CORTLAND, N.Y. – The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announces the 2020 Men’s Ice Hockey All-Conference teams as nominated and voted on by the conference coaches.

2020 SUNYAC Ice Hockey All-Conference Teams (Click here for PDF)
First Team
Name School Position Year Hometown
Nikita Kozyrev Buffalo State F Fr. Tallinn, Estonia
Conlan Keenan Geneseo F Sr. Rochester, N.Y.
Andrew Romano Geneseo F Sr. Drexel Hill, Pa.
Ryan Romeo Brockport D Jr. Fairport, N.Y.
Max Novick Oswego D Jr. Thornhill, Ont.
Emil Norrman Buffalo State G Fr. Kungsbacka, Sweden
Aaron Mackay Geneseo G Jr. Okotoks, Alta.
Second Team
Name School Position Year Hometown
Zach Remers Buffalo State F Sr. Clarence, N.Y.
Vadim Vasjonkin Buffalo State F Jr. Tallinn, Estonia
Jacob Haynes Fredonia F Sr. Whitby, Ont.
Charlie Manley Fredonia D Sr. Orchard Park, N.Y.
Cam Russell Geneseo D Sr. Royal Oak, Mich.
Third Team
Name School Position Year Hometown
Tyson Empey Geneseo F Sr. Swift Current, Sask.
Travis Broughman Oswego F So. Mechanicsville, Va.
Anthony Passero Oswego F Sr. Fort Erie, Ont.
Chris Perna Geneseo D So. Pittsford, N.Y.
Matt Araujo Plattsburgh D So. Brookhaven, N.Y.
Matt Schneider Brockport G Sr. Manlius, N.Y.

Four teams faced off Wednesday night in the first round of the SUNYAC men’s ice hockey championship. The fifth and sixth seeded teams, Plattsburgh and Potsdam, upset No. 4 Brockport and No. 3 Buffalo State to advance to the semifinals. The Cardinals topped the Golden Eagles 3-2 in double overtime, while the Bears beat the Bengals 3-1. As post season continues, No. 1 Geneseo will host Potsdam, and No. 2 Oswego will host Plattsburgh, Saturday, February 29, at 7 p.m. View the full bracket here.

The 2020 SUNYAC men’s ice hockey individual awards will be announced next week.

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TROY, N.Y. – ECAC Hockey has announced its weekly award winners from men’s hockey and two Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athletes have been recognized. Todd Burgess was named Player of the Week and Owen Savory earned MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week honors.

A senior forward from Phoenix, Ariz., Burgess led all of Division I college hockey with five goals last week, pacing the Engineers to a 2-0 record, including a 4-0 shutout of then-No. 16 Quinnipiac University on Friday night. Notching an ECAC Hockey-best two power play tallies, he also led the league with a +5 rating. On Saturday, he recorded his first career four-goal game in a 7-1 victory over Princeton University, while extending his point streak to six games (8 goals, 3 assists).

Burgess has played in 30 games for the Engineers this season, netting a team-high 13 goals, with six assists for 19 points, which is good for second on the club. Carrying a +1 rating with 73 shots on goal and nine minor penalties for 18 minutes, the former Fairbanks Ice Dogs standout leads the nation in goals (9) since January 31. The team-leader with five power play goals, he also has one game-winning tally to his credit.

In 18 ECAC Hockey contests, Burgess has a team-best eight goals and five assists for 13 points. He has two man advantage tallies and one game-winning goal in conference play, with a +6 rating and six penalties for 12 minutes. Currently on a five-game league point streak, the Ottawa Senators Third Round draft choice has seven goals and three assists for 10 points during the stretch.

Through 100 career games at RPI, Burgess has 21 goals and 26 assists for 47 points.

A sophomore netminder out of Cambridge, Ont., Savory stopped 58 of the 59 shots he faced last week, going 2-0 with a 0.50 goals against average and a .983 save percentage. He opened the week by posting a 37-save shutout of the Bobcats on Friday, including 17 in the third period alone. He then turned away 21 of 22 shots in a 7-1 victory over the Tigers on Saturday.

Savory has started 22 of RPI’s 32 games this season, posting an 11-9-2 record, with a 2.20 goals against average and a .926 save percentage. He has four shutouts to his credit – all since January 4. In 1281:48 minutes, he has stopped 589 of the 636 shots he has faced. Nationally, he is fifth in shutouts, 13th in save percentage and 17th in goals against average.

Starting 16 ECAC Hockey games for the Engineers, including five in a row, Savory is 9-6-1 in conference play, sporting a 1.90 goals against average and a .934 save percentage, with three shutouts. In 917:48 minutes, he has 413 saves on 442 shots. He leads the league in shutouts, while ranking second in save percentage, fourth in goals against average and wins, and eighth in total saves.

