Backman Named Pre-Season All-America
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Sean Backman, a senior member of the Yale men's hockey team, has been named to the College Hockey News (CHN) 2008-09 Pre-Season All-America squad.
Backman, named to the second team, is one of three ECAC Hockey selections on the CHN team. He was second-team All-ECAC last year after leading his team with 20 goals. Backman, a forward, tallied the team's lone hat trick in a 5-0 win over Cornell that gave the Blue the ECAC Hockey Tournament Title and its leading scorer the tournament MVP.
Backman's 56 goals are ninth on the Yale career list.
The Bulldogs, who won both ECAC Hockey Championships and the Ivy title, while earning its third trip to the NCAA Tournament last winter, have been picked to repeat the conference success by both the coaches' and media polls.
Complete CHN release can be accessed by clicking here.
