April 5, 2009

Miskovic is Saints' MVP

Senior defenseman Zach Miskovic was named St. Lawrence University’s men’s hockey 2008-09 Most Valuable Player at the Friends of St. Lawrence Hockey annual end of the season banquet Friday night.

Miskovic, who led all Division I defensemen nationally in goals and was named a first-team ECAC All Star, was also named the Pete McGeough Award winner as the outstanding Saint defenseman for 2008-09

The Saint senior class, just one of five in program history to win 20 or more games three times in their collegiate careers, garnered the majority of the awards at Friday’s affair.

Casey Parenteau and Kevin DeVergilio were named the co-winners of the Bernie McKinnon Coaches Award while captains Jared Ross and Shawn Fensel were co-winners of the Brian “Jinx” Doyle Memorial Award. Matt Generous was the winner of the Brian McFarlane Award for outstanding athletic and academic accomplishment, Dan Coughlin was the winner of the Friends’ Seventh Player Award and Jared Ross received the Terry Slater Perseverance Award shared with and inspired by his brother Ben Ross, who succumbed to cancer in November
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Sophomore wing Jared Keller was named the winner of the Paul C. Flanagan Most Improved Player Award while Mark Armstrong and Brandon Bollig were selected as winners of the Mike Pelletier/Rich Stewart Rookie of the Year Award.