Twenty-Four Black Bears earn Hockey East All-Academic Team honors

Photo by: Anthony DelMonaco

6/18/2024 10:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Brandon Holt and Thomas Freel were named to the Hockey East All-Academic All-Star Team.

AMESBURY, Mass. – Twenty-four members of the 2023-34 University of Maine men's ice hockey team have been named to this year's Hockey East All-Academic Team, as announced on Tuesday by the league. Each student-athlete on the All-Academic Team achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better in each of the two academic periods during which he was actively competing.

Brandon Holt and Thomas Freel were named to the Hockey East All-Academic All-Star Team for compiling the highest GPA at their position for the 2023-24 season.

Additionally, Ben Poisson earned All-Academic team honors for the fifth consecutive year while five Black Bears were honored for the second time in their careers.

A full list of Maine's honorees to the 2023-24 Hockey East All-Academic Team is below:

Connor Androlewicz ***
Luke Antonacci **
Grayson Arnott **
Albin Boija
David Breazeale ***
Lynden Breen ***
Anthony Calafiore
Aidan Carney **
Brandon Chabrier
Thomas Freel **^
Cole Hanson **
Brandon Holt **^
Liam Lesakowski
Parker Lindauer **
Josh Nadeau
Bodie Nobes
Victor Ostman **
Reid Pabich **
Ben Poisson !
Nolan Renwick ***
Sully Scholle
Harrison Scott
Felix Trudeau **
Donavan Villeneuve-Houle ***

** two-time honoree
*** three-time honoree
^ Top Scholar Athlete (Highest GPA in Hockey East)
+ Distinguished Scholar (3.0 in each semester of four varsity seasons)
! Five-time Honoree