Gostisbehere named an All-American

by Ryan Fay

Sophomore defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere was named a 2013 Second Team CCM Hockey All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association on Friday.

The Margate, Florida native played in 36 games this past season, finishing second among Union defenseman with 26 points (eight goals, 18 assists). He averaged 0.72 points per game, tenth best in the country among defenseman.

Gostisbehere was even better in ECAC play, leading Union defensemen and finishing third in the league with 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) on the way to picking up an All-ECAC second team honor.

The defenseman missed four non-conference games while helping Team USA win a gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia. He had a goal and an assist in six tournament contests.

Gostisbehere, who turns 20 next week, was a third round draft pick (78th overall) of the Philadelphia Flyers last June. He is the second Division I era Union defenseman to be named an All-American. Mat Bodie, a second team selection last year, is the other.