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20 From RPI Men’s Hockey Are All-Academic

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Brady Wiffen selected to Commissioner’s List

Brady Wiffen

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men’s hockey team has placed 20 student-athletes on the 2018-19 ECAC Hockey All-Academic team, the league has announced. The Engineers saw 10 student-athletes earn the distinction for the first time. Senior Brady Wiffen was named to the Commissioner’s List, earning a 4.0 grade point average in his senior year.

Junior defenseman TJ Samec (St. Paul, MN/Brookings Blizzard) and sophomore goaltender Linden Marshall (Victoria, BC/Trail Smoke Eaters) were the two engineering majors to make the list, while the other 18 are Business and Management majors, including four-time recipient Tommy Grant (Sparta, NJ/Bay State Breakers). Junior Patrick Polino(Buffalo, NY/Lincoln Stars) was a three-time recipient, while Mike Gornall (Irwin, PA/University of North Dakota), Mat Harris (Sudbury, MA/Boston Jr. Bruins), Billy Jerry (River Falls, WI/Madison Capitals), Marshall and Samec were honored for the second time.

The 10 first-time honorees included transfers Shane Bear (Calgary, AB/University of Massechusetts) and Chase Zieky (Avon, CT/Providence College) as well as ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team goaltender Owen Savory (Cambridge, ON/St. Catharines Falcons).

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.

NameYearMajorAll-Academic Teams
Shane BearJr.Business and Management2018-19
Nick BowmanFr.Business and Management2018-19
Daniel DiGrandeFr.Business and Management2018-19
Brady FernerFr.Business and Management2018-19
Mike GornallJr.Business and Management2017-18, 2018-19
Tommy GrantSr.Business and Management2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
Mat HarrisSo.Business and Management2017-18, 2018-19
Billy JerrySo.Business and Management2017-18, 2018-19
Jake JohnsonFr.Business and Management2018-19
Jakub LackaFr.Business and Management2018-19
Ottoville LeppanenFr.Business and Management2018-19
Ture LindenFr.Business and Management2018-19
Linden MarshallSo.Mechanical Engineering2017-18, 2018-19
Patrick PolinoJr.Business and Management2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
Will ReillyJr.Business and Management2018-19
TJ SamecJr.Management Engineering2017-18, 2018-19
Owen SavoryFr.Business and Management2018-19
Brady WiffenSr.Business and Management2017-18, 2018-19
Chase ZiekyJr.Business and Management2018-19

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PLAYERS MENTIONED

#4 Tommy Grant

D 6′ 3″ 210 lbs Senior R

#2 Mat Harris

D 6′ 1″ 195 lbs Sophomore L

#20 Billy Jerry

F 6′ 4″ 190 lbs Sophomore R

#1 Linden Marshall

G 6′ 3″ 195 lbs Sophomore L

#29 Patrick Polino

F 5′ 9″ 170 lbs Junior R

#24 Will Reilly

D 6′ 3″ 195 lbs Junior R

#3 TJ Samec

D 6′ 3″ 210 lbs Junior L

#21 Brady Wiffen

F 6′ 3″ 200 lbs Senior L

#12 Chase Zieky

F 5′ 11″ 185 lbs Junior R

#6 Brady Ferner

D 5′ 10″ 190 lbs Freshman R