Longlac’s Ben Gamanche Among 5 Statesmen Who Garner All-ECAC West Awards
Five members of the Hobart College hockey team earned All-ECAC West honors as announced by the conference office this afternoon. Junior defenseman Terrence O’Neill (Kearny, N.J.) was named to the all-conference first team, while junior defenseman Ryan Michel (Camillus, N.Y.) and sophomore forward Mac Olson (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) earned spots on the second team. Sophomore forward Ben Gamache (Longlac, Ontario) garnered honorable mention and first-year defenseman Carl Belizario (Montreal, Quebec) was selected to the all-rookie team.
Gamanche plays hard at a game earlier this season. PHOTO KEVIN COLTON/HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH
Gamache ranks second on the team with 25 points on 10 goals and 15 assists. He ranks second in the ECAC West and is tied for 10th in the nation with seven power-play goals. Gamache ranks in the top 10 in the conference in eight statistical categories. He’s tied for second in power-play points (14), tied for third in short-handed points (4), tied for sixth in short-handed goals (1), tied for seventh in game-winning goals (2), tied for eighth in points, and tied for 10th in goals and assists. Gamache has produced at least one point in 18 games this season and posted two or more points five times. He logged a season-high three points twice, in 5-1 wins over Manhattanville and Nazareth. Gamache notched the game winner in victories over Cortland and Nazareth. Gamache has played in 49 career games, posting 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points. He is currently tied for 10th on the Hobart list for power-play goals in a season. Third-seeded Hobart was in action last night, Feb. 26 hosting No. 6 seed Nazareth in an ECAC West tournament quarterfinal which Hobart claimed 2-1. The three goals were scored in the first period, for more details visit – Live Stats.
