UW-Stevens Point’s Ryckman Named Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year; Krueger Receives Coaching Honor

UW-Stevens Point’s Ryckman Named Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year; Krueger Receives Coaching Honor

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Printable version of the 2019 All-WIAC Men's Ice Hockey Team

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Connor Ryckman was selected the Player of the Year to lead the individuals chosen to the 2019 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Ice Hockey Team by the league coaches. In addition, UW-Stevens Point’s Tyler Krueger was tabbed the Coach of the Year.
 
Ryckman is the fourth Pointer to win the award in its six-year history, joining Garrett Ladd (2014), Kevin Gibson (2015) and Tanner Karty (2018). Ryckman leads the conference with a 1.40 goals-against-average and 22 wins, while ranking second with a .934 save percentage and fourth with 454 saves. He had a season-best 44 saves against UW-Eau Claire on Feb. 9, 2019.
 
Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago included: UW-Eau Claire’s Lucas Kohls; UW-River Falls’ Eddie Matsushima; UW-Stevens Point’s Stephan Beauvais and Tanner Karty; and UW-Stout’s Mathias Ahman.
 
Krueger received the coaching award after leading the Pointers to the first unbeaten regular season (25-0-2) in program history. UW-Stevens Point claimed the WIAC regular-season championship for the third straight year and 13th time in school archives.
 
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school.
 
2019 All-WIAC Men’s Ice Hockey Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (Previous Team)
Mathias Ahman, Stout, Senior, Defenseman, Harnosand, Sweden (Twin City-NA3HL)
Stephan Beauvais, Stevens Point, Senior, Defenseman, Shelby Township, Mich. (Pembroke-CCHL)
Jake Bresser, Eau Claire, Junior, Forward, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial) (Janesville-NAHL)
Tanner Karty, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, Oklahoma City, Okla. (Des Moines-USHL)
Lucas Kohls, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Forest Lake, Minn. (UMass.-Lowell)
Eddie Matsushima, River Falls, Senior, Forward, Verona, Wis. (Coulee Region-NAHL)
Luke McElhenie, Stevens Point, Junior, Forward, Sauk City, Wis. (UMass.-Amherst)
Johnny Mueller, Eau Claire, Senior, Defenseman, St. Peters, Mo. (American International College)
Steven Quagliata, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Defenseman, Bartlett, Ill. (Coulee Region-NAHL)
Connor Ryckman, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Goalie, Minesing, Ontario (Wellington-OJHL)
Oscar Svensson, Superior, Sophomore, Goalie, Sodertalje, Sweden (Strangnas HC)
Troy York, Superior, Sophomore, Forward, Plano, Texas (Rensselaer Poly. Inst.)
 
Honorable Mention
Tommi Ahlgren, Stout, Junior, Goalie, Tampere, Finland (North Iowa-NA3HL)
Cayden Cahill, River Falls, Sophomore, Forward, Anchorage, Alaska (Fairbanks-NAHL)
Joe Drapluk, River Falls, Senior, Defenseman, Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Surrey-BCHL)
Christian Hausinger, River Falls, Sophomore, Defenseman, Anchorage, Alaska (Odessa-NAHL)
Arturas Laukaitis, Stout, Freshman, Forward, Moscow, Russia (Minnesota-NAHL)
Drew McLean, Stevens Point, Junior, Defenseman, Waterford, Mich. (Odessa-NAHL)
Logan Nelson, Stout, Freshman, Forward, St. Michael, Minn. (Alexandria-NA3HL)
Adam Parsells, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Defenseman, Wausau, Wis. (Des Moines-USHL)
Carter Roo, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Forward, Champlin, Minn. (Aberdeen-NAHL)
Conner Valesano, Stout, Junior, Forward, Duluth, Minn. (Sioux Falls-USHL)
Zach Zech, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Forward, South Lyon, Mich. (Odessa-NAHL)
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Connor Chambers, Stout, Junior, Defenseman, Pequot Lakes, Minn. (UW-Stevens Point)
David Johnson, Eau Claire, Junior, Goalie, Bloomington, Minn. (North Iowa-NA3HL)
Peter Karavos, River Falls, Sophomore, Forward, Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Minnesota-NAHL)
Daniel Litchke, Superior, Senior, Forward, Superior, Wis. (Minnesota-NAHL)
TJ Roo, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, Champlin, Minn. (Bemidji State Univ.)
 
Player of the Year:  Connor Ryckman of Stevens Point
Coach of the Year:  Tyler Krueger of Stevens Point
Max Sparger Co-Scholar-Athletes:  Mathias Ahman of Stout and Eddie Matsushima of River Falls
 
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