HAVERHILL, Mass. – Thirteen Mercyhurst College men's hockey players have been awarded spots on the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Academic Team, league officials announced Thursday.

To qualify for the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team an individual must post a 3.0 grade point average or higher in all of the academic periods during which his team was actively competing and overall for the for the entire school year.

Overall, 140 student-athletes from the conference were honored, surpassing last year's mark of 135. In the seventh year of the award, 16 players earned their fourth appearance on the All-Academic Team, with four of them representing Mercyhurst. In addition, 24 were honored for the third time, while 38 made their second straight appearance.

2009-10 Mercyhurst All-Academic Team Selections
Grant Blakey, Fr. – First Appearance
Dan Bremner, Jr. – Second Appearance
Steve Cameron, Jr. – Third Appearance
Cody Collins, Sr. – Second Appearance
Cullen Eddy, Sr. – First Appearance
Matt Fennell, Sr. – Fourth Appearance
Derek Fisher, Sr. – Fourth Appearance
Phil Ginand, R-So. – First Appearance
Patrick Goebel, So. – First Appearance
Neil Graham, Sr. – Fourth Appearance
Kevin Noble, So. – First Appearance
Chris Risi, Sr. – Fourth Appearance
Max Strang, So. – First Appearance