Men’s ice hockey candidates announced for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award
January 21, 2015
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (January 21, 2015) – Twenty of the top NCAA® men’s ice hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as candidates today for the 2014-15 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate hockey.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The 20 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2015 NCAA Men’s Frozen Final Four® in April.
Hockey 2014-15 Candidates
| Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ciampini | Forward | Union College (NY) |
| Austin Czarnik | Forward | Miami University (OH) |
| Chad Demers | Forward | Air Force Academy |
| Tanner Fritz | Forward | The Ohio State University |
| Spiro Goulakos | Defense | Colgate |
| Zach Hyman | Forward | University of Michigan |
| Tanner Kero | Forward | Michigan Technological University |
| Adam Krause | Right Wing | University of Minnesota Duluth |
| Matt Lorito | Forward | Brown University |
| Mark MacMillan | Forward | University of North Dakota |
| Nick Mattson | Defense | University of North Dakota |
| Ross Mauermann | Forward | Providence College |
| CJ Motte | Goaltender | Ferris State University |
| Mike Paliotta | Defenseman | Vermont |
| Andrew Prochno | Defense | St. Cloud State University |
| Kyle Rau | Forward | University of Minnesota |
| Peter Schneider | Right Wing | University of Notre Dame |
| Clay Witt | Goaltender | Northeastern |
| Cody Wydo | Forward | Robert Morris University |
| Oleg Yevenko | Defenseman | Massachusetts |
