Former Springfield Pics Kohn
Named ECAC Rookie of the Year

Press Release: 3/7/2010
Springfield, MA

CAPE COD, Mass. (March 4)
Nichols College first year forward Zach Kohn (Hartland, Wis.) has been named the ECAC Northeast Hockey League Rookie of the Year, it was announced today by Commissioner of the ECAC Rudy Keeling. Kohn also earned a spot on the All-ECAC Northeast Second Team and the All-Rookie Team.

Kohn, a former member of the Springfield Pics (EJHL), ranked sixth overall in conference scoring, averaging 1.43 points per game on eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 14 league games, all while being whistled for just two minor penalties. The rookie recorded one short-handed and two power-play goals, and netted game-winners at Salve Regina and against Johnson & Wales. 
Kohn posted an 11-game point streak spanning three months and was named the league's Rookie of the Week four times during the season. Overall, he finished with 44 points on 16 goals and 28 assists - just one helper shy of tying the Bison's single-season record. His overall 1.69 points per game average ranked second in the conference, sixth in the nation, and number one among the nation's rookies.
Nichols finished the season with a 13-10-3 record after making its fifth-straight appearance in the ECAC Northeast tournament.

-Courtesy of Nichols College