2005-06 NCHA Men's All-Academic team

60 named to 2005-06 men's NCHA All-Academic team

Menomonie, Wis. (February 23, 2006) Sixty student-athletes have been named to the 2005-06 men's NCHA All-Academic team.

UW-River Falls forward Mike Salmela was named as the 2005-06 NCHA Scholar-Athlete. A biology major with a grade point average of 3.717, Salmela has received the 2004 Collegiate All-American Scholar, was awarded a 2004 National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates in Neuroscience and has presented cell biology and neuroscience research to the National Conference on undergraduate research in 2004, 2005 and will present again in the spring of 2006. Salmela, a native of Duluth, Minn., has been named to the UW-River Falls Dean's List seven semesters. Salmela has been the president of the UW-River Falls Premedical Society, and is currently the president of the Society for Undergraduate Research, Scholarly & Creative Activities.

UW-Stevens Point defenseman Jordan Blair (Sr, Wausau, Wis/Computer Information Systems), UW-River Falls goalie Dan Meneghin (Sr, Surrey, BC/Accounting), UW-Eau Claire goalie Chris Nelson (Sr, Madison/Management Information Systems), Lake Forest forward Cory Wilson (Sr, Calgary, Alberta/Business and Communications) and St. Scholastica defenseman Gordon Burnette (Sr, Regina, Sask./Management), forward Kory Kutchmarek (Sr, Waunakee, Wis/Accounting), and forward Curtis Markewich (Sr, Regina, Sask./Management). Sixteen others have been named to the team for the second straight year.

To be named to the team a player must have a cumulative 3.00 grade point average, have earned at least 50 semester or 75 quarter hours, and be recommened by his head coach.

2005-06 Men's NCHA All-Academic team
Name, School Pos Yr Hometown Major
Shawn Bartlette, CSS F So East Grand Forks, Minn. Secondary Education
Jordan Blair#, SP D Sr Wausau, Wis. Computer Information Systems
Mathieu Bonnelly*, Sup G Sr Beauport, Quebec Legal Studies
Baron Bradley, Sup G Jr Neepawa, Manitoba Science
Gordon Burnette#, CSS D Sr Regina, Saskatchewan Management
Spencer Carbery*, SNC F Sr Victoria, British Columbia Business
Sean Clark, EC D Sr Royal Oak, Michigan Business Management
Brett Coburn*, SP F Jr Addison, Ill. Business
Dustin Cosgrove, Sup D So Neepawa, Manitoba Business
Paul Cullen, LFC F Jr Montreal, Quebec International Business
Jay Dardis, Sup F Sr Proctor, Minn. Criminal Justice
Jeff DeFrancesca, Stout F Jr Mt. Prospect, Ill. Vocational Rehabilitation
Mike Epp*, CSS D Jr Winnipeg, Manitoba Bio-Chemistry (pre-med)
Matt Forsyth*, LFC D Jr Calgary, Alberta Economics
BJ Garczynski, Stout D Jr Sun Prairie, Wis. Service Management
Brian Gibbs, Sup F Sr Warren, Michigan Business/Communication Arts
Colin Guiguet, Sup F So Victoria, British Columbia Business
Scott Hellquist, Stout D Jr Bemidji, Minn. Engineering Technology
Scott Honkola*, CSS D Jr Bismarck, North Dakota Biology (pre-dental)
Justin Huth*, Stout F Sr Shakopee, Minn. Business
Greg Ihnken, LFC F Jr Peoria, Ill. Business
Tyler Johnson, CSS G So East Grand Forks, Minn. Management
Mike Kautz*, Stout D Sr Des Plaines, Ill. Business
Kory Kutchmarek#, CSS F Sr Waunakee, Wis. Accounting
Jamie Lazorko, Sup D So Kelowna, British Columbia Exercise Science
Brian Lee*, LFC F Jr Calgary, Alberta Business
Cory Lennartson, Sup F Jr Cloquet, Minn. Business
Brooks Lockwood*, EC F Jr Hudson, Wis. Business Management
Curtis Markewich#, CSS F Sr Regina, Saskatchewan Management
Dan Meneghin#, RF G Sr Surrey, British Columbia Accounting
Jeremy Mitchell*, SNC F Sr Cranbrook, British Columbia English
Matt Mlynarczyk*, Stout F Jr Oakdale, Minn. Business
Jason Murray*, CSS F Jr Edmonton, Alberta Marketing
Chris Nelson#, EC G Sr Madison, Wis. Mgmt Information Systems
Anthony Noreen, SP F Jr Chicago, Ill. Communication
Blake O'Keefe, LFC F Jr Ottawa, Ontario Economics
Derek Paige, Sup D So Logan Lake, British Columbia Business
Mark Peters, SP F Sr Arlington Heights, Ill. Communication
Ryan Quinn, Sup G So Sexsmith, Alberta Exercise Science
Tyler Rosehill, Sup F So Olds, Alberta Business
Mike Rossa, CSS F Sr Surrey, British Columbia Business Management
Kevin Russette, LFC D Jr Amerstburg, Ontario History
Mike Salmela, RF D Sr Duluth, Minn. Biology
Luke Schroeder, Stout F So Minneapolis, Minn. Construction
Adam Setten, SP F Jr New Hope, Minn. Athletic Training
Dustin Sieben*, CSS F Sr Millet, Alberta Marketing/Management
Phil St-Cyr, Sup D So Quebec City, Quebec Criminal Justice
Andrew Stearns, Stout F Jr Wadena, Minn. Construction
Mike Stone, Stout G So West St. Paul, Minn. Graphic Communications Mgmt.
James Switzer, SNC D Jr Peachland, British Columbia Math
Nick Toneys, SNC D Sr Waupaca, Wis. Business
Rolf Ulvin, SP F Jr Edina, Minn. Business
Devin Underwood, RF F So Wasilla, Alaska Physics
Eric Van Den Bosch*, SNC G Sr Swan Lake, Manitoba Math
Joe Versino, SNC F Jr Chicago, Ill. Communication
Mikael Virta, SNC D Jr Bellingham, Washington Psychology
Glenn Walker, Stout G So Verona, Wis. Service Management
Jeremiah Weber*, EC F So Hayward, Wis. Kinesiology
Cory Wilson#, LFC F Sr Calgary, Alberta Business/Communication
Nick Zebro*, SP F Jr Mosinee, Wis. Forestry

 

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