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Men’s Hockey’s Giuttari, Nieto Earn All-Ivy Honors
3/4/2020 2:06:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
PRINCETON, N.J. – Seniors Zach Giuttari (Warwick, R.I.) and Gavin Nieto (Yorba Linda, Calif.) of the Brown men's hockey team both earned Second Team All-Ivy honors, announced by the league office on Wednesday.
Giuttari, the team captain, was named All-Ivy for the second-straight season. The defenseman leads the team with 10 assists and is tied for a team-high 14 points. A versatile player, Giuttari leads the team in power-play points and ranks second on the team in blocked shots. An assistant captain last season, Giuttari heads into the ECAC playoffs with 53 career points.
Nieto earned All-Ivy accolades for the first time in his career. He owns a 2.44 GAA and a .917 save percentage over 25 starts this season, as well as a pair of shutouts, including a 32-save effort at Princeton to close the regular season. Nieto has reached the 30-plus save mark eight times this season and heads into the playoffs with five career shutouts.
Brown will visit Colgate in the first round of the ECAC Tournament this weekend. The best-of-three series will start on Friday (7 PM) in Hamilton, N.Y.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matthew Galajda, Cornell (Jr., G – Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
Drew O'Connor, Dartmouth (So., F – Chatham, N.J.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
* Nick Abruzzese, Harvard (Fr., F – Slate Hill, N.Y.)
COACH OF THE YEAR
* Mike Schafer, Cornell
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
* Morgan Barron, Cornell (Jr., F – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
* Drew O'Connor, Dartmouth (So., F – Chatham, N.J.)
* Nick Abruzzese, Harvard (Fr., F – Slate Hill, N.Y.)
* Yanni Kaldis, Cornell (Sr., D – Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
* Jack Rathbone, Harvard (So., D – West Roxbury, Mass.)
* Matthew Galajda, Cornell (Jr., G – Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Quin Foreman, Dartmouth (Jr., F – Needham, Mass.)
Jack Drury, Harvard (So., F – Winnetka, Ill.)
Curtis Hall, Yale (So., F – Chagrin Falls, Ohio)
Zach Giuttari, Brown (Sr., D – Warwick, R.I.)
Tanner Palocsik, Dartmouth (Fr., D – Aliquippa, Pa.)
Gavin Nieto, Brown (Sr., G – Yorba Linda, Calif.)
Adrian Clark, Dartmouth (Sr., G – Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
Jackson Cressey, Princeton (Sr., F – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Justin Pearson, Yale (So., F – Nashua, N.H.)
Sam Malinski, Cornell (Fr., D – Lakeville, Minn.)
Reilly Walsh, Harvard (Jr., D – Andover, N.H.)
Mitchell Gibson, Harvard (Fr., G – Phoenixville, Pa.)
* Unanimous Selection
^ Second Team Expanded Due To Tie In Voting
Giuttari, the team captain, was named All-Ivy for the second-straight season. The defenseman leads the team with 10 assists and is tied for a team-high 14 points. A versatile player, Giuttari leads the team in power-play points and ranks second on the team in blocked shots. An assistant captain last season, Giuttari heads into the ECAC playoffs with 53 career points.
Nieto earned All-Ivy accolades for the first time in his career. He owns a 2.44 GAA and a .917 save percentage over 25 starts this season, as well as a pair of shutouts, including a 32-save effort at Princeton to close the regular season. Nieto has reached the 30-plus save mark eight times this season and heads into the playoffs with five career shutouts.
Brown will visit Colgate in the first round of the ECAC Tournament this weekend. The best-of-three series will start on Friday (7 PM) in Hamilton, N.Y.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matthew Galajda, Cornell (Jr., G – Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
Drew O'Connor, Dartmouth (So., F – Chatham, N.J.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
* Nick Abruzzese, Harvard (Fr., F – Slate Hill, N.Y.)
COACH OF THE YEAR
* Mike Schafer, Cornell
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
* Morgan Barron, Cornell (Jr., F – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
* Drew O'Connor, Dartmouth (So., F – Chatham, N.J.)
* Nick Abruzzese, Harvard (Fr., F – Slate Hill, N.Y.)
* Yanni Kaldis, Cornell (Sr., D – Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
* Jack Rathbone, Harvard (So., D – West Roxbury, Mass.)
* Matthew Galajda, Cornell (Jr., G – Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Quin Foreman, Dartmouth (Jr., F – Needham, Mass.)
Jack Drury, Harvard (So., F – Winnetka, Ill.)
Curtis Hall, Yale (So., F – Chagrin Falls, Ohio)
Zach Giuttari, Brown (Sr., D – Warwick, R.I.)
Tanner Palocsik, Dartmouth (Fr., D – Aliquippa, Pa.)
Gavin Nieto, Brown (Sr., G – Yorba Linda, Calif.)
Adrian Clark, Dartmouth (Sr., G – Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
Jackson Cressey, Princeton (Sr., F – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Justin Pearson, Yale (So., F – Nashua, N.H.)
Sam Malinski, Cornell (Fr., D – Lakeville, Minn.)
Reilly Walsh, Harvard (Jr., D – Andover, N.H.)
Mitchell Gibson, Harvard (Fr., G – Phoenixville, Pa.)
* Unanimous Selection
^ Second Team Expanded Due To Tie In Voting
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