Union players receive honors

by Ryan Fay

Three Union men's hockey players received distinctions on Thursday.

Sophomore defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, a 2012 Philadelphia Flyers third round pick, received second team All-ECAC honors. The native of Margate, Florida has 7 goals and 17 assists in 32 games and also earned a gold medal while playing for Team USA in the World Junior Championships at the turn of the year.

Forward Daniel Carr, who ranks third on the team with 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists), was named to the All-ECAC third team. The junior recently became the 10th Division I era Union player to reach the 100 career points milestone.

Defenseman Mat Bodie joined Carr on All-ECAC third team. With 24 points (6 g, 18 a), the junior is tied with Gostisbehere and senior Greg Coburn for the team lead in points by a defenseman. Bodie, who hails from East St. Paul, Manitoba, recently surpassed Lane Caffaro as the program's Division I era points leader among defensemen. He has 85 career points (20 g, 65 a) entering tomorrow's ECAC semifinal game against Yale.

CLOSE CALLS

Coburn (8 g, 16 a) was a finalist for the league's best defensive defenseman award, but lost to Quinnipiac senior Zach Davies.

The men's hockey program was a finalist for the Turfer Athletic award, but Dartmouth walked away with it. The award is presented annually to an individual, coach or team who best represents the core values of Turfer Athletics: tenacity, commitment and innovation.

Junior goaltender Troy Grosenick also came up short. He was a finalist for the ECAC's student-athlete award, but Clarkson's Matt Zarbo was the winner.