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Published February 15, 2013, 04:58 AM

Dalbec, Forsythe named all-NCHA

Juniors Pat Dalbec and Jeff Forsythe were both named to the All-NCHA First Team. For Forsythe, this is the third straight season where he has been named to the first team, while Dalbec is receiving All-NCHA honors for the first time, having received honorable mention last season.

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    UW-Superior?s Jeff Forsythe (4) congratulates Pat Dalbec (6) after a goal during a game in Superior earlier this season. Both Forsythe and Dalbec were voted all-conference in the NCHA. (Jed Carlson/jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association has announced its end-of-season awards for the 2012-13 men’s hockey season and a pair of Yellowjackets have garnered recognition.

Juniors Pat Dalbec (Superior) and Jeff Forsythe (Campbell River, British Columbia/Timberline Secondary) were both named to the All-NCHA First Team. For Forsythe, this is the third straight season where he has been named to the first team, while Dalbec is receiving All-NCHA honors for the first time, having received honorable mention last season.

Dalbec is the leading scorer for the Yellowjackets, just as he was during his sophomore season. Through 25 regular season games, Dalbec has a team-best 15 goals and 27 points. His eight power play goals also lead the team. For his career Dalbec has played 82 games for the Yellowjackets, scoring 36 goals and 32 assists for 68 points.

Forsythe is the top-scoring defenseman for the Yellowjackets with five goals, 12 assists and 17 points. His 17 points currently ranks him third on the Yellowjackets, despite missing a pair of games in December with an injury. In 79 games with the Yellowjackets, Forsythe has scored 21 goals and 28 assists for 49 points.

“Both of these players have been very productive for us since they arrived on campus,” UWS Coach Dan Stauber said. “They both bring so much to the table and are a big part of everything that we try to do on the ice every day. They both work extremely hard at their games but also put in a lot of time on their schoolwork, which shows with the academic awards they’ve won as well. They are both very deserving of this and I congratulate them on these awards.”

2012-13 NCHA

All-Conference Team

Player of the Year

Brandon Stephenson, Sr., G, UW-Eau Claire

Coach of the Year

Matt Loen, UW-Eau Claire

All-NCHA Selections

Brett Corcoran, Jr., F, CSS; Kyle Heck, Jr., F, UWSP; Jordan Singer, Sr., F, UWEC; Kyle Stroh, Sr., F, SNC; Adam Cardwell, Sr., F, UWRF; Pat Dalbec, Jr., F, UWS; Cody Keefer, Sr., F, SNC

Jack Callahan, So., D, UWEC; Jason Cohen, Sr., D, Stout; Carl Ekstrom, Sr., D, SNC; Jeff Forsythe, Jr., D, UWS

Brandon Stephenson, Sr., G, UWEC; David Jacobson, So., G, SNC

All-Rookie Selections

Tyler Zepeda, Fr., F, SNC; Dylan Nowakowski, Fr., F, CSS; Zach Schrotenboer, Fr., F, UWRF; Eric Cooper, Fr., F, SNC; Alex Brooks, Fr., D, UWSP; Brenden Kotyk, Fr., D, CSS

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