April 3, 2002
University of Denver junior goaltender Wade Dubielewicz (Invermere, B.C.) has been named West Second Team JOFA Division I Hockey All-American, announced today by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Dubielewicz set numerous school and league records and led the country in winning percentage and saves percentage. After allowing a mere 1.79 goals against in league-only action--the fifth lowest GAA ever posted in Western Collegiate Hockey Association history--Dubielewicz earned his second-straight WCHA goaltending title. Dubielewicz also finished the league slate with a .943 saves percentage, setting a new single season mark and shattering the previous best of .934 set in 1963-64 by former Pioneer Buddy Blom.
Dubielewicz led Denver to its first MacNaughton Cup--awarded to the WCHA regular-season champion--since 1986 and helped Denver capture the Broadmoor Trophy as playoff champs as well. It marked the first time since 1990-91 that a team won both regular-season and playoff titles outright in the same year.
Dubielewicz and the Pioneers capped an outstanding season with an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, facing Michigan in Ann Arbor in the West Regional. Despite a 5-3 loss in Michigan's home arena, the Pioneers put together one of the best seasons in school history, finishing the year 32-8-1. Dubielewicz closed his junior campaign with a 20-4-0 record, the top winning percentage (.833) in the nation, and a 1.82 goals against average, which also paced the country. He also finished the season with a .943 saves percentage to close the year third in the nation in that category. His goals against average and saves percentage set new Denver single-season school records. He topped his own single-season saves percentage of .921 set last season, and bettered the previous best GAA of 1.84 set in 1960-61 by George Kirkwood.
Currently, Dubielewicz is Denver's all-time leader in career goals against average (2.14) and saves percentage (.927) and stands in fifth place all-time with five career shutouts.
Michigan State junior netminder Ryan Miller, the 2001 Hobey Baker Award winner, earned the first-team nod in the west.
2001-02 JOFA/AHCA UNIVERSITY DIVISION ALL-AMERICANS
West First Team
G - Ryan Miller, Michigan State (Jr.)
D - Jordan Leopold, Minnesota (Sr.)
D - Mike Komisarek, Michigan (So.)
F - Mike Cammalleri, Michigan (Sr.)
F - Mark Hartigan, St. Cloud State (Jr.)
F - John Pohl, Minnesota (Sr.)
East First Team
G - Matt Underhill, Cornell (Sr.)
D - Jim Fahey, Northeastern (Sr.)
D - Doug Murray, Cornell (Jr.)
F - Marc Cavosie, Rensselaer (Jr.)
F - Darren Haydar, New Hampshire (Sr.)
F - Colin Hemmingway, New Hampshire (Jr.)
West Second Team
G - WADE DUBIELEWICZ, DENVER (Jr.)
D - Andrew Hutchinson, Michigan State (Sr.)
D - John-Michael Liles, Michigan State (Sr.)
tie Greg Zanon, Nebraska-Omaha (Jr.)
F - Rob Collins, Ferris State (Sr.)
F - Mark Cullen, Colorado College (Sr.)
F - Jeff Hoggan, Nebraska-Omaha (Sr.)
East Second Team
G - Yann Denis, Brown (So.)
D - Chris Dymet, Boston Univ. (Sr.)
D - Peter Metcalf, Maine (Sr.)
F - Niko Dimitrakos, Maine (Sr.)
F - Ben Eaves, Boston College (So.)
F - Matt Murley, Rensselaer (Sr.)
