2003-04 All-WCHA Academic Team
April 14, 2004
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MADISON, Wisc. University of North Dakota junior defenseman Andy Schneider, one of the key players in his team's WCHA regular season and MacNaughton Cup championship, has been added to the men's 2003-04 All-WCHA Academic Team, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced today. This marks the second straight season Schneider (Grand Forks, N.D.) has earned the academic honor.
Schneider's addition to the All-WCHA Academic Team brings the total of student-athletes honored this season to seventy-four (74) and they represent all 10 member conference institutions.
Named as the WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year in conjunction with the annual WCHA Awards Banquet on March 18 in Saint Paul, Minn., was University of Denver senior forward Connor James (Calgary, Alberta), who most recently returned from injury to help his Pioneers to the 2004 NCAA Men's Frozen Four championship last weekend in Boston, Mass.
A total of thirty-four (35) student-athletes were also repeat honorees from last season's (2002-03) All-WCHA Academic Team.
To earn a position on the All-WCHA Academic Team, student-athletes must meet the following criteria: 1) have completed at least one year of residency at present institution prior to the current academic year; 2) have a grade point average of at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) for the previous two semesters or three quarters, or may qualify if his overall GPA is at least 3.00 for all terms at his present institution; and 3) have competed in at least one-half of his institution's varsity intercollegiate ice hockey games during the current season (goaltenders must have played at least 33% of his team's minutes during the course of the season to be eligible). The All-WCHA Academic Team was instituted by the conference beginning with the 1984-85 season.
2003-04 All-WCHA Academic Team
University of Alaska Anchorage
Jim Dahl, Jr, F, Minnetonka, MN; Brent McMann, So, F, Wainwright, AB; Vladimir Novak*, Sr, F, Jihlava, Czech Republic; Ales Parez, So, F, Nymburk, Czech Republic; Kevin Reiter*, Sr, G, Pittsburgh, PA; Dallas Steward*, Sr, F, Chippewa Falls, WI; Martin Stuchlik*, Jr, F, Zlin, Czech Republic.
Colorado College
Trevor Frischmon, So, F, Ham Lake, MN; Reid Goolsby*, Sr, F, Ipswich, MA; Brett Sterling, So, F, Pasadena, CA; Jesse Stokke, So, D, Hermantown, MN; Colin Stuart*, Sr, F, Rochester, MN.
University of Denver
Adam Berkhoel, Sr, G, Woodbury, MN; Max Bull*, Sr, F, Faribault, MN; Ryan Caldwell, Sr, D, Deloraine, MB; Jussi Halme*, Jr, D, Nokia, Finland; Connor James*, Sr, F, Calgary, AB; Matt Laatsch*, Sr, D, Lakeville, MN; Ted O'Leary, So, F, Arvada, CO; Kevin Ulanski*, Jr, F, Madison, WI.
Michigan Tech University
Nick Anderson, So, F, Winthrop Harbor, IL; Justin Brown*, Sr, D, Eagan, MN; Cam Ellsworth*, Jr, G, Leamington, ON; Brett Engelhardt*, Sr, F, Sheboygan, WI; John Hartman*, Jr, F, Faribault, MN; Ryan Markham, Jr, F, Houghton, MI; Phil Pietila, So, F, Iron Mountain, MI; Jon Pittis*, Sr, F, Calgary, AB; B.J. Radovich, So, F, Hermantown, MN; Pekka Saittakari, So, D, Heinola, Finland; Brandon Schwartz, So, F, St. Cloud, MN.
University of Minnesota
P.J. Atherton, So, D, Edina, MN; Keith Ballard*, Jr, D, Baudette, MN; Gino Guyer, So, F, Coleraine, MN; Tyler Hirsch, So, F, Bloomington, MN; Peter Kennedy, So, D, Brookfield, NS; Brett MacKinnon*, Jr, F/D, Wayzata, MN; Garrett Smaagaard*, Jr, F, Eden Prairie, MN; Judd Stevens*, Jr, D, Wayzata, MN.
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Tyler Brosz, Jr, F, Medicine Hat, AB; Steve Czech, So, D, Oakdale, MN; Jay Hardwick*, Sr, D, Warroad, MN; Josh Miskovich, Jr, F, Pengilly, MN; Neil Petruic*, Jr, D, Regina, SK; Evan Schwabe*, Jr, F, Moose Jaw, SK; Luke Stauffacher*, Jr, F, Sun Prairie, WI; Jesse Unklesbay*, Sr, F, Maplewood, MN.
Minnesota State University
Chad Clower, So, F, Kelowna, BC; Jon Hart*, Jr, F, Brooklyn Park, MN; Steven Johns*, Jr, D, Cranbrook, BC; Shane Joseph, Sr, F, Brooks, AB; Ryan McKelvie, So, F, New Brighton, MN; Kyle Nixon*, Jr, G, Kelowna, BC; Dana Sorensen, Sr, F, Beaumont, AB.
University of North Dakota
Brian Canady, Jr, F, Kenai, AK; Nick Fuher*, Jr, D, Grand Forks, ND; Quinn Fylling*, Jr, F, Minot, ND; Matt Greene, So, D, Grand Ledge, MI; Ryan Hale*, Sr, F, Colorado Springs, CO; Matt Jones*, Jr, D, Lisle, IL; Lee Marvin, So, D/F, Warroad, MN; Zach Parise, So, F, Faribault, MN; Andy Schneider*, Jr, D, Grand Forks, ND.
St. Cloud State University
Adam Coole, Jr, G, Duluth, MN; Billy Hengen, So, F, Eden Prairie, MN; Dave Iannazzo*, Jr, F, Maple Grove, MN; Joe Jensen, So, F, Maple Grove, MN; Ryan LaMere, Sr, D, Bloomington, MN; T.J. McElroy, So, D, Plymouth, MN; Jason Montgomery, So, G, Blaine, WA; Colin Peters, Sr, D, Eden Prairie, MN; Konrad Reeder, So, F, Vanderhoof, BC; Peter Szabo*, Jr, F, Nitra, Slovakia.
University of Wisconsin
Nick Licari, So, F, Duluth, MN.
* repeat honoree
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