CCHA Names All-Decade Team for 2000-2013
January 23, 2013 02:00 PM
‘Celebrate the Legacy’ initiative highlights the league’s top former players
Farmington Hills, Mich. – Continuing to ‘Celebrate The Legacy’ in its’ 42nd and final season, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has released the All-Decade Team for 2000-13 to honor the league’s top performers from the past 13 years.
The illustrious group of 12 players, selected by a committee of coaches, administrators and media, joins the league’s All-Decade teams from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s that were selected in 2001.
All 12 players selected to the CCHA 2000-13 All-Decade Team were All-Americans (six multiple All-Americans) and graduated to professional careers. Eleven played in the National Hockey League (NHL), Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller blossomed into an NHL All-Star and U.S. Olympian, while Ferris State forward Chris Kunitz has captured the Stanley Cup with both Anaheim and Pittsburgh.
The CCHA 2000-13 All-Decade Team was chosen from a pool of Hobey Baker Award winners and All-Americans that played at least three years of college hockey. The selections were made by a committee of coaches, administrators and media that have been involved with the league for the better part of the last three decades.
Below is the team in alphabetical order by position with their overall career totals. Miller won the 2002 Hobey Baker Award and was a two-time CCHA Player of the Year and two-time Goaltender of the Year. Other Hobey Baker Award winners on the All-Decade Team include Michigan forward Kevin Porter (2008) and Miami forward Andy Miele (2011).
CCHA 2000-13 All-Decade First Team
| Name, Lettered |
Pos. |
School |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts. |
| T.J. Hensick |
F |
Michigan |
164 |
75 |
147 |
222 |
| Chris Kunitz |
F |
Ferris State |
152 |
99 |
76 |
175 |
| Kevin Porter |
F |
Michigan |
168 |
85 |
98 |
183 |
| Andy Greene |
D |
Miami |
159 |
27 |
87 |
114 |
| John-Michael Liles |
D |
Michigan State |
162 |
44 |
94 |
138 |
| Name, Lettered |
Pos. |
School |
W-L-T |
GAA |
SV% |
| Ryan Miller |
G |
Michigan State |
73-18-12 |
1.54 |
.941 |
CCHA 2000-13 All-Decade Second Team
| Name, Lettered |
Pos. |
School |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts. |
| Ryan Jones |
F |
Miami |
161 |
90 |
57 |
147 |
| Andy Miele |
F |
Miami |
141 |
60 |
100 |
160 |
| Scott Parse |
F |
Nebraska Omaha |
159 |
79 |
118 |
197 |
| Brad Fast |
D |
Michigan State |
164 |
30 |
84 |
114 |
| Greg Zanon |
D |
Nebraska Omaha |
154 |
30 |
77 |
107 |
| Name, Lettered |
Pos. |
School |
W-L-T |
GAA |
SV% |
| Cody Reichard |
G |
Miami |
53-24-9 |
2.10 |
.912 |