Former Vernon Vipers forward Steven Jandric & former Vernon Vipers defenceman Chris Jandric have been named to the WCHA All-Academic Team.
Steven Jandric finished his second season at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, played two seasons in Vernon (2015-2017) Played in 115 regular season games with the Vipers collected (34-goals-39-assists-73-points).
Steven Jandric's Player Profile:
Chris Jandric finished his first season at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Played three seasons in Vernon (2015-2018) In 108 games with the Vipers Jandric collected (6-goals-45-assists-51-points).
Chris Jandric's Player Profile:
This was posted on the Nanooks website:
Jandric Brothers Earn All-Conference Honors, 16 from @NanooksHockey Named to WCHA All-Academic Team
3/14/2019
By: Nona Letuligasenoa
WCHA Release
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – On Thursday, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced that sophomore forward Steven Jandric was named to the All-WCHA Third Team, while freshman defenseman Chris Jandric was named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team. Furthermore, 16 of Alaska's 18 returning players were selected to the WCHA's All-Academic Team for 2018-19, including 11 repeat honorees.
S. Jandric becomes the first Alaska hockey player to garner an All-WCHA honor in back-to-back years since Tyler Morley ('16) following the 2015-16 season, while C. Jandric becomes the second Nanook to appear on the WCHA's All-Rookie team since his brother Steven did last season.
The all-conference teams are nominated and voted on by each of the 10 head coaches in the WCHA. Points are awarded on a five-point (First Team vote), three-point (Second Team vote), and one-point (Third Team vote) basis, while the WCHA's All-Rookie team is determined by total votes received. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players and the league only takes into account statistics during conference play.
S. Jandric was one of only two players from the 2017-18 WCHA All-Rookie Team to earn an All-WCHA honor this season. S. Jandric led Alaska in almost every offensive category throughout league play, including goals (8), points (21), points per games played (0.75), power play assists (8), power play points (11), game-winning goals (3), plus (18) and tied for first in assists (13) and power play goals (3).
The sophomore also accumulated six game-winning points (three GWG, three GWA), with two of them coming in overtime. The eldest Jandric brother picked up five multi-point games this season, tying his single-game career-high three points on Feb. 16 against Bowling Green. S. Jandric also tallied two, three-game point streaks throughout the season and concluded the 2018-19 campaign on a four-game point streak, picking up five points (three goals, two assists).
All-WCHA Third Team
Player (Year/Hometown) Position School
Max Humitz (Jr./Livonia, Mich.) Forward Lake Superior State
*Steven Jandric (So./Prince George, B.C.) Forward Alaska
Anthony Nellis (Sr./Breakeyville, Que.) Forward Lake Superior State
*Connor Mackey (So./Tower Lakes, Ill.) Defenseman Minnesota State
*Ian Schied (Jr./Coon Rapids, Minn.) Defenseman Minnesota State
Ryan Bednard (Jr./Macomb, Mich.) Goaltender Bowling Green
*Denotes previously named to an All-WCHA Team
In his first year with the Nooks, C. Jandric made an immediate impact both offensively and defensively for the Nooks, collecting five points (two goals, three assists) in three games to kick-off the 2018-19 WCHA regular season. Despite missing the majority of the conference season due to injury, C. Jandric led all Alaska rookies in goals (3), points (10), power play goals (2), power play points (6), game-winning goals (1), shots on goal (36), goals per shots on goal (.083) and tied for first in power play assists (4) through 20 WCHA contests.
C. Jandric compiled four multi-point games throughout the 2018-19 campaign, including two game-winning points in his first year in the Blue and Gold.
Jandric, along with seven other players named to the WCHA's All-Rookie Team, are now eligible for the league's Rookie of the Year honor. The conference's Players of the Year will be announced next week.
WCHA All-Rookie Team
Player (Year/Hometown) Position School
Brian Halonen (Fr./Delano, Minn.) Forward Michigan Tech
Julian Napravnik (Fr./Bad Nauheim, Germany) Forward Minnesota State
Ashton Calder (Fr./Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.) Forward – Tie Lake Superior State
Owen Sillinger (Fr./Regina, Saskatchewan) Forward – Tie Bemidji State
Chris Jandric (Fr./Prince George, B.C.) Defenseman Alaska
Cooper Zech (Fr./South Lyon, Mich.) Defenseman Ferris State
Dryden McKay (Fr./Downers Grove, Ill.) Goaltender Minnesota State
WCHA All-Academic Team
A total of 152 student-athletes, representing all 10 WCHA men's league member institutions, have earned the honor of being named to the 2018-19 WCHA All-Academic Team. To earn the distinction of being named to the All-Academic Team, student-athletes must have completed one year of eligibility at their present school prior to the current academic year, have a grade point average of at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for the previous two semesters, or may qualify if the overall GPA is at least a 3.0 for all terms at their present institution.
Alaska Nanooks Named to the 2018-19 WCHA All-Academic Team
(*Two-time honoree, **Three-time honoree)
Seniors
**Nikolas Koberstein (Barrhead, Alta./Business Administration)
**Ryker Leer (Red Deer, Alta./Business Administration)
**Chad Staley (Kennewick, Wash./Psychology)
**Jack Weiss (Bloomington, Minn./Business Administration)
Juniors
*Tyler Cline (Blaine, Minn./Business Administration)
*Kylar Hope (Lashburn, Sask./Business Administration)
*James LaDouce (Saginaw, Mich./Justice)
*Kyle Marino (Niagara Falls, Ont./Business Administration)
*Anton Martinsson (Klippan, Sweden/Business Administration)
*Tristan Thompson (Canmore, Alta./Petroleum Engineering)
*Troy Van Tetering (Carstairs, Alta./Business Administration)
Sophomores
Brennan Blaszczak (Troy, Mich./Business Administration)
Steven Jandric (Prince George, B.C./Business Administration)
Max Newton (Vancouver, B.C./Business Administration)
Tony Rehm (Sun Prarie, Wisc/General Studies)
Justin Young (Leduc, Alta./Business Administration)
After falling 4-3 last Saturday (Mar. 9) to Northern Michigan in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 WCHA Playoffs, the Alaska Nanooks hockey team saw the 2018-19 season come to an end.
The Face-Off Club will be hosting the team's annual End of the Year Banquet on Friday, Mar. 29 at the Westmark Hotel and Conference Center.
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