ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A trio of seniors on the Elmira College men’s ice hockey team received year-end accolades from the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC), as announced by the league office. Connor Powell ’20 was named to the All-UCHC First Team, while Nick Ford ’20 and Christian Lloyd ’20 were selected to the All-UCHC Second Team.
Powell is making his second consecutive appearance on the All-UCHC First Team, after capping a phenomenal four-year career with the Soaring Eagles. The Merrimack, New Hampshire, native produced 34 points on 12 goals and 22 assists during the 2019-20 campaign. Of his 12 tallies, five were registered on the power play, one came shorthanded, and two others held up as game-winning goals. In conference-only games, Powell tied for first in the UCHC in power-play points (16), sixth in points, seventh in goals, and eighth in assists.
Powell, a former AHCA All-American and the 2019 UCHC Co-Player of the Year, found his groove midway through the season and pieced together a 12-game point streak from January 14-February 21. During that stretch, the senior captain logged five of his 10 multi-point performances of the season. Powell concluded his career with 141 points in 106 games played. His 141 points, the program’s 19th-highest point total, are derived from 64 goals and 77 assists.
Ford received All-UCHC Second Team accolades for a second consecutive season, the third All-UCHC honor of his four-year career. The New Lenox, Illinois, native enjoyed another phenomenal season for the Purple and Gold in 2019-20, as he became just the third Soaring Eagle in program history to lead the team in points in three consecutive seasons. He joins former EC greats Pierre Rivard ’04 and Kurt Kalweit ’84 with that honor.
In 26 games, Ford produced 40 points on 13 goals and 27 assists. His 40 points were the second-highest total of his career, while the 27 assists were a career best. Ford was a model of consistency on the offensive end of the ice, as he tallied at least one point in all 26 games this season. Ford exits Elmira with 149 points, a mark that is tied for 14th in EC history, on 63 goals and 83 assists.
After spending his first three seasons with Division I Sacred Heart, Lloyd capped off his collegiate career with an All-UCHC Second Team nod. Lloyd was Elmira’s highest-scoring skater from the blue line with 19 points on six goals and 13 assists. He is sixth in the league in defenseman scoring and ranks third among UCHC blueliners when considering conference-only statistics.
Half of Lloyd’s goals were registered on the power play this season and all three of those power-play goals helped Elmira secure wins against Neumann (Nov. 15), Utica (Nov. 23), and Chatham (Jan. 17). Additionally, Lloyd recorded four multi-point games, including a career-high three-point performance against Chatham.
2020 UCHC Award Winners
Co-Player of the Year: Donald Flynn, Wilkes University
Co-Player of the Year: Conor Landrigan, Utica College
Rookie of the Year: Brandon Osmundson, Utica College
Defensive Player of the Year: Daniel Fritz, Utica College
Goaltender of the Year: Michael Tilford, Nazareth College
Coach of the Year: Gary Heenan, Utica College
First Team All-UCHC
Forward: Connor Powell, Elmira College
Forward: Donald Flynn, Wilkes University
Forward: Conor Landrigan, Utica College
Defense: Daniel Fritz, Utica College
Defense: Michael Gurska, Wilkes University
Goaltender: Michael Tilford, Nazareth College
Second Team All-UCHC
Forward: Brandon Osmundson, Utica College
Forward: Nick Ford, Elmira College
Forward: Nick Fea, Wilkes University
Defense: Christian Lloyd, Elmira College
Defense: Aaron Murray, Stevenson University
Goaltender: Gianluca Baggetta, Utica College
UCHC All-Rookie Team
Forward: Brandon Osmundson, Utica College
Forward: Austin Master, Stevenson University
Forward: Tommy Cahill, King’s College
Defense: Jacob Cuffley, Utica College
Defense: Ziki Mroz, Lebanon Valley College
Goaltender: Ryan Kenny, Stevenson University
