Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey Places League-Best 26 Student-Athletes On ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
7/15/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey team placed 26 student-athletes on the 2014 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, July 15. Quinnipiac's 26 student-athletes lead ECAC Hockey, while it is also a program best.
Players are eligible for the All-Academic team if they earn a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale or have a GPA over 3.00 over the past three semesters. Five different Bobcat seniors – Cory Hibbeler, Connor Jones, Kellen Jones, Zack Tolkinen and Brooks Robinson – received their fourth-straight ECAC Hockey All-Academic honor, while senior Jordan Samuels-Thomas received his third consecutive honor in as many years.
Junior co-captain Dan Federico was named to the list for the third time in three seasons while co-captain Matthew Peca qualified for the first time in his career. Bryce Van Brabant – who became the first Quinnipiac player to appear in a NHL game, in April – earned his second consecutive honor.
Sophomores Soren Jonzzon, Michael Garteig, Tom Hilbrich, Matthew Lemire, Zach Luczyk, Jacob Meyers and Travis St. Denis earned their second honor in their second seasons, while freshmen Sam Anas, Tim Clifton, Connor Clifton, Joe Fiala, Brady Rouleau, Thomas Schutt, Derek Smith, Brayden Sherbin and Devon Toews were all named in their first year in Hamden.
| Name | Class | GPA | Major |
| Derek Smith | Fr. | 3.96 | Finance |
| Soren Jonzzon | So. | 3.91 | Biomedical Sciences |
| Thomas Hilbrich | So. | 3.79 | Marketing |
| Daniel Federico | Jr. | 3.75 | Finance |
| Joseph Fiala | Fr. | 3.74 | Business |
| Jordan Samuels-Thomas | Gr. | 3.70 | Master's in Journalism |
| Kellen Jones | Gr. | 3.65 | Master's of Business Administration |
| Bryce Van Brabant | Jr. | 3.65 | Finance |
| Zachary Luczyk | So. | 3.58 | Criminal Justice |
| Connor Clifton | Fr. | 3.55 | Engineering |
| Connor Jones | Gr. | 3.55 | Master's in Journalism |
| Brady Rouleau | Fr. | 3.53 | Business |
| Brayden Sherbinin | Fr. | 3.50 | Business |
| Brooks Robinson | Gr. | 3.48 | Master's of Business Administration |
| Devon Toews | Fr. | 3.46 | Accounting |
| Sam Anas | Fr. | 3.42 | Business |
| Zach Tolkinen | Sr. | 3.31 | Finance |
| Michael Garteig | So. | 3.25 | Marketing |
| Cory Hibbeler | Sr. | 3.24 | International Business |
| Travis St. Denis | So. | 3.23 | Finance |
| Thomas Schutt | Fr. | 3.18 | Business |
| Tim Clifton | Fr. | 3.15 | Engineering |
| Jacob Meyers | So. | 3.15 | International Business |
| Matthew Lemire | So. | 3.14 | Marketing |
| Kevin Tiefenwerth | So. | 3.01 | Business |
| Matthew Peca | Jr. | 3.00 | Marketing |
