(Colorado Springs, CO) The National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced four Arizona State hockey players to three All-Conference Teams for the 2024-25 season on Wednesday. Graduate center Artem Shlaine led the team as a First-Team All-NCHC honoree. Winger Lukas Sillinger and defenseman Noah Beck received Second-Team All-NCHC nods and winger Ryan Kirwan was awarded Third-Team All-NCHC.
Five different schools are represented on the All-NCHC First Team, while six squads had at least one player earn all-conference honors. Denver leads all NCHC teams with six honorees, including a pair of players on the First Team. Arizona State and Western Michigan each have a quartet of all-conference recipients, while Omaha placed two on the All-NCHC teams. Colorado College and North Dakota have one honoree each.
Shlaine (Moskva, Russia) finished second in scoring in conference play with 31 points (1.29 points per game), including two game-winning goals. His 14 goals in NCHC action were also second behind only Bump, while his 17 assists were sixth. Overall this season, the New Jersey Devils draft pick has 34 points in 28 games, averaging 1.21 points per game, which is third in the NCHC. Shlaine earned Forward of the Week honors after a four-goal weekend in a sweep of Denver in November.
Sillinger (Regina, Sask.) tied for third in NCHC scoring with 29 points, while his 22 assists (1.00 assists per game) led the league in conference play. He has 36 points (8g/28a) in 32 games overall this year, ranking fifth in the NCHC in scoring.
Beck (Richmond Hill, Ont.) totaled 16 points (3g/13a) in 24 NCHC games, while the St. Louis Blues draft pick sits third among NCHC defenseman in overall points with 29 (4g/25a). His 25 assists in 34 games are second among NCHC rearguards in all games.
Kirwan (DeWitt, N.Y.) finished the regular season with 23 goals to lead the NCHC and has 34 points in 34 games. The three-time Forward of the Week tallied 13 goals in NCHC play, which was third, and totaled 22 points in 24 NCHC games. He was also the January NCHC Player of the Month.
The All-Conference Teams were voted on by the NCHC’s nine head coaches and one media member covering each team (18 voters total). Coaches and media voted for nine forwards, six defensemen and three goaltenders, awarding first-team, second-team and third-team votes for six players (three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender) for each team. A first-team vote was worth 5 points while a second-team vote was worth 3 points and a third-team vote worth 1 point. Coaches could not vote for their own players, making 17 first-team votes and 85 points a unanimous selection. The highest point totals earned all-conference honors.
The NCHC will announce its individual award finalists on Thursday. Individual award winners will be revealed at the final NCHC Awards Celebration in Saint Paul, Minn. on Thursday, March 20 on the eve of the 2025 NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Paige Shacklett
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