Today we celebrate our seniors! In top photo - back row (left to right): #15 Cameron Stewart, #18 Colin O'Connor, #17 Brandon Mitchell, #5 Andrew DeCristoforo, #6 Matt Egan, #30 Hugo Turcotte. Front row (left to right): #2 Tyler Dorval, #20 Thomas Flack, #3 Sel Narby
CLASS OF 2021
#2 Tyler Dorval
Liverpool, New York
Tyler has turned in career highs in points and assists after returning for a fifth season this winter. He had a four-game point streak entering the weekend, with five points and a +7 rating in that stretch. A three-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll qualifier, Tyler is a double major in business administration and accounting.
#3 Sel Narby
Huntington, New York
One of the highest-scoring defensemen in program history, Sel had 64 points in 92 games entering the weekend. An assistant captain, Sel was NE10 Defensive Player of the Year and a Joe Concannon Award semifinalist in 2019-20, and has been all-conference twice. The fifth-year senior landed on the NE10 Academic Honor Roll seven times, and majors in economics and accounting.
#4 Noah Muller
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Noah reached his peak as a high-scoring defenseman during the 2019-20 season, totaling 19 points in 25 games, including scoring five power-play goals. A seven-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll qualifier, he has since begun a professional career in Europe with The Netherlands' Tilburg Trappers. Noah majored in psychology.
#10 Paul Cerdà
Puigcerdà, Catalunya
A transfer from Buffalo State, Paul played only 2019-20 at Saint Michael's, but is remembered for scoring a tying goal in both 5-4 wins during a weekend sweep of Saint Anselm in early February. An NE10 Academic Honor Roll qualifier in Fall 2020, Paul has embarked on a professional hockey career in the Slovak Republic. He majored in economics.
#15 Cameron Stewart
Sabattus, Maine
A fifth-year senior, Cameron has turned in a pair of multi-point games during Purple Knight victories this winter, assisting the winning goal against Franklin Pierce in November. Cameron had career highs in goals, assists and points in 2019-20, adding four power-play goals. The engineering major qualified for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll three times.
#17 Brandon Mitchell
North Scituate, Rhode Island
Brandon finishes his fifth season in the program this year, having reached his highest assist total in three seasons. Brandon assisted two goals in a win over Franklin Pierce on Nov. 19 before assisting the winner against Saint Anselm on Jan. 4. He has earned 13 national and conference academic honors, and majors in business administration and accounting.
#20 Thomas Flack
Toronto, Ontario
Thomas has averaged nearly a point per game the last two seasons, scoring 12 goals with 19 assists in that time with nearly 350 faceoff victories. Two of the Purple Knights' wins this season winter after he scored in the opening five minutes. A 13-time national and conference academic award winner, Thomas majors in business administration and accounting.
#22 Paul McAuliffe
Newton, Massachusetts
An NE10 All-Rookie selection as a first-year, Paul scored 11 goals with eight assists and went plus-9 as a junior. He netted four power-play goals and two shorthanded goals that season, with three game-winners, all in NE10 play. A 12-time national and conference academic honoree, he majored in business administration and accounting.
#23 Ethan Hendrickson
Budd Lake, New Jersey
A two-time assistant captain, Ethan finished his career with 10 goals and 15 assists. As a senior, he was one of 18 Saint Michael's student-athletes honored with the inaugural NE10 Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, honoring those graduating at least magna cum laude. He earned 12 other national and conference academic accolades, and majored in business administration.
#25 Niall Foster
Newmarket, New Hampshire
Niall won 582 faceoffs over three years as one of the best draw men in the NE10. A consummate pass-first center, he handed out 19 assists while scoring eight goals during his final two seasons, when he won 54.3% of his faceoffs. A two-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll qualifier, Niall majored in economics.
#26 Zach Sullivan
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Zach scored 10 goals while finishing plus-3 over 48 career games, adding three power-play goals as a sophomore. He netted a career-high seven goals that year before totaling five points as a junior, all in NE10 play, including two in a 3-3 draw with Stonehill. A five-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll qualifier, Zach majored in business administration.
#27 Andrew Olevitz
Winthrop, Massachusetts
A consistent defenseman, Andrew contributed 29 points and 53 blocked shots in 63 career games, finishing with a plus-9 rating. After reaching highs with 12 points and a plus-11 as a first-year, Andrew posted six of his points during five NE10 wins as a junior. Andrew majored in business administration.
CLASS OF 2022
#5 Andrew DeCristoforo
Medway, Massachusetts
The first three-year captain in program history, Andrew has career highs in points and assists while blocking 70 shots in 60 career games coming into the weekend. His two points, including the late game-winning goal, keyed a 3-2 win against Saint Anselm on Jan. 4. Andrew has earned eight national and NE10 academic honors, and majors in health science.
#6 Matt Egan
Hingham, Massachusetts
Matt has matched his career high in goals this winter, bolstered by a hat trick on Tuesday at Franklin Pierce after netting the game-winning goal against Post on Jan. 22. The assistant captain has twice earned the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award while landing NE10 Academic Honor Roll accolades six times. Matt is a business administration major.
#18 Colin O'Connor
North Haven, Connecticut
A steady defenseman for the Purple Knights, Colin blocked six shots in six games while handing out two assists before suffering a season-ending injury in January. He totaled a career-high five points as a sophomore, when he blocked 18 shots in 26 contests. A three-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll qualifier, Colin majors in economics.
#30 Hugo Turcotte
Gap, France
Hugo has career highs across the board, with personal bests in games, starts, minutes and saves. He made at least 30 saves five times, including 43 against Assumption on Nov. 20 and 29 in a 3-2 win over Saint Anselm on Jan. 4. An eight-time national and conference academic award winner, Hugo majors in education studies and English.
Thomas Ryan
Walpole, Massachusetts
A three-year manager, Thomas is a tireless worker whose effort and contributions are appreciated by the coaching staff and players alike, and certainly do not go unnoticed. We thank you for everything you've given to Saint Michael's men's ice hockey and can't wait to see what's next! Thomas is a double major in accounting and business administration.
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Photos: James Buck | Jim Laskarzewski '86