Braithwaite Named Co-Top Scholar Athlete; 15 Others Named to Team

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Junior Andrew Braithwaite (Kingston, Ontario) was named the Hockey East Co-Top Scholar Athlete of the Year Monday while 15 of his teammates were named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team.

This marks the second time in three years that Braithwaite, who posted a perfect 4.00 grade-point-average, has earned a share of the Top Scholar Athlete Award. Since the award’s inception 18 years ago in the 1991-92 season, a Merrimack athlete has received the honor nine times, most among all Hockey East schools.

In all, 16 Warriors were named to the team, most among the 10 Hockey East schools.

Braithwaite, Grant Farrell (Calgary, Alberta) and J.C. Robitaille (Des Ruisseaux, Quebec) were named to the team for the third time, while Joe Cucci (Melrose Park, IL), John Goebel (Parma, OH), Matt Moulakelis (Barrington, IL), and Francois Ouimet (Lorraine, Quebec) each were selected for the second time.

First time selections included Fraser Allan (North Battleford, Sask.), Chris Barton (Calgary, Alberta), Justin Bonitatibus (Walpole, MA), Ryan Flanigan (Rochester, NY), Carter Madsen (Calgary, Alberta), Adam Ross (Red Deer, Alberta), Karl Stollery (Camrose, Alberta), Brandon Sadlowski (St. Paul, Alberta) and Patrick Watson (Waltham, MA).

Braithwaite, who is a three-time Hockey East All-Star honoree, shares the Top-Scholar Athlete honor with Lowell forward Frank Stegnar, who also recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA in the 2008-09 academic year.

The University of Maine totaled 13 selections, second most to the Warriors, with Massachusetts (12), Northeastern (11) and Lowell (10) also in double figures.

A league-record 94 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team. Each student-athlete that received a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better was named to the team.


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