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UMass' Ufko Named First Team East 2023-2024 AHCA/CCM Hockey All-American
April 12, 2024 | Hockey
ST. PAUL, Minn. – University of Massachusetts hockey defenseman Ryan Ufko has been selected as a First Team East 2023-2024 AHCA/CCM Hockey All-American, the American Hockey Coaches Association announced on Friday during "Friday Night at the Frozen Four". Ufko becomes the 14th individual who has worn the Maroon and White to earn All-America status as Minutemen have collected a total of 16 All-America awards since 1972, including eight in the past six seasons.
Ufko, a finalist for Hockey East Player of the Year, was tabbed a Hockey East First-Team All-Star and a New England Men's Division I All-Star this season in addition to becoming UMass' first winner of Hockey East's Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award. He was selected as an honorable mention Hockey East All-Star as a freshman and a second-team honoree as a sophomore.
The team co-captain, Hobey Baker candidate and Walter Brown Award semifinalist saw action in all 37 games in 2023-24, recording 26 points on 10 goals and 16 assists, including six power-play markers and six game winners, which tied a program single-season record. A native of Smithtown, New York, Ufko was +4 with 55 blocks and helped UMass to a 20-14-3 record and its fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2019. He was named Hockey East Defender of the Week on Nov. 20 after playing a pivotal role in the Minutemen's sweep of then No. 5-ranked Providence and Hockey East Player of the Week after a four-point weekend against UMass Lowell, which included two OT game winners.
In Hockey East action this season, Ufko posted 12 points on six goals and six assists over 24 games with four power-play goals and four game winners.
Ufko was an AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar and a Hockey East All-Academic Team honoree in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and was tabbed an Academic All-District At-Large Team in 2023. Over three seasons in a UMass uniform, he appeared in 106 career games with 81 points on 23 goals and 58 assists. The 2021 fourth round draft pick of the Nashville Predators signed a three-year entry-level contract with Nashville on March 29.
Ufko, a finalist for Hockey East Player of the Year, was tabbed a Hockey East First-Team All-Star and a New England Men's Division I All-Star this season in addition to becoming UMass' first winner of Hockey East's Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award. He was selected as an honorable mention Hockey East All-Star as a freshman and a second-team honoree as a sophomore.
The team co-captain, Hobey Baker candidate and Walter Brown Award semifinalist saw action in all 37 games in 2023-24, recording 26 points on 10 goals and 16 assists, including six power-play markers and six game winners, which tied a program single-season record. A native of Smithtown, New York, Ufko was +4 with 55 blocks and helped UMass to a 20-14-3 record and its fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2019. He was named Hockey East Defender of the Week on Nov. 20 after playing a pivotal role in the Minutemen's sweep of then No. 5-ranked Providence and Hockey East Player of the Week after a four-point weekend against UMass Lowell, which included two OT game winners.
In Hockey East action this season, Ufko posted 12 points on six goals and six assists over 24 games with four power-play goals and four game winners.
Ufko was an AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar and a Hockey East All-Academic Team honoree in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and was tabbed an Academic All-District At-Large Team in 2023. Over three seasons in a UMass uniform, he appeared in 106 career games with 81 points on 23 goals and 58 assists. The 2021 fourth round draft pick of the Nashville Predators signed a three-year entry-level contract with Nashville on March 29.
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