WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Williams senior forward and two-year captain Alex Smigelski (Mountain Lakes, NJ) has been named as one of eight finalists for the Sid Watson Award presented by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) to the nation’s top Division III player.
Previously Smigelski earned First Team All-NESCAC honors and became the first Williams men’s player to be named the NESCAC Player of the Year.
Smigelski netted a NESCAC-best 17 goals and contributed 11 assists for 28 points for the 15-6-3 Ephs, who posted a 13-5-1 record in NESCAC, finishing third.
“Alex is a man of his word,” notes Eph head coach
Bill Kangas. “He is an incredible role model, teammate, an
outstanding leader, and this recognition is well
deserved.”
He netted the game-winner in the Ephs win over Norwich, which
snapped a 20-game unbeaten streak by the Cadets, and represents
Norwich’s only loss of the season.
In 87 career games Smigelski tallied 41 goals and registered 33
assists for 74 points.
Further, Smigelski is a finalist for the Joe Concannon Award that is presented annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to the best American-born college hockey player in Divisions II and III in New England.
