PDF of ECAC Hockey release
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, ECAC Hockey has comprised a group of its Top 50 Players to recognize the storied history of the League and honor its significant players. Clarkson University Hockey All-Star forward Todd White (1993-97), the first Golden Knight to record back-to-back 70-point seasons, has been honored as one of the league's all-time best when the conference today announced the eighth installment of honorees as part of its top 50 players of all-time.
The top 50 players were determined by a selection committee made up of former coaches and media members. These honorees were tallied from 145 players (47 defenseman; 73 forwards; and 25 goaltenders).
Todd White Clarkson University, Forward, (1993-97) - Kanata, Ontario
Two-Time All-America (First Team 1997; Second Team 1996) ... 1997 Hobey Baker Award Finalist … 1990-99 ECAC Hockey All-Decade First Team ... 1997 ECAC Hockey Player of Year ... Two-Time All-Conference (First Team 1997; Second Team 1996) ... 1997 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team ... 1997 ECAC Hockey Goals Leader (24 goals in 22 games) ... 1997 ECAC Hockey Points Leader (All Games: 74 points in 37 games; 47 points in 22 games) ... NCAA’s Top Scorer in 1996-97 with 2.03 PPG … Co-Captain of Clarkson’s 1997 Squad … Ranks No. 4 All Time Among Golden Knights' Scorers with 198 Points in 143 Games ... First Clarkson Player to Record Back-to-Back 70-Point Seasons (72 as Junior; 74 as Senior) ... Clarkson Record Holder for Power-Play Goals in Season (15) and Career (38) ... Helped Green and Gold to Two Regular-Season Titles (1995-97), Four Championship Berths and Three Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances (1995, 1996, 1997) … 1997 GTE Academic All-America ... Enjoying a Tremendous Career in National Hockey League (NHL) Spanning 13 Seasons ... Entered 2010-11 Campaign with 635 NHL Games, Recording 379 Points (140 Goals).
The eighth segment of honorees includes: along with White -
Boston University defenseman Bob Brown, the 1972 ECAC Player of the Year, who compiled an impressive 110 points in 62 collegiate games from the blue line; Doug Ferguson, Cornell, forward, who was a two-time All-America selection (1966-67) and the Big Red record-holder for goals in a season (37, 1966); Dan Fridgen, forward, Colgate, the Raiders’ three-time captain (1980-82), who is Colgate’s all-time goals leader with 114 in 113 games; Boston College forward Tim Sheehy, who led the Eagles in scoring for three seasons (1968-70) and was the captain of the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team which claimed the silver medal.
All current and former teams’ impactful players, including those from Boston College, Boston University, New Hampshire, Middlebury, Army, etc... were reviewed in comprising the list of candidates for the special team. Five players from the top 50 all-time team will be released every two weeks throughout the season leading up the championship in March 18-19 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Throughout its history, ECAC Hockey has been home to seven NCAA men’s championship teams, witnessed over 15,000 games, produced more than 500 National Hockey Leaguers, nearly 300 All-Americans, three Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners, and over 1,100 student-athletes who have earned All-Academic honors since 1999-00, the first year the League recognized these individuals.
The first group of top 50 players released on November 11 included the following: Bob Brinkworth, forward at Rensselaer (1961-64); Ken Dryden, Cornell goaltender (1967-69); defenseman Mark Fusco, Harvard (1980-83); Brian Mueller, defenseman, Clarkson (1991-95); and Boston College forward Joe Mullen.
The League released the second segment of players on November 24 which included the following; defenseman Ray Giroux, Yale (1994-98); Joe Juneau forward Rensselaer (1987-91); Colgate forward Andy McDonald (1996-00); Joe Nieuwendyk, foward Cornell (1984-87); and defenseman Ron Wilson, Providence (1973-77).
The third assembly release on December 8 included the following: Joe Cavanagh, Harvard, forward, (1969-71); Yann Danis Brown, goaltender, (2000-04); Clarkson defenseman Dave Fretz (1981-85); Dan Laperriere, St. Lawrence, defenseman, (1988-92); and forward Martin St. Louis, Vermont (1993-97).
On December 22, the fourth collection of top 50 players was released which included; Ralph Cox, New Hampshire, forward, (1975-79); Union goaltender, Trevor Koenig (1995-98); Boston University forward, Rick Meagher (1973-77); forward Lance Nethery from Cornell (1975-79); and Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth, forward (2001-05).
The League released the fifth segment on January 5 which included the following; John Cunniff, Boston College, forward (1963-66); Harvard forward, Gene Kinasewich (1964-66); defenseman Douglas Murray from Cornell (1999-03); Vic Stanfield, Boston University defenseman (1972-75); and forward Dave Taylor, Clarkson (1973-77).
The sixth group was announced on January 18 which included the following: Brown defenseman Bob Gaudreau (1964-66); Jeff Halpern, forward at Princeton (1995-99); forward Peter Lappin from St. Lawrence (1984-88); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute forward Adam Oates (1983-85); and defenseman Jack O’Callahan, Boston University (1975-79).
On February 2 the League released the seventh group which included the following; Clarkson defenseman Bill Blackwood (1974-78); forward Brian Cornell from Cornell (1966-69); Yale forward Jeff Hamilton (1996-99, 2001); Lane MacDonald, Harvard forward, (1985-87, 1989); and goaltender Tim Thomas, Vermont, (1993-97).
The top 50 players were determined by a vote of a selection committee of 10 individuals, which include Joe Bertagna, former student-athlete at Harvard, former hockey commissioner of the ECAC and current commissioner of Hockey East; Ed Carpenter, former Sports Information Director at Boston U.; Bill Cleary, former student-athlete, head coach and director of athletics at Harvard; John Connolly, long-time sports reporter at the Boston Herald; Dan Fridgen, former student-athlete at Colgate and former head coach at RPI; Mike Gilligan, former head coach at Yale (interim) and Vermont; Lou Lamoriello, former student-athlete and head coach at Providence and current CEO/President/General Manager of the New Jersey Devils; Mark Morris, former student-athlete at Colgate and former head coach at Clarkson; Tim Taylor, former student-athlete at Harvard and former head coach at Yale; and Adam Wodon, editor of the College Hockey News Web site.
