Former Viper Collins Named CCM Hockey AHCA Division 1 All-American:

Former Vernon Vipers forward Mike Collins is one of twenty Division 1 players named CCM Hockey AHCA Division 1 All-Americans.  Earlier this season Collins was one of seventy seven players up for this years Hobey Baker Award. The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. Collins finished his third season at Merrimack College. In 38 games this season Collins has (17-21-38). Collins played two season's in Vernon (2008-2010) In 119 regular season games with the Vipers Collins recorded (55-71-126)

Mike Collins Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=122117

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Six Hockey East Skaters Named CCM Hockey AHCA Division I All-Americans

April 12, 2013

BC's Johnny Gaudreau and Steven Whitney, UML's Chad Ruhwedel and UNH's

Trevor van Riemsdyk honored as First-Team selections
Twenty different Division I hockey-playing schools can celebrate players honored as CCM Hockey All Americans for the 2012-13 season. The nation's top 25 college hockey players were announced tonight at the NCAA Men's Division I Frozen Four in Pittsburgh, PA. Leading the way with three selections was St. Lawrence University, one earning First Team honors and the other two chosen on the Second Team. Three NCAA semifinalists —UMass Lowell, Quinnipiac, and Yale — each had a single honoree while the fourth, St. Cloud State, had a pair. Noteworthy this year:

- Only two players had been recognized previously: RPI senior defenseman Nick Bailen, a First Team choice this year, earned Second Team honors in 2011, while Western Michigan junior defenseman Dan DeKeyser repeated as a Second Team blueliner.

- There are a whopping 22 players from the United States, just two from Canada and one from Finland.

- The U.S. selections come from Minnesota (8), Michigan (4), Massachusetts (3), New Jersey (2), New York (2), California (1), Florida (1) and Maine (1). The Canadian honorees hail from Alberta (1) and Ontario (1).

- Ten of the honorees are seniors. Of the other 15, eight are juniors, five are sophomores and two are freshmen.

- The ECAC and WCHA each had seven All-Americans, followed by six from Hockey East and five from the CCHA.

- Fifteen players participated in the NCAA Tournament. Five of them advanced to the "Frozen Four."

The CCM HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN ICE HOCKEY TEAMS are sponsored by CCM HOCKEY and chosen by members of the AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION. CCM is the legendary hockey brand dedicated to the endless pursuit of performance by delivering game-changing, head-to-toe innovative hockey equipment to players worldwide.

First Team

East

Goalie

Eric Hartzell, SR, Quinnipiac University
(White Bear Lake, MN)

Defense

Nick Bailen, SR, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute#
(Fredonia, NY)

Chad Ruhwedel, JR, UMass Lowell
(San Diego, CA)

Trevor van Riemsdyk, SO, Univ. of New Hampshire
(Middletown, NJ)

Forward

Kyle Flanagan, SR, St. Lawrence University
(Canton, NY)

Johnny Gaudreau, SO, Boston College
(Carneys Point, NJ)

Steven Whitney, SR, Boston College
(Reading, MA)

West

Goalie

Brady Hjelle, SR, The Ohio State University
 (International Falls, MN)

Defense

Nick Jensen, JR, St. Cloud State University
 (Rogers, MN)

Jacob Trouba, FR, University of Michigan
 (Rochester, MI)

Forward

Austin Czarnik, SO, Miami University
(Washington, MI)

Danny Kristo, SR, University of North Dakota
(Eden Prairie, MN)

Drew LeBlanc, SR, St. Cloud State University
(Hermantown, MN)

Second Team

East

Goalie

Jon Gillies, FR, Providence College
(South Portland, ME)

Defense

Shayne Gostisbehere, SO, Union College
(Margate, FL)

George Hughes, SR, St. Lawrence University
(Westwood, MA)

Forward

Greg Carey, JR, St. Lawrence University
(Hamilton, ON)

Mike Collins, JR, Merrimack College
(Boston, MA)

Andrew Miller, SR, Yale University
(Bloomfield Hills, MI)

West

Goalie

Juho Olkinuora, SO, University of Denver
 (Helsinki, Finland)

Defense

Dan DeKeyser, JR, Western Michigan University*
(Clay Township, MI)

Nate Schmidt, JR, University of Minnesota
(St. Cloud, MN)

Forward

Corban Knight, SR, University of North Dakota
(High River, AB)

Anders Lee, JR, University of Notre Dame
 (Edina, MN)

Ryan Walters, JR, University of Nebraska-Omaha
(Rosemount, MN)

* Second Team in 2011-12; # Second Team in 2010-11