October
10, 2007
Inside College Hockey 2007-08 Preseason
All-America Teams
Inside
College Hockey is proud to announce its 2007-08 Preseason
All-America teams. While the American Hockey Coaches Association
chooses its All-America teams on an East and West basis, we
prefer to see college hockey as a national game – thus
our first-, second- and third-team All-Americans, plus our
All-Rookie Team, are not divided on regional lines.
The selections
were made by Inside College Hockey editors and staff, with
input from media and coaches from around the country.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY 2007-08
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM |
Nathan Davis
Miami
Senior
Forward |
2006-07:
42 GP, 21-29—50
A returning Hobey Baker finalist will once again be
a top candidate for the most significant individual
award in the sport. His well-rounded game and leadership
will help the RedHawks' entire team, and that success
will lead to individual accolades. |
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Ryan Duncan
North Dakota
Junior
Forward |
2006-07:
43 GP, 31-26—57
Some saw the Hobey winner as a beneficiary
of his linemates last season. With he and T.J. Oshie
teaming up again, there's no reason they both can't
be first-team All-Americans. |
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T.J. Oshie
North Dakota
Junior
Forward |
2006-07:
43 GP, 17-35—52
The Fighting Sioux's playmaker, Oshie led the team in
assists and was great late, with 34 points in the last
20 games of the season. He led all scorers in the NCAA
Tournament with eight points. |
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Taylor Chorney
North Dakota
Junior
Defenseman |
2006-07:
39 GP, 8-23—31
Chorney was the best all-around player on a talented
Sioux blue line last year. Expect his minutes and responsibilities
to increase even more as a junior. |
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Matt Gilroy
Boston University
Junior
Defenseman |
2006-07:
39 GP, 9-17—26
The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder can make his presence felt
in all three zones of the ice. He's a solid defenseman
for Boston University's excellent unit, and he also
scored nine goals and 17 assists last season, good for
fourth on the team in points. |
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Jeff Lerg
Michigan State
Junior
Goaltender |
2006-07:
26-13-3, 2.41 GAA, .913 sv. pct.
In a pretty even crop of goaltenders, we consider Lerg
to be more of a Gabe Gauthier type than a Thomas Vanek
type. There are probably more technically sound or physically
talented goalies, and many have better numbers, but
Lerg's the guy we want in a big game. |
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COLLEGE HOCKEY 2007-08
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM |
Pos.
|
Player |
School |
Yr. |
2006-07
Statistics |
F |
Nick
Dodge |
Clarkson |
Sr. |
36
GP, 18-21—39 |
F |
Eric
Ehn |
Air
Force |
Sr. |
40
GP, 24-40—64 |
F |
Kevin
Porter |
Michigan |
Sr. |
41
GP, 24-34—58 |
D |
Chris
Butler |
Denver |
Jr. |
39
GP, 10-17—27 |
D |
Brett
Motherwell |
Boston
College |
Jr. |
42
GP, 3-25—28 |
G |
Kevin
Regan |
New
Hampshire |
Jr. |
24-9-2,
2.06 GAA,
.935 sv. pct. |
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COLLEGE HOCKEY 2007-08
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM |
Pos.
|
Player |
School |
Yr. |
2006-07
Statistics |
F |
Tim
Kennedy |
Michigan
State |
Jr. |
42
GP, 18-25—43 |
F |
Nathan
Gerbe |
Boston
College |
Jr. |
41
GP, 25-22—47 |
F |
Kyle
Okposo |
Minnesota |
So. |
40
GP, 19-21—40 |
D |
Kyle
Lawson |
Notre
Dame |
So. |
38
GP, 4-15—19 |
D |
Bret
Tyler |
Maine |
Sr. |
40
GP, 6-20—26 |
G |
David
Leggio |
Clarkson |
Sr. |
24-7-5,
2.16 GAA,
.930 sv. pct. |
We select
our Preseason All-Rookie Team with a slightly different approach
than our Recruiting
Rankings, which are based on talent and potential impact
over four years. Here we measure potential impact just as
freshmen.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY 2007-08
PRESEASON ALL-ROOKIE TEAM |
Pos.
|
Player |
School |
F |
Riley
Nash |
Cornell |
F |
Kyle
Turris |
Wisconsin |
F |
James
van Riemsdyk |
New
Hampshire |
D |
Ryan
McDonagh |
Wisconsin |
D |
Kevin
Shattenkirk |
Boston
University |
G |
Richard
Bachman |
Colorado
College |
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