FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           MARCH 18, 2005

UMass Dartmouth's Eric Frank selected to Second Team

Division III CCM Ice Hockey All-America squad;

Rolli named finalist for Jeremiah Coach of the Year Award

(Dartmouth, MA) - UMass Dartmouth junior forward Eric Frank (Waltham, MA) has been named a Second Team Division III CCM Ice Hockey All-America selection by the America Hockey Coaches' Association (AHCA).  The announcement was made Friday at the NCAA Division III Frozen Four being played in Middlebury, Vermont.

The ECAC Northeast Player of the Year and a conference first team selection,
Frank was the top point scorer nationally within NCAA Division III and the ECAC Northeast.  In 26 games for UMass Dartmouth, Frank scored 24 goals and 35 assists for 59 points, an average of 2.27 points per game. Frank was also second in the ECAC NE in goal scoring and third nationally at 0.92 goals per game. He was second in the conference and third nationally in assists with 1.35 assists per game.  Frank also topped the ECAC NE in power play points (9-14-23) and was tied for third in power play goals (nine).

Frank was a key member of an explosive UMass Dartmouth offense which led the Corsairs to a 22-5 overall record, including a 15-game winning streak which carried them into the ECAC Northeast championship game.

"Eric Frank had a phenomenal year for us," said UMass Dartmouth coach John Rolli. "When Scott Trahan went down with the knee injury in January, Frank just stepped up his game along with the whole team.  For those who were watching him, you couldn't help but notice that he's blessed with the kinds of offensive skills that few players have.  This was clearly a break out season for him."

In other collegiate hockey news announced at the Division III Frozen Four today, UMass Dartmouth hockey coach John Rolli was named as a finalist for the Eddie Jeremiah Award given annually to the College Division (NCAA Division III) Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the Jeremiah Award will be presented at the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Coach of the Year Banquet on Saturday, April 23, in Naples, FL.

To be a finalist for this award, you must either be voted Coach of the Year in your conference or take your team to the NCAA Frozen Four.  Rolli earned ECAC Northeast Co-Coach of the Year honors earlier this month after leading his Corsairs to a 22-5 overall record.

2004-05 AHCA Men's Ice Hockey Edward Jeremiah Award
(Division III Coach of the Year) Finalists
Peter Aus, Bethel College
Bill Beaney, Middlebury College@*
Jeff Beaney, University of Southern Maine
Tom Carroll, New England College*
Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert College
John Dunham, Trinity College*
Ed Gosek, SUNY at Oswego
Gary Heenan, Utica College
Erik Noack, Johnson and Wales
Mark Ostapina, Milwaukee School of Engineering
John Rolli, UMass-Dartmouth
Terry Skrypek, St. Thomas*
Garry Warren, Minnesota-Crookston
*Frozen Four Participant
@ Three-Time Jeremiah Award Winner 

The CCM ALL-AMERICAN ICE HOCKEY TEAMS are sponsored by CCM, an international leader in hockey equipment, and chosen by members of the AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION.

First Team  
East   West
Doug Kisielius, SR, Trinity College$  Goalie  Adam Hanna, JR, St. John’s#
(Park Ridge, IL)   (Owatonna, MN) Brian Phinney, SR, Middlebury College  Defense  Darryl Smoleroff, JR, St. Johns* (Ripton, VT)   (Maple Grove, MN) Patrick Walsh, SR, Colby College  Defense  Ryan Tew, SR, St. Norbert*$ (Easton, CT)   (Saskatoon, SK) Gus Katsuras, JR, Hamilton College  Forward Jason Deitsch, JR, St. Norbert*% (Toronto, ON)   (Indianapolis, IN) Kurtis McLean, SR, Norwich University*%@  Forward  Garrett Larson, SR, (UW-River Falls (Kirkland Lake, ON)   (Park River, ND) Joseph Ori, SR, Trinity College  Forward  Mike Wiggins, SR, UW-Superior (Niles, IL)   (Calgary, AB)

Second Team  
East   West
Brett Walker, SR, SUNY at Geneseo  Goalie  Kyle Jones, FR, St. Norbert

(Regina, SK)   (North Delta, BC) Jon Lounsbury, SR, Southern Maine  Defense  Keith Detlefson, JR, Gustavus Adolphus (Winthrop, MA)   (Lakeville, MN) Tom Sullivan, JR, Babson College  Defense  Dale Lupul, SR, UW-Superior# (Pembroke, MA)   (Port Coquitlam, BC) Eric Frank, JR, UMass-Dartmouth  Forward (Waltham, MA) Scott Bjorklund, JR, St. John’s* (Moorhead, MN) Beau Kretzman, SR, Amherst College  Forward  Anthony Blumer, SR, St. Thomas (Edina, MN)   (Eagan, MN) Jimmy Sokol, SR, Utica College  Forward  Kyle Nosan, SR, UW-Superior (Webberville, MI)   (Baudette, MN)
* First Team in 2003-04;
% First Team in 2002-03;
@ First Team in 2001-02;
# Second Team in 2003-04;
$ Second Team in 2002-03