Polacek Once Again Selected as League's Best
The following article featuring Rensselaer forward Chase Polacek appeared in the March 18 issue of the Troy Record.
By Ed Weaver
The Record
TROY — Chase Polacek, two-time ECAC Hockey Player of
the Year.
“Yeah, that sounds pretty cool,” Polacek said in his
typical humble, understated style Thursday before leaving for
Atlantic City to accept the award, officially announced at the
ECACH Championship Weekend. The league playoffs semifinals and
championship game are at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall for
the first of three years, ending a seven-year run at the Times
Union Center.
Union coach Nate Lehman was the winner of the Coach of the Year
award, Lehman coached the Dutchmen, who were ranked as high as No.
4 in the country, to a 26-9-4 overall record. They won the ECAC
regular-season title for the first time (17-3-2). Union expects to
earn its first berth in the NCAA Tournament when the fild is
announced on Sunday.
Complete article can be accessed via the Record Web site by clicking here.
