Former Viper Volpatti Earns Academic All-America Recognition:

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May 24, 2010

Volpatti Earns Academic All-America Recognition

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown senior foward Aaron Volpatti (Revelstoke, BC) has earned a spot on the District I ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large teams. Volpatti is a member of the Second Team.

A team captain and the leading goal scorer (17) for the men’s hockey team, Volpatti also led Brown with six power-play goals and three game-winning goals, while finishing third on the team with 32 points and leading ECAC Hockey with nine points (6g, 3a) during the playoffs. The Bears’ MVP in 2010, Volpatti was also named Third-Team All-ECAC and was a Finalist for ECAC Hockey's Top Defensive Forward Award and an Alternate for the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. Volpatti was also a three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic selection and will earn the honor for a fourth time this year. The school record holder for penalty minutes in a season (115), Volpatti signed a two-year contract with the NHL’s Canucks at the conclusion of the season.

In addition to his success on the ice, Volpatti was also a volunteer at Fox Point Elementary School, a volunteer at the British Columbia Fireman Burn Fund, and conducted research in an Exercise FMRI Pilot Study, examining brain imaging before and after exercise. Volpatti will graduate later this month with a degree in Human Biology and held a 3.45 GPA at the time of Nomination.