BY WARREN KOZIRESKI —
New York State natives Aerin Frankel, Kiara Zanon, Shane Pinto, David Farrance and Bobby Trivigno were all named The CCM Hockey All-Americans as announced by the NCAA.
Frankel of Briarcliff, NY was selected as the first recipient of the Women’s College Hockey Goalie of the Year Award and was a First Team All-American after setting the standard for goaltenders across the country all year. The only goaltender among the ten finalists for this year’s Patty Kazmaier Award, Frankel led the NCAA in save percentage (.969), GAA (0.71) wins (19) and shutouts (9).
Zanon of Fairport, NY was named the Women’s College Hockey Rookie of the Year and a Second Team All-American after she led all NCAA first-year players with 10 goals and 20 assists for 30 points. In the process, she led Penn State in points and assists and was instrumental in the Nittany Lions 16-3-2 season. She was previously recognized as the College Hockey America Conference Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year.
Pinto of Franklin Square was a Hobey Hat Trick finalist and a First Team West All-American as a sophomore at North Dakota. He led his team with 15 goals over 28 games and was third in points with 32 along with winning over 61% of his faceoffs. He just signed a professional contract with Ottawa, who selected him in the second round in 2019.
Victor’s Farrance was a First Team East All-American pick and a Hobey Baker Award Top Ten finalist. He tied for the team lead at Boston University with 16 points over just 11 games in his senior season before signing with Nashville, who took him in the third round in 2017. The defenseman tallied 59 points over his final 46 collegiate games.
And UMass junior forward Trivigno of Setauket was also a First Team East All-American pick. The UMass junior forward led the Minutemen in scoring with 33 points in 28 games.
