The NCHA announced Thursday that Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior goaltender Brandon Stephenson has been named the 2012-13 player of the year and UW-Eau Claire’s Matt Loen is the league’s coach of the year.
Stephenson is 17-3-2 with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage heading into the Peters Cup playoffs. He went undefeated from Oct. 26-Dec. 1, 2012, and allowed two goals of fewer in 15 of his 22 starts.
“Brandon has just been so consistent for us, really over his entire career,” Loen said in a news release. “He’s cool and collected in the net every game. He’s a great kid and a great teammate.”
In addition to the two individual awards, the NCHA also named its All-NCHA Team, All-NCHA Honorable Mention and All-Rookie Team.
2012-13 All-NCHA Team
| Player's Name | Position | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Corcoran | F | Jr. | St. Scholastica |
| Kyle Heck | F | Jr. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| Jordan Singer | F | Sr. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| Kyle Stroh | F | Sr. | St. Norbert |
| Adam Cardwell | F | Sr. | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Pat Dalbec | F | Jr. | Wisconsin-Superior |
| Cody Keefer | F | Sr. | St. Norbert |
| Jack Callahan | D | So. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| Jason Cohen | D | Sr. | Wisconsin-Stout |
| Carl Ekstrom | D | Sr. | St. Norbert |
| Jeff Forsythe | D | Jr. | Wisconsin-Superior |
| Brandon Stephenson | G | Sr. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| David Jacobson | G | So. | St. Norbert |
2012-13 All-NCHA Honorable Mention
| Player's Name | Position | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Bennis | F | Sr. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| Garrett Grimstead | F | Sr. | Wisconsin-Stout |
| Garrett Ladd | F | Jr. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| Andrew McCabe | F | Sr. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| Brandon Nowakowski | F | Jr. | St. Scholastica |
| Joe Perry | F | Jr. | St. Norbert |
| Alex Brooks | D | Fr. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| David Donnellan | D | Jr. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| Kevin Gibson | D | So. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| George Malliaras | D | So. | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Scott Lewan | G | Jr. | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Nick Hopper | G | Sr. | Wisconsin-Stout |
2012-13 NCHA All-Rookie Team
| Player's Name | Position | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Zepeda | F | Fr. | St. Norbert |
| Dylan Nowakowski | F | Fr. | St. Scholastica |
| Zach Schrotenboer | F | Fr. | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Eric Cooper | F | Fr. | St. Norbert |
| Alex Brooks | D | Fr. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| Brenden Kotyk | D | Fr. | St. Scholastica |
