Men's Ice Hockey

All-WIAC Men’s Ice Hockey Team Revealed

Printable version of the 2021 All-WIAC Men's Ice Hockey Team

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Zach Zech was chosen the Player of the Year to headline the individuals selected to the 2021 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Ice Hockey Team by the league coaches. In addition, UW-River Falls’ Vilho Saariluoma was tabbed the Newcomer of the Year, while UW-River Falls’ Steve Freeman secured Coach of the Year honors.
 
Zech is the fifth Pointer to receive the top honor in the eight-year history of the award. He ranked third in the WIAC with 11 points, fourth with seven assists and 10th with four goals. Zech contributed two power-play goals, one short-handed goal and one game-winning goal. He had a season-high three points in a 6-3 victory over UW-Stout on Feb. 26.
 
Saariluoma topped the conference with 13 points and eight assists, while ranking third with five goals. He added two power-play goals and one game-winning goal. A Newcomer of the Year is defined as a student-athlete who used his first season of participation in men’s ice hockey this season.
 
Zech was a repeat selection on the first team from a season ago, along with UW-Eau Claire’s Adam Parsells and UW-River Falls’ Christian Hausinger (Player of the Year). Parsells was also a first team honoree in 2018.
 
Freeman collected the coaching honor for the second straight season and 12th time in his career. The Falcons compiled a 6-3-1 record. Freeman completed his 25th season at the helm of the program and is the winning coach in conference history with a 410-233-61 record.
 
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school.
 
2021 All-WIAC Men’s Ice Hockey Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (Previous Team)
Dean Buchholz, River Falls, Freshman, Goalie, Dearborn Heights, Mich. (Lindsay-OJHL)
Zack Cloutier, Stout, Freshman, Goalie, Val-d’Or, Quebec (OCN-MJHL)
Raphael Gosselin, Stout, Junior, Forward, Quebec City, Quebec (Cowichan Valley-BCHL)
Christian Hausinger, River Falls, Senior, Defense, Anchorage, Alaska (Odessa-NAHL)
Chad Lopez, Superior, Junior, Forward, Arlington, Texas (Toronto-OJHL)
Pavel Mikhasenok, Superior, Senior, Defense, Yekaterinburg, Russia (Minnesota-NAHL)
Adam Parsells, Eau Claire, Senior, Defense, Wausau, Wis. (Des Moines-USHL)
Colin Raver, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, Bartlett, Ill. (Aberdeen-NAHL)
Jon Richards, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Callaway, Minn. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Vilho Saariluoma, River Falls, Freshman, Forward, Helsinki, Finland (Odessa-NAHL)
Artur Terchiyev, Superior, Junior, Defense, Kiev, Ukraine (Toronto-NAHL)
Zach Zech, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, South Lyon, Mich. (Odessa-NAHL)
 
Honorable Mention
Caden Cahill, River Falls, Senior, Forward, Anchorage, Alaska (Fairbanks-NAHL)
Chris Curr, Northland, Freshman, Goalie, St. Albert, Alberta (Drumheller-AJHL)
Dylan Johnson, Superior, Sophomore, Forward, Cloquet, Minn. (Minnesota-NAHL)
Logan Nelson, Stout, Junior, Forward, St. Michael, Minn. (Alexandria-NA3HL)
Ryan Orgel, Stevens Point, Senior, Defense, Los Angeles, Calif. (Univ. of Denver)
Joey Petronack, Stout, Freshman, Defense, White Bear Lake, Minn. (North Iowa-NA3HL)
Steven Quagliata, Stevens Point, Senior, Defense, Bartlett, Ill. (Coulee Region-NAHL)
Charlie Singerhouse, River Falls, Senior, Forward, Hudson, Wis. (Armarillo-NAHL)
Dysen Skinner, River Falls, Freshman, Goalie, Billings, Mont. (Minnesota-NAHL)
Charles Weiand, Eau Claire, Junior, Defense, Rosemount, Minn. (Minnesota-NAHL)
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Tristan Conrad, Stevens Point, Senior, Defense, Lockport, Ill. (Cornwall-CCHL)
Connor Evans, Northland, Junior, Defense, UxBridge, Ontario (Kirkland-NOJHL)
Kasey Fitzjerrells, Eau Claire, Junior, Forward, Dubuque, Iowa (Springfield-NAHL)
Peter Karavos, River Falls, Senior, Forward, Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Minnesota-NAHL)
Kobe Keller, Stout, Sophomore, Forward, Mosinee, Wis. (Soo-NOJHL)
Lawson McDonald, Superior, Senior, Defense, Winkler, Manitoba (Univ. of Omaha)
 
Player of the Year:  Zach Zech of Stevens Point
Coach of the Year:  Steve Freeman of River Falls
Newcomer of the Year:  Vilho Saariluoma of River Falls
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete:  Christian Hausinger of River Falls
 
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