2005-06 Amherst Men's Hockey Milestones

TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Finished with a 12-12-1 overall record (9-9-1 ECAC East/NESCAC), qualifying for the sixth seed in the eight-team NESCAC Postseason Championship Tournament, where they fell at third-seeded Bowdoin College, 5-1, in the quarterfinals.
• Won The Spurrier Tournament at Wesleyan University, topping NESCAC rival Conn. College in the opening round and taking down the tournament-host Cardinals in the championship game.
• Finished tied for first in the NESCAC in combined special teams (54.5%), third in penalty kill percentage (83.8%) and fifth in power play percentage (20.3%).

INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Senior Captain Forward Jack Greeley (Scituate, MA)
• Academic All-NESCAC.
  
  Senior Forward Rob Balanda (Wellesley Hills, MA)
• Academic All-NESCAC.
  
  Senior Goalie David Litt (Bethesda, MD)
• Academic All-NESCAC.
  
  Junior Forward Sean Ellis (Springfield, MA)
• Tied for 20th in the NESCAC in goals (10).
  
  Junior Defenseman Brandon Zangel (Highlands Ranch, CO)
• Tied for 15th in the NESCAC in defenseman scoring (15 pts).
  
  Junior Goalie Josh Fillman (Charlestown, MA)
• Academic All-NESCAC.
  
  Junior Forward Erik Lund (Edina, MN)
• Academic All-NESCAC.
  
  Sophomore Forward Kyle Schoppel (Cambridge, Ontario)
• Tied for 15th in the NESCAC in power-play goals (5) and tied for 20th in goals (10).
  
  Sophomore Defenseman Michael McIntosh (Soldotna, AK)
• Tied for 15th in the NESCAC in defenseman scoring (15 pts).
  
  First-year Defender Rylan Burns (Mill Bay, British Columbia)
• NESCAC Player of the Week for November 28, after leading the Jeffs to the Spurrier Tournament Championship.
• Tied for eighth in the NESCAC in first-year scoring (15), finished 14th in defenseman scoring (15) and 17th in power-play points.