Six members of the Union College
men's hockey team earned postseason honors as they were named to the 2005 ECACHL
All-Academic Team. Sophomores Olivier Bouchard (Quebec City, QUE), Jason
Ortolano (Carteret, NJ), and Sean Streich (Kimberley, BC) and seniors Chris DiStefano (Albany, NY), Brian Kerr (Kirkland,
QUE), and Jordan Webb (Nepena, ONT) all earned
the first-time honor. To be selected players must have completed at least one
academic year, have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.00 on a
4.00 scale, and have competed in at least one-half of the team's games during
the current season. Union
had the sixth highest number of representatives on the list.
Bouchard majors in biology at Union. He
was one of just three Dutchmen to appear in all 37 games this season, finishing
tied for second on the team with 11 goals, and fourth
in assists (13) and points (24). Bouchard had five multi-point games on the
season, including a two-goal effort in the third ECACHL playoff game against
Clarkson.
Ortolano is majoring in general
studies. The defender made 31 appearances on the year and picked up two
assists.
Streich is a psychology major. He also
played in all 37 games for the Dutchmen, finishing third among defenders with
five points on a goal and four assists.
DiStefano will earn his degree in
history at the end of the semester. He played in 35 games in his final season
as a Dutchmen with two assists. For his career DiStefano
appeared in 116 games.
Kerr will receive his degree in economics. He also made 25 appearances
this season with two goals and one assist. He made 120 appearances for his
career at Union.
Webb will also earn his degree in economics. He led the Dutchmen with 17
goals and 29 points in 36 games. He finished tied for first on the team with
eight power play goals. During the season he became Union's
all-time Divison I leading scorer and is ninth
overall with 114 career points.
Seventy-one student-athletes representing the ECACHL comprised this year's
all-academic team. Of the 12 institutions, Rensselaer
led the way with 11 selections, followed by Dartmouth
with eight. Colgate, St. Lawrence, and Yale all had seven players selected.
Brown, Cornell, and Vermont
each had five selections while Clarkson had three and Harvard finished 12th
with two.