DENVER – The No. 7 Denver Pioneers hockey team (17-8-5, 7-7-4-3) had a conference-leading 18 student-athletes named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team and eight student-athletes named NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athletes, tied for most in the NCHC, the conference announced on Wednesday.
To be eligible for the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team, a student-athlete must compile a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher while having completed at least one academic year at his institution. Student-athletes who have accrued a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher are honored as NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athletes, in addition to Academic All-Conference.
The NCHC named a total of 103 student-athletes to the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team with 43 earning additional recognition as Distinguished Scholar-Athletes. Of the 43, 26 posted a cumulative GPA north of 3.7, including eight with GPA of 3.9 or better.
While freshmen and first-year transfers are not currently eligible for the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team or Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition, those freshmen and transfers that achieve a cumulative 3.0 GPA or better at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year, will be added to the Academic All-Conference Team by the NCHC over the summer. Similarly, any freshmen or transfers who compile a 3.5 GPA or better will be named an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete.
The 2019-20 NCHC Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, chosen from senior Distinguished Scholar-Athletes, will be announced at the NCHC Awards Celebration on Thursday, March 19 in Saint Paul, Minn. on the eve of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
The Pioneers listed on the 2019-20 NCHC Academic All-Conference Team are listed below with those also earning NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition in bold.
Ryan Barrow
Devin Cooley
Michael Corson
Michael Davies
Slava Demin
Jack Doremus
Jake Durflinger
Erich Fear
Cole Guttman
Jaakko Heikkinen
Kyle Mayhew
Tyson McLellan
Tyler Ward
Griffin Mendel
Ian Mitchell
Kohen Olischefski
Emilio Pettersen
Brett Stapley
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