ECAC Hockey honors Stevens, Vecchione

by Ryan Fay

A pair of Union players picked up ECAC Hockey weekly honors on Wednesday.

Junior goaltender Colin Stevens was named Goaltender of the Week, while freshman forward Mike Vecchione was selected Rookie of the Week.

Vecchione (l) and Stevens (r)

It's the fifth time this season that Stevens captured the Goaltender of the Week honor. It's Vecchione's first Rookie of the Week award.

Stevens backstopped top-seeded Union to a two-game sweep of 10th-seeded Dartmouth in an ECACH tournament quarterfinal series last weekend at Messa Rink.

The Niskayuna native posted a 32-save shutout in Friday's 3-0 game one win. It was his sixth shutout of the season, which set new a single-season program record. He then recorded 33 saves in Saturday's 4-2 series-clinching win. He didn't allow a goal in five of the six periods during the series.

Vecchione assisted on the game-winning goal in Friday's victory and registered a goal and two assists in Saturday's triumph. He finished the quarterfinal round with a plus-4 rating and a .595 winning percentage in the faceoff circle (25-17).

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