SUNYAC ANNOUNCES ALL-CONFERNECE TEAM

Will Hamele of Fredonia named Player of the Year

FREDONIA, NY – The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced its 2002-03 All-Conference Ice Hockey teams, as well as Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year honors.

Fredonia’s Will Hamele (Dearborn, Mich.) is this year’s SUNYAC Player of the Year. Hamele, a senior goaltender, helped lead the Blue Devils to a 10-4 conference record which earned them a second-place seed in this year’s tournament. He ranks third among conference goaltenders with a 1.77 goals-against-average and a .924 save percentage.

Kris Heeres (Abbotsford, BC) of Geneseo and Oswego’s Jocelyn Dubord (LaChenaie, QUE) were selected as Co-Rookies of the Year. Both players rank tenth among the league’s scoring leaders with 15 points. Heeres, a forward, had nine goals and six assists during the regular season for the Knights. Dubord, also a forward, scored six goals and added nine assists in his freshman campaign for the Lakers.

Oswego’s George Roll was selected as this year’s SUNYAC Coach of the Year. Roll directed the Lakers to a first-place finish in the regular season and a No. 1 seed in the SUNYAC Tournament.

2002-03 SUNYAC Ice Hockey All-Conference Teams

First Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last Team

Mike Lukajic Oswego F Jr. 6-4 230 Mississauga, ONT/Oakville Blades

Don Patrick Oswego F So. 5-9 180 Fulton/Ferris State

Brendon Hodge Plattsburgh F Jr. 6-2 206 Lynnfield, MA/Lincoln Stars

Chad Kemp Plattsburgh D Jr. 5-11 178 Glencoe, ONT/Strathroy Jr. B Rockets

Joe Carrabs Oswego D Jr. 5-10 185 Brampton, ONT/Streetsville Derby’s

Will Hamele Fredonia G Sr. 5-8 165 Dearborn, MI/Cleveland Jr. A

Second Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last Team

Joe Urbanik Buffalo State F Sr. 6-0 190 Calumet City, IL/Waterloo (USHL)

Jay Kuczmanski Geneseo F Jr. 5-11 200 Cheektowaga/Cornell

Jason Kilcan Plattsburgh F Sr. 5-9 206 London, ONT/Aylmer Aces

Chris Lee Potsdam F Jr. 5-11 170 MacTeir, ONT/Parry Sound Shamrocks

Peter Ollari Plattsburgh D Sr. 6-0 204 Agawam, MA/Junior Coyotes

Nick Onody Geneseo D Fr. 6-0 185 Richmond Hill, ONT/St. Michael’s Buzzers Jr. A Ricardo Hernandez Buffalo State D Sr. 6-0 185 Eagle River, AK/Ventura Mariners (WSHL)

Tyson Gajda Oswego G Jr. 5-10 155 Westfield, MA/Northwood Prep

2002-03 Player of the Year: Will Hamele (Fredonia)

2002-03 Co-Rookies of the Year: Kris Heeres (Geneseo) and Jocelyn Dubord (Oswego)

2002-03 Coach of the Year: George Roll (Oswego)