ECAC Hockey

June 24, 2010

Bulldogs Add Academic Honors to List of Accomplishments

ALBANY, N.Y. – Eleven members of the 2009-10 Yale men's hockey team were named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team, the final honors from a season that included a second straight conference regular-season championship and an NCAA Tournament victory.

Seniors Billy Blase (Santa Monica, Calif.) and Tom Dignard (Reading, Mass.) head the list of Elis on the academic squad. Juniors Jeff Anderson (Port Coquitlam, BC), Broc Little (Rindge, N.H.) and Jimmy Martin (St. Louis, Mo.), sophomores Charles Brockett (Shaker Heights, Ohio), Brian O'Neill (Yardley, Pa.) and Dan Otto (Lake Zurich, Ill.) and freshmen Jesse Hudkins (Calgary, Alb.), Antoine Laganiere (Ile Cadieux, QC) and Nick Maricic (Alta Loma, Calif.) were the other Yale selections.

Players are eligible for the All-Academic team if they earn a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale or have a GPA over 3.00 over the past three semesters.

Yale's ECAC Hockey All-Academic Selections

Jeff Anderson**                   Jr.            Economics
Billy Blase                             Sr.            Economics
Charles Brockett*                So.           Undeclared
Tom Dignard**                    Sr.            Economics & Math
Jesse Hudkins                      Fr.           Undeclared
Antoine Laganiere               Fr.           Undeclared
Broc Little**                        Jr.            Political Science
Nick Maricic                          Fr.           Undeclared
Jimmy Martin*                     Jr.            Political Science
Brian O'Neill*                       So.           Undeclared
Dan Otto*                            So.           Undeclared

*times honored