Men's Hockey | 6/20/2019 12:41:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY -- A program-record 23 members of the RIT men's hockey team earned 2018-19 Atlantic Hockey Conference All-Academic Team honors. Junior Adam Brubacher (Elmira, Ontario/Powell River Kings) was one of 12 players to be named Student-Athlete of the Year, recording a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. It is his third consecutive AHA Student-Athlete of the Year honor.

Out of the 23 players selected, 15 are repeat honorees, including Mark Logan (Calgary, Alberta/Brooks Bandits) and Christian Short (Vaughan, Ontario/Surrey Eagles), who were both selected for the fourth time. Three seniors, all seven juniors, seven sophomores and six freshmen earned All-Academic Team honors.

Atlantic Hockey continued its high standard in the classroom, as 209 student-athletes were named to the 2018-19 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team. Twelve players were named Student-Athletes of the Year for maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Six of the 11 member institutions placed at least 20 student-athletes on the 2018-19 All-Academic Team, with RIT, Robert Morris, Canisius, and Niagara pacing the way with 23 representatives each.

To qualify for the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team an individual must post a 3.0 GPA or higher in all of the academic semesters in which his team was actively competing. 

2018-19 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team selections from RIT:
^ Ian Andriano (Barrie, Ontario/Ottawa Jr. Senators)
Spencer Berry (White Rock, British Columbia/Langley Rivermen)
@ Darren Brady (Lake Orion, MI/New Jersey Titans)
@ Adam Brubacher (Elmira, Ontario/Powell River Kings)
^ Nick Bruce (Fall River, Nova Scotia/Johnstown Tomahawks)
@ Shawn Cameron (Sherbrooke, Quebec/Cumberland Grads)
^ Alden Dupuis (Edmonton, Alberta/Bonnyville Pontiacs)
@ Abbott Girduckis (Belleville, Ontario/Wellington Dukes)
^ Jake Hamacher (Corona, CA/Dubuque Fighting Saints)
Jake Joffe (Toronto, Ontario/Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
^ Ryan Kruper (Sherwood Park, Alberta/Sherwood Park Crusaders)
$ Mark Logan (Calgary, Alberta/Brooks Bandits)
Chris McKay (Edmonton, Alberta/Sherwood Park Crusaders)
Merritt Oszytko (Edmonton, Alberta/Fort McMurray Oil Barons)
@ Jordan Peacock (Burlington, Ontario/Burlington Cougars)
Andrew Petrucci (Toronto, Ontario/Toronto Patriots)
Zach Salloum (Orleans, Ontario/Ottawa Jr. Senators)
^ Regan Seiferling (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan/Yorkton Terriers)
$ Christian Short (Vaughan, Ontario/Surrey Eagles)
Bryson Traptow (Calgary, Alberta/Camrose Kodiaks)
@ Brody Valette (Calgary, Alberta/Whitecourt Wolverines)
Kobe Walker (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Bobcats)
^ Dan Willett (Bayville, NY/Bloomington Thunder)

^ - Two-time honoree
@ - Three-time honoree
$ - Four-time honoree