Former Vipers Goaltender Hammond Earns Preseason CCHA Honourable Mention:

The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) announced its preseason all-conference first and second teams.  Former Vernon Vipers goaltender Andrew Hammond received an honourable mention.  Hammond who is in his fourth season at Bowling Green University attended the Chicago Blackhawks development camp In July.  Hammond played parts of two years in Vernon (2007-2009) after coming over in a trade with the Surrey Eagles during the 2007-08 season. In 52 regular season games with the Vipers Hammond posted a (33-15-1) record recording 6 shutouts.

Andrew Hammond's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=113948

This is posted on the CCHA website:

Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced

October 2, 2012

Farmington Hills, Mich. – Seven teams are represented on the 2012-13 CCHA Preseason All-Conference Teams announced today by the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

Notre Dame junior forward T.J. Tynan, last season’s CCHA Scoring Co-Champion, topped the voting, receiving nine first-place votes and a total of 48 points. It is Tynan’s second consecutive appearance on the Preseason All-Conference First Team.

Notre Dame junior Anders Lee and Western Michigan junior Chase Balisy join Tynan as the other forwards on the First Team. It is also Lee’s second straight appearance on the Preseason All-Conference First Team and Balisy’s first. A pair of junior defensemen are on the blue line for the Preseason All-Conference First Team, as Michigan’s Jon Merrill and Western Michigan’s Dan DeKeyser both earned eight first-place votes and 44 points, tying them for the second-highest point total among all players. This is Merrill’s second straight appearance on the First Team. Western Michigan’s sophomore goaltender Frank Slubowski, last season’s CCHA Tournament MVP, is making his first appearance on a preseason team, rounding out the First Team.

Five of the six players on the Preseason All-Conference Second Team received multiple first-place votes. Michigan sophomore forward Alex Guptill, the 2011-12 Rookie of the Year, tops the team with four first-place votes, Miami sophomore forward Austin Czarnik and Michigan senior defenseman Lee Moffie both recorded three and Alaska junior forward Cody Kunyk and Michigan State junior goaltender Will Yanakeff both earned two. Northern Michigan senior defenseman Kyle Follmer rounds out the Second Team, with one first-place vote. Each player on the Preseason All-Conference Second Team is making his first appearance on a preseason team.

Michigan and Western Michigan lead the Preseason All-Conference Teams with three honorees each.

Voting was conducted among the 11 head coaches in the CCHA. Coaches could not vote for their own players.

2012-13 CCHA Preseason All-Conference Teams

PRESEASON FIRST-TEAM

Position  Name, Year, School  First   Totals

Forward  T.J. Tynan, JR, Notre Dame  9  48
Forward  Anders Lee, JR, Notre Dame  7  42
Forward  Chase Balisy, JR, Western Michigan  5  40
Defense  Dan DeKeyser, JR, Western Michigan  8  44
Defense  Jon Merrill, JR, Michigan  8  44
Goaltender  Frank Slubowski, SO, Western Michigan  6  40

PRESEASON SECOND-TEAM

Position  Name, Year, School  First  Totals

Forward  Austin Czarnik, SO, Miami  3  31
Forward  Alex Guptill, SO, Michigan  4 28
Forward  Cody Kunyk, JR, Alaska  2  22
Defense  Lee Moffie, SR, Michigan  3  34
Defense  Kyle Follmer, SR, Northern Michigan  1  22
Goaltender  Will Yanakeff, JR, Michigan State  2  17

Vote Values: 1st place = 5, 2nd place = 3, 3rd place = 1

Honorable Mention (next six highest point totals, regardless of position with first-team votes in parentheses): Scott Czarnowczan, JR, D, Ferris State, (2) 19; A.J. Treais, SR, F, Michigan, (1) 18; Kyle Bonis, SR, F, Ferris State, (1) 16; Kevin Kapalka, JR, G, Lake Superior, (2) 15; Andrew Hammond, SR, G, Bowling Green, (1) 15; Sam Calabrese, SR, D, Notre Dame (0) 12.