SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Emil Norrman from Buffalo State has been selected as the 2023 SUNYAC Men’s Ice Hockey Scholar Athlete of the Year. This award is nominated and voted on by the conference sports information directors.
Norrman had an excellent final season for the Bengals, culminating in a second team All-SUNYAC selection. The senior finished the year with a 14-9 record and one shutout in goal, earning the SUNYAC Goaltender of the Week award three times. Norrman led the SUNYAC with 824 saves, while also finishing third in the conference with a .929 save percentage. Norrman’s 14 victories this year tied him for third-most wins in a single season by a Bengal goaltender. In the classroom, the business major has a 3.90 cumulative GPA and has earned Dean’s List honors in every semester at Buffalo State.
