March 6, 2002
Farmington Hills, Mich. – Notre Dame forwards Connor Dunlop (Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) and David Inman (Sr., Toronto, Ont.) were named honorable mention selections to the 2001-02 All-CCHA team. Dunlop came up one vote short of making the second team while Inman was four votes shy of a spot on the second team.
Teammate Morgan Cey (Fr., Wilkie, Sask.) was also named honorable mention to the CCHA all-rookie team for the 2001-02 season.
Dunlop turned in one of the top seasons by a Notre Dame player during the 2001-02 season as he collected nine goals with 33 assists for 42 points. In the CCHA, Dunlop finished second in scoring with nine goals and 27 assists for 36 points. The talented center iceman’s 33 assists are the most by a Notre Dame player since the Irish returned to the CCHA in 1992-93 and the 42 points are one less than Jamie Ling’s 43 in 1994-95.
Inman finished the year ranked fifth in the CCHA in league scoring with 14 goals and 17 assists for 31 points. Overall, he turned in career-highs in goals (17), assists (18), points (35) and power play goals (7). Earlier this week he was named to the CCHA’s all-Academic Team.
Cey finished second in the voting for the all-Rookie goaltender’s spot to Ferris State’s Mike Brown. The freshman goaltender was eighth in CCHA games with a 2.87 goals against average and was 11-9-3 in league games with a .907 save percentage. Overall, Cey is 13-12-3 overall with a 2.90 goals against and a .905 save percentage. He has started 20 consecutive games for the Irish since Dec. 7, 2001.
Notre Dame defenseman Evan Nielsen (Jr., Evanston, Ill.) also received votes for the All-CCHA team.
The 2001-02 All-CCHA Teams
First Team
Position Name Year School First Totals
Forward Rob Collins SR Ferris State 9 49
Forward Chris Kunitz JR Ferris State 7 42
Forward Jeff Hoggan SR Nebraska-Omaha 5 36
Defense Mike Komisarek SO Michigan 10 51
Defense John-Michael Liles JR Michigan State 6 35
Goaltender Ryan Miller SO Michigan State 9 51
Second Team
Forward Mike Cammalleri JR Michigan 3 28
Forward Bobby Andrews SR Alaska Fairbanks 2 28
Forward John Shouneyia JR Michigan 3 25
Defense Andrew Hutchinson JR Michigan State 3 35
Defense Greg Zanon JR Nebraska-Omaha 3 35
Goaltender Dan Ellis SO Nebraska-Omaha 2 33
Vote Values: 1st place = 5, 2nd place = 3, 3rd place = 1
Honorable Mention (next six point totals, regardless of position with first team votes in parentheses): Connor Dunlop, JR, F, Notre Dame (2) 24, David Inman, SR, F, Notre Dame (1) 21, Brad Fast, JR, D, Michigan State (1) 17, Aaron Grosul, SR, D, Alaska Fairbanks (1) 17, Josh Blackburn, SR, G, Michigan (1) 12, Mike Bishai, SR, F, Western Michigan (1) 11, David Cousineau, JR, D, Western Michigan (0) 11.
The 2001-02 CCHA All-Rookie Team
Position Name School Hometown
Forward Pat Dwyer Western Michigan Great Falls, Mont.
Forward Eric Nystrom Michigan Syosset, N.Y.
Forward Jim Slater Michigan State Lapeer, Mich.
Forward Aaron Voros Alaska-Fairbanks Whalley, B.C.
Defense Eric Werner Michigan Grosse Pte. Woods, Mich.
Defense Matt York Ferris State Woodhaven, Mich.
Goaltender Mike Brown Ferris State Calgary, Alb.
Honorable Mention: Goaltender – Morgan Cey (Notre Dame), Matt Violin (Lake Superior). Defense – Duncan Keith (Michigan State), Joe Pomaranski (Miami). Forward – Dan Hacker (Nebraska-Omaha).