)
Jonathan Lucente (West Chester)
Mike Seyglinski (Towson)
Chris Culot (Hofstra)

Division II:

Nathan Gerger (Pittsburgh)
Brian Pershinsky (Binghamton)
Corey Bauman (UMASS)
Justin Kozak (Delaware)
Robert Lerro (Northeastern)

Division III:

Max Stern (Cortland)
CJ Gilcrest (Cortland)
Ilan Beitscher (Lehigh)
Kyle Peiffer (Loyola)
Jackson Griggs (Oswego)

B Division:

Justin Dickel (West Chester)
Ricky Guadagno (Suffolk)
Justin Swan (Brockpot)
Mike Lantieri (Rowan)
Kenneth Zimmerman (Penn State)

Rookie of the Year: The ROTY award will be awarded to the player who demonstrated the highest level of ability in his first season of play in the ECRHA.

Division I:

Troy Wegnaar (Suffolk)
Ed Jones (Neumann)
Jeff O'Connell (Rutgers)
Kevin McGraw (Penn State)
Nick Pappas (West Point)

Division II:

Nathan Gerger (Pittsburgh)
Nicolas Vitale (Albany)
Nick Carter (UMass)
Sean Connolly (Binghamton)
Kevin Robitaille (Boston)

Division III:

CJ Gilcrest (Cortland)
Thomas Hughes (Cortland)
Jeremy Higginson (Ramapo)
Frank Kopicki (Loyola)
Coleman Stephens (Lehigh)

B Division:

Ricky Guadagno (Suffolk)
Bobby Koob (West Chester)
Kenneth Zimmerman (Penn State)
John Pachomski (Hofstra)
Matthew Pemper (Temple)

Goalie of the Year: The GOTY award will be awarded to the goaltender who performed at the highest level for the duration of the season and was instrumental to his teams success.

Division I:

Roman Chiokadze (West Chester)
Jared Occhicone (Hofstra)
John Mehler (Temple)
Michael Macynski (Neumann)
Adam Melillo (Stony Brook)

Division II:

John Harris (Northeastern)
Sean Connolly (Binghamton)
Dan Cordle (Pittsburgh)
Joshua Krantz (Queens)
Christian Ricketts (Slippery Rock)

Division III:

Lou Vetri (Cortland)
Matthew Belluardo (Ramapo)
Bryan Hughes (Lehigh)
Nick Wojton (Oswego)
Chris Galante (Oswego)

B Division:

Jeff Holland (West Chester)
Ricky Giannino (Suffolk)
Paul Goobic (Rowan)
Matt Shackleton (Temple)
James Lauto (Hofstra)

In addition to the awards vote on by the teams, the ECRHA will also be awarding the following awards to be voted on by various staff and officials. Nominations will be accept from the teams, but all decision will be made final by the staff. Finalists will be announced with the other finalists.

Community Service Award - The community service award will be awarded to a single player who has made lasting contributions to the community outside of the hockey rink. Nominations for this award will be accepted until Monday.

Scholar Athlete of the Year - The Scholar Athlete of the Year award is in place to honor a player who has continued to achieve high academic remarks despite the high demands of playing inline hockey. The player should be in his final year of college and have maintained a GPA of 3.4 or higher. Please submit of copy of the players transcripts along with your nomination.

The Best Hair Award: Every year there are a few players who demonstrate the ability to grow and style some outstanding hair. Sometimes its a mullet, sometimes its a fro, who knows. This award is there to honor those individuals who put personal appearance aside to truly honor the sport of hockey with that hairstyle that is unrivaled by all competition. Nominations will be accepted and must include a picture.

Club Sportsmanship Award: The Club Sportsmanship Award will be awarded to the team that is deemed to demonstrate the highest level of sportsmanship on the rink. The catch is that this award will be voted on and selected by the officiating staff of the ECRHA.

Rivalry of the Year: The rivalry of the year award will be presented to the captains of the two teams that have shown the greatest on rink rivalry this season. Nominations for the award will be accepted and the final choice will be made by the ECRHA staff.