The Short 2000-2001 Season Recap

With an impressive 28-4-2 season and two tournament victories (Nittany Lion Invitational and Two Nations Cup in Toronto), the Penn State Icers won the ACHA Division I Championship in Arizona.  This was the Icers third championship in the last four seasons, and achieved back to back victories the last two seasons.   The Icers were second place in the rankings before the tournament, but achieved first place in the final rankings after the tournament.

Graduating seniors at the end of the season were Mike Blevins (Civil Engineering), Alon Eizenman (Finance - Honors College), and Greg Held (Psychology).  Their senior record was 111-20-7.  It was also the fourteenth season for Head Coach Joe Battista who now had a 366-93-20 at the end of the season.  Eizenman also
made fourth place in total points in Penn State history with a total 95 goals and 165 assists.

The team also sent players for Team USA in the World University Games in Poland.

There were a number of accomplishments and honors for the season, so here is a list.....

ACHA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Tournament MVP: Alon Eizenman
First Team All-Tournament: Alon Eizenman, Kyle Jordan, Josh Mandel
Second Team All-Tournament: Greg Held
Honorable Mention: Brandon Cook, Justin DePretis, Scott Graham
25TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
(April 7 2001)
Most Valuable Player: Alon Eizenman
Defensive Player of The Year: Josh Mandel
Jon Shellington Offensive Player of the Year: Greg Held 
Rookie of the Year: Glenn Zuck
Norm Hutchinson Players' Player: Kyle Jordan
Tammy Smith "Unsung Hero": Mike Blevins 
Flannel Shirt: Eric Harbaugh 
John Dufford "I.C.E.": Bobby Pate and  Jack Weber 
Best Performance By A New Player: Jack Weber
Most Improved Academic Performance: Brandon Cook 
Best Overall Academic Performance: Scott Graham
Cecil & Trudy Smith Improvement Award: Paul Crooker
Ramesh Bhatt Dedication Award: Kyle Jordan, Joe McArdle
NITTANY LION INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
All-Tournament Team: Brandon Cook, Justin DePretis, Alon Eizenman,
Scott Graham, Glenn Zuck (MVP)
ACHA ALL AMERICAN TEAM
First Team: Josh Mandel
Second Team: Alon Eizenman
Third Team: Scott Graham, Glenn Zuck
Honorable Mention: Mike Blevins, Eric Harbaugh, Greg Held
TWO NATIONS CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
Players of the Game: Justin DePretis, Scott Graham, Greg Held
ACHA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Scott Curry, Alon Eizenman, Scott Fyffe, Kyle Jordan
U.S. University Select Team Participants @ 
2001 World Winter University Games
Forwards: Mike Blevins, Greg Held
Defensemen: Scott Curry, Josh Mandel
ACHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Alon Eizenman
ACHA COACH OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Joe Battista
BOB JOHNSON AWARD FINALIST: Alon Eizenman