Since January 1, Savory has been one of the best netminders on the country, going 8-2-1 with a 1.27 goals against average and a .959 save percentage which are both tops in the nation. His four shutouts over that span are second only to Dryden McKay of Minnesota State. Over his last eight conference outings, Savory is 7-1-0 with a 0.88 goals against average and a .971 save percentage.

Savory has played in 47 career games for the Engineers, including 47 starts. He has a 16-24-5 record with a 2.34 goals against average and a .926 save percentage.

On Friday, Savory became the first RPI netminder to record four shutouts in a season since Nathan Marsters ’04 had five during the 2003-04 season. His five shutouts before the end of his sophomore season are tied with Marsters for the most in program history.

The Engineers are back in action this weekend, when they travel to Harvard University and Dartmouth College, this Friday (7pm) and Saturday (7pm), to close out the regular season. RPI can clinch a top four finish and a bye through the opening round of the ECAC Hockey Playoffs with two victories.

WINTHROP, Mass. – Niagara freshman goalie Chad Veltri was named the Atlantic Hockey Association’s Rookie of the Week following an impressive weekend in the crease. This marks Veltri’s second weekly rookie honor of the month.

The Pittsburgh native stopped 58 of 62 shots faced during a 1-1 weekend against RIT. He allowed just one goal in a 4-1 home win on Friday, February 21, giving the Purple Eagles three much-needed points in a crowded AHA playoff picture. The following night in Rochester, Veltri backstopped the Purple Eagles into overtime before the team ultimately fell, 3-2.

February has been Veltri’s best month of the season, and his performance between the pipes has helped Niagara climb into position to host a home playoff series. In six games played since the beginning of the month, Veltri has a .942 save percentage, a 1.81 goals-against average, one shutout, and four wins in 331:13 of ice time. Veltri’s save percentage over that span is tied for eighth-best in the nation.

The Purple Eagles will close out the regular season this weekend when they host a two-game set against Robert Morris on February 28-29. Puck drop for both games is set for 7 p.m. There are major playoff implications for Niagara in the series, as they continue to chase the Colonials for the fifth and final first round bye in the AHA playoffs, which begin on March 6. Tickets for both games are still available and can be purchased on Ticketmaster or by contacting the ticket office at 716-286-TIXX And as always, Coach Lammers encourages all fans to attend his public press conference following the conclusion of the game.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior Adam Brubacher (Elmira, Ontario/Powell River Kings) was named the Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week. Brubacher was recognized after leading the Tigers to a 3-2 OT comeback win versus Niagara on Saturday that clinched the first Atlantic Hockey Tournament top-four seed since 2016.

Brubacher scored the game-tying goal with 47 seconds left in regulation and tallied the game-winning goal 1:06 into overtime off a feed from junior forward Jake Hamacher (Corona, CA/Dubuque Fighting Saints). He also notched an assist on RIT’s other goal in the first period.
Brubacher tied former teammate Gabe Valenzuela (Brampton, Ontario/North York Rangers) ’19 for 11th place on RIT’s Division I era career scoring list with 104 points to date while his assist broke a tie with Simon Lambert ’08 for fifth with 78 career assists. He also entered the week tied for 19th nationally (seventh among defensemen) with 22 assists this season.
Brubacher hasn’t missed a game over the last four seasons and entered the week with 146 appearances – four shy of moving into a tie for third-place in program history.
The top-five seeds for the Atlantic Hockey Tournament receive a first-round bye while the top four also host a best-of-three quarterfinal series (March 13-15). RIT can move up to the third seed with a pair of victories over visiting Air Force this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 28-29) in the final two games of the regular season. Both games are set for a 7:05 p.m. face-off at the Polisseni Center.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Noah Delmas etched his name into the record books during a 3-2 loss at RIT on Saturday night. The senior captain broke Chris Mackenzie’s (’00) program records for most assists (78) and points (98) by a defenseman after tying both marks against the Tigers at home the night before..

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The United College Hockey Conference (UCHC) announced its final weekly award winners of the 2019-20 season, and freshman Hayden Taylor (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day) of the Manhattanville College men’s ice hockey team was selected as the Rookie of the Week.

The forward was on fire in the final two weeks of his first collegiate season, scoring five goals over the last three games. This past week, in the 5-4 overtime season-finale victory at Neumann University on Friday night, Feb. 21, in Aston, Pa., Taylor scored a pair of goals to help lead the Valiants to victory.

Taylor has now won two Rookie of the Week honors this season, picking up the last two from the UCHC in successive weeks.