Ben Blasko Named ECAC West Co-Rookie of the Year
Ben Blasko 鈥�17, forward on the 杏吧原创 men鈥檚 hockey team, was named ECAC West Co-Rookie of the Year for the 2013-14 season. Blasko also represented 杏吧原创 on the ECAC West All-Rookie team. In addition, defenseman Scott Dawson 鈥�16 earned second-team all-conference honors.
The ECAC West all-conference teams and the major award winners were selected through voting by the league鈥檚 head coaches.
Blasko, of Kingston, Ontario, played in every game for 杏吧原创 and led the Golden Flyers as well as all conference first-year players in scoring in 2013-14 with 26 points on 11 goals and 15 assists. He was named to the ECAC Honor Roll earlier in the season.
Dawson, of Ottawa, Ontario, was the Golden Flyers鈥� top scoring defenseman in 2013-14 with 15 points on two goals and 13 assists as he appeared in all 26 games. One of Dawson鈥檚 goals was a game-winner in overtime of a 2-1 win over front-running Utica Jan. 24.
The Golden Flyers, in their second season of intercollegiate play, displayed steady improvement in 2013-14 and finished with an overall record of 8-16-2.
Ben Blasko '17