Michigan State University Athletics
Krug Named First Team All-CCHA
3/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
March 9, 2011
East Lansing, Mich. - Sophomore captain Torey Krug (Livonia, Mich.) was selected to the CCHA All-Conference First Team, as announced Wednesday by the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
Krug, the first solo captain with sophomore status in program history, finished the 2010-11 season with 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points, good for third on the team and tops among CCHA defenders. The voting is done by polling the 11 conference coaches, based on statistics in CCHA contests, where Krug finished with 19 points to lead all rearguards.
Krug is MSU's first First Team All-CCHA selection since Jeff Lerg in 2008, and the first defenseman placed on the first team since AJ Thelen in 2004. Krug was a member of the CCHA All-Rookie team last year as a freshman, and was one of three finalists for CCHA Rookie of the Year. Krug's 11 goals is tied for the ninth-most in a single season in school history, tied with Thelen and Brad Fast. Fast and Thelen both earned All-America honors in the seasons in which they scored 11 goals.
Krug, who is one of five defenseman in Division I hockey with a hat trick this season, was a pre-season all-CCHA pick, and was named the Team MVP and Most Outstanding Defenseman at the Michigan State hockey banquet on March 1.
Miami senior forward Andy Miele, the nation's leading scorer, was a unanimous selection to the First Team. Michigan senior forward Carl Hagelin earned seven first-place votes after captaining the Wolverines to their 11th regular-season championship. Miami forwards Carter Camper and Reilly Smith both finished with six first-place votes and a total of 40 points, resulting in four forwards selected for First-Team honors while only two were selected for the Second-Team.
Ferris State teammates Zach Redmond and Pat Nagle were also named to the First Team. Redmond was the only defenseman in the league to lead his team in scoring, while Nagle had the second-best overall goals-against-average in the nation (1.97) and the top save percentage in the CCHA (.924).
2010-11 CCHA All-Conference Teams
FIRST TEAM
Position Name, Year, School First Totals
Forward Andy Miele, SR, Miami 10 50
Forward Carl Hagelin, SR, Michigan 7 44
Forward Carter Camper, SR, Miami 6 40
Forward Reilly Smith, SO, Miami 6 40
Defense Zach Redmond, SR, Ferris State 8 46
Defense Torey Krug, SO, Michigan State 5 34
Goaltender Pat Nagle, SR, Ferris State 8 43
SECOND TEAM
Position Name, Year, School First Totals
Forward T.J. Tynan, FR, Notre Dame 2 28
Forward Anders Lee, FR, Notre Dame 1 24
Defense Chris Wideman, JR, Miami 2 27
Defense Jon Merrill, FR, Michigan 3 25
Goaltender Scott Greenham, JR, Alaska -- 14
Vote Values: 1st place = 5, 2nd place = 3, 3rd place = 1
Honorable Mention (next six point totals, regardless of position with first team-votes in parentheses): Joe Sova, JR, D, Alaska, (3) 20; Pat Cannone, SR, F, Miami, 19; Rick Schofield, SR, F, Lake Superior, (1) 17; Brandon Burlon, JR, D, Michigan, 15; Sam Calabrese, SO, D, Notre Dame (1) 13; Cody Reichard, JR, G, (2) 13.
Others receiving votes: Forwards -- Sergio Somma, SR, Ohio State, 11; John Albert, SR, Ohio State, 9; Max Campbell, SR, Western Michigan, 4; Ryan Guentzel, SR, Notre Dame, 4; Chase Balisy, FR, Western Michigan, 3; Louie Caporusso, SR, Michigan, 2; Derek Grant, SO, Michigan State, 1; Brett Perlini, JR, Michigan State, 1. Defense ¬-- Zach Trotman, SO, Lake Superior, 11; Shane Sims, SR, Ohio State, 4; Chad Billins, JR, Ferris State, 3. Goaltenders -- Kevin Kapalka, FR, Lake Superior, (1) 12; Shawn Hunwick, SR, Michigan, 11; Cal Heeter, JR, Ohio State, 5; Jerry Kuhn, SR, Western Michigan, 1.
