Six Nanooks hockey players receive academic recognition
July 31, 2019
Six members of the Alaska Nanooks hockey team were recently recognized for their academic success by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The team members were selected for the 2018-2019 Krampade All-American Scholars list. Max Newton is the only repeat selection, while Brennan Blaszczak, Caleb Hite, Nikolas Koberstein, Jordan Muzzillo and Tony Rehm earned their first recognitions.
To be eligible for the selection, a student-athlete must have a 3.6 GPA each semester and participate in 40% of the school’s games. Of the 10 teams in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s men’s league, the Nanooks accounted for six of 66 selections.
The All-American Scholar selections from the Alaska Nanooks are as follows:
- Brennan Blaszczak, a sophomore forward from Troy, Michigan, with a major in business administration.
- Caleb Hite, a freshman forward from Grand Blanc, Michigan, with a major in accounting.
- Nikolas Koberstein, a senior defenseman from Barrhead, Alberta, with a major in business administration.
- Jordan Muzzillo, a freshman defenseman from Capron, Illinois, with a major in business administration.
- Max Newton, a sophomore forward from Vancouver, British Columbia, with a major in business administration.
- Tony Rehm, a sophomore goaltender from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, with a major in general studies.
For more information on the Alaska Nanooks hockey team, follow @NanooksHockey on Twitter or like the Alaska Nanooks Hockey team page on Facebook. The team kicks off the 2019-2020 season with a two-game series against the University of Denver on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Carlson Center.