THREE COLGATE MEN'S ICE HOCKEY 
PLAYERS GARNER LEAGUE HONORS 

Lake Placid, N.Y. -- The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced its 2001 Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Conference, All-Rookie and Award winners today at the Championship banquet in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Colgate University had three players earn league honors with senior forward Sean Nolan (Dorchester, Ont.) and senior defenseman Cory Murphy (Kanata, Ont.) earning second team All-Conference accolades and freshman Rob Brown (Brockville, Ont.) was named to the All-Rookie team.

Nolan finished the year as the Red Raiders top point and goal scorer (21-14-35) en route to finishing his career 42nd on Colgate's all-time scoring list with 98 points (53-45-98). Nolan finished the year with 14 multiple-point games and six multiple-goal games. He was tied for first in the ECAC in goals (21) and had 10 power-play markers on the year. In 1999-2000, Nolan led the NCAA with seven game-winning goals.

Murphy finished the year with 29 points (7-22-29) and closed out his career in 35th on Colgate's all-time scoring list (28-83-111) and became just the 42nd player to record 100 points. It was the second consecutive year that Murphy earned All-ECAC honors earning a first team selection in 1999-2000. Murphy also finished as Colgate's career games played leader playing in 138 games, missing just one in his career.

Brown finished the year 14th in scoring among ECAC rookie scorers with 11 points (1-10-11). The rookie defenseman played in all but one of Colgate's 34 games.

Colgate which advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1999-2000, finished this season 11th in the Eastern College Athletic Conference with an 8-13-1 league mark and a 10-20-4 overall record.

ECAC FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Forward--Erik Anderson, Sr., St. Lawrence
Forward--Jeff Hamilton, Sr., Yale
Forward--Mike Gellard, Sr., St. Lawrence
Defense--Kent Huskins, Sr., Clarkson
Defense--Matt Desrosiers, Sr., St. Lawrence
Goaltender--Oliver Jonas, Sr., Harvard

ECAC SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Forward--Matt Poapst, Jr., Clarkson
Forward--Sean Nolan, Sr., Colgate
Forward--Dominic Moore, So., Harvard
Defense--Cory Murphy, Sr., Colgate
Defense--Trevor Byrne, So., Dartmouth
Goaltender--Mike Walsh, So., Clarkson

ECAC HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
Forward--Ben Stafford, Sr., Yale
Forward--Kirk Lamb, Sr., Princeton
Goaltender--Matt Underhill, Jr., Cornell

ECAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Forward--Patrick Sharp, Vermont
Forward--Rob McFeeters, Clarkson
Forward--Tim Pettit, Harvard
Defense--Jeff Dwyer, Yale
Defense--Rob Brown, Colgate
Goaltender--Nathan Marsters, Rensselaer

ECAC/CCM PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Erik Anderson, Sr., F, St. Lawrence

ECAC/CCM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Rob McFeeters, F, Clarkson

ECAC/HEATON KEN DRYDEN AWARD WINNER (GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR)
Oliver Jonas, Sr., Harvard

ECAC/ITECH BEST DEFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN
Kent Huskins, Sr., Clarkson

ECAC BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD
Mike Gellard, Sr., St. Lawrence

ECAC/KOHO COACH OF YEAR
Mark Morris, Clarkson