Leopards Skaters Honored by ECAC Northeast

CENTERVILLE, Mass. - Commissioner Rudy Keeling of the Eastern College Athletic Conference announced today the ECAC Northeast all-conference hockey teams for the 2011-12 season. The team is voted on by the coaches of the league each year.

Five members of the Leopard hockey program were honored by the league, with sixth-year head coach R.J. Tolan earning 2012 ECAC Northeast Coach of the Year honors. Joining Tolan in receiving accolades are senior forward Skylur Jameson (Long Beach, Calif.), who was named to the first team; freshman forward Mike Domsodi (Kirkland, Que.); who was named to both the second team and all-rookie team, junior defenseman Shaun Jameson (Long Beach Calif.) was was named to the second team; and freshman netminder Alex Peck (Kirkland, Que.), who was an all-rookie selection.

Tolan earns the league's top coach honors for the second time in his career as he was name ECAC Northeast Co-Coach of the Year during the 2006-07 campaign. This season he guided the Black & Gold to its second regular season championship in the last three seasons with an 11-2-1 conference record (18-6-1 overall). In his six seasons the Waltham, Mass., native and 2002 graduate of UMass Lowell has a career record of 97-51-11 (.645).

Skylur Jameson earns all-conference honors for the fourth consecutive season as he was the league's rookie of the year in 2009, the league's player of the year in 2010, and a first team all-conference selection a season ago. Playing in all 25 games, Jameson has 10 points and a team-high 23 assists for 33 points. Five of his goals have come via the power play and he has a pair of game-winning markers this season. In 103 career games Jameson ranks among the program's leaders in numerous categories including points (second, 159), assists (second, 92), goals (fifth, 67), game-winning goals (fourth, nine), and power play goals (third, 27).

Shaun Jameson earns his third straight all-conference selection as he was named to both the first team and all-rookie team as a freshman and followed that up with second team honors last season. Jameson has played in all 25 games and leads all Leopard defensemen in scoring with five goals and 18 assists for 23 points. Two of his goals have come on special teams, as he has one power play and one shorthanded goal. In 73 career games Jameson has 19 goals and 47 assists for 66 points. Eight of his goals have come on the power play and two have come while shorthanded.

Domsodi has had an impressive rookie campaign, leading the team with 18 goals and tying linemate Skylur Jameson for the team lead with 33 points. Eight of Domsodi's goals have come by way of the power play and the two-time conference rookie of the week had a 12-game scoring streak (17 points) from January 3 until February 16. Twice this season (December 5, February 6) Domsodi was named the ECAC Northeast Rookie of the Week.

Peck has started all 13 games in which he has appeared, posting a 10-2-1 record with a 2.15 goals against average and a .915 save percentage. In his collegiate debut he made 28 saves in a 5-2 win over Franklin Pierce on November 11 and was named the ECAC Northeast Rookie of the Week on December 12 and was tabbed as the league's goaltender of the Week on January 9. His 10 wins this season rank him ninth on the program's all-time list.

Wentworth earned the number one seed in the ECAC Northeast Tournament and will host an opponent to be determined in a semifinal matchup on Wednesday, February 29, at 8:00 p.m.

ECAC Northeast Release