Four SUNYAC Athletes Recognized by D3hockey.com
Four State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey athletes have been recognized by D3hockey.com including Oswego's Paul Rodrigues (Etobicoke, Ontario) who has been named the Player of the Year. Oswego's Zack Jospher (Wantagh, NY) and Luke Moodie (Oakville, Ontario) and Plattsburgh's Mathieu Cadieux (Oshawa, Ontario) were named to the 2013 D3hockey.com All-East Region Team. All awards were determined by votes casted by Sports Information Directors at East Region institutions that sponsor men's ice hockey.
D3HOCKEY.COM EAST REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Forward, PAUL RODRIGUES, SR., OSWEGO STATE
Rodrigues, a native of Etobicoke, Ont., claims the 2013 honors as Men's Player of the Year as 16 goals, 30 assists and 46 points led an Oswego State team to a national runner-up finish.
His 30 assists were tied for most in Division III, while his 46 points were good for second-most, and were just one point behind the national leader.
11 of Rodrigues' 15 goals came in non-conference games, and they included a goal against Norwich in the NCAA semifinals and the overtime game-winner against Adrian in the NCAA quarterfinals. He also tallied to assists in Oswego's 4-0 win over Plattsburgh State in the SUNYAC finals that handed the Lakers their first SUNYAC playoff title since 2010.
Rodrigues' prolific Division III career saw him post 50 goals and 83 assists for 133 points in 112 career game. During his four years in Oswego, the Lakers made four NCAA tournament, four Frozen Four, and two national championship game appearances.
Also this season's recipient of the American Hockey Coaches Association Sid Watson Award, Rodrigues is a criminal justice major and has been named to the SUNYAC All-Academic team on three occasions.
First Team
D - ZACK JOSEPHER, SR., OSWEGO STATE
Among the offensive power at Oswego State it's easy for the defense to be overlooked. Not to be overlooked though is that Oswego was one of only six schools to allow less than two goals per game over the course of the season. A big part of that defensive effort, Josepher also finished tie for fourth in goals scored by a defenseman, with nine. His 23 points were seventh in the East for a blueliner.
Second Team
F - LUKE MOODIE, SR., OSWEGO STATE
Moodie, the third Laker to make the East Region teams, led Oswego State with 22 goals on the season. Those 22 goals were the second most in the East and his 44 total points were third most. Moodie finished his Laker career with 63 goals and 69 assists for 132 points.
Third Team
G - MATHIEU CADIEUX, JR., PLATTSBURGH STATE
Cadieux finished third in the East with a 1.78 goals against average while his .929 save percentage was good for the top ten in the region. Appearing in 24 games with a 15-7-1 record, Cadieux backstopped the Cardinals to a second place finish in the SUNYAC before bowing out to league-champions Oswego State in the conference title game.
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