Men's Hockey's Lafferty Named Third Team All-ECAC

ALBANY, N.Y. – Junior forward Sam Lafferty (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) of the Brown men's hockey team was named to the 2016-17 All-ECAC Third Team, as selected by the league's 12 head coaches.

Lafferty put together a breakout season for the Bears, leading the team with 35 points and 22 assists in all 31 games played. He also ranked second on the team with 13 goals and averaged 1.13 points per game. The assistant captain, who led the Bears with 21 points in ECAC play, posted nine multiple-point games during the season and added a pair of four-point performances.

Lafferty, a Pittsburgh Penguins draftee, also earned Second Team All-Ivy honors and was named a semifinalist for the Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.

FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE
Forward   Spencer Foo, Union
Forward   Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard
Forward   Mike Vecchione, Union
Defense   Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence
Defense   Adam Fox, Harvard
Goaltender Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence

SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE
Forward   Ryan Donato, Harvard
Forward   John Hayden, Yale
Forward   Max Veronneau, Princeton
Defense   James de Haas, Clarkson
Defense   Jeff Taylor, Union
Goaltender Alex Sakellaropoulos, Union

THIRD TEAM ALL-LEAGUE
Forward   Troy Crema, Dartmouth
Forward   Sam Lafferty, Brown
Forward   Sam Vigneault, Clarkson
Defense   Jake Kulevich, Colgate
Defense   Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac
Goaltender Merrick Madsen, Harvard

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Forward   Jackson Cressey, Princeton
Forward   Sheldon Rempal, Clarkson
Forward   Nico Sturm, Clarkson
Defense   Adam Fox, Harvard
Defense   Yanni Kaldis, Cornell

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Men's Hockey's Lafferty Named Third Team All-ECAC

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