Princeton University rising junior forwards and Ottawa
natives Max Véronneau and Ryan Kuffner have been named as Second Team CCM/AHCA
Hockey All-Americans by the American Hockey Coaches Association, as announced
over the weekend at the NCAA Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn.
Véronneau (No. 15 in photo) finished second in the nation with 55
points, on 17 goals and 38 assists, in 2017-18, five points behind Hobey Baker
Award winner Adam Gaudette of Northeastern. Véronneau also established a new Princeton
single-season superlative for total points, while Kuffner (No. 21) set a new
school standard with 29 goals. Kuffner also registered 23 assists and was tied
for fourth in NCAA Division I with 52 points with former University of Denver forward
Henrik Borgström.
Véronneau and Kuffner, who played junior hockey together
with Gloucester (CCHL) before enrolling at Princeton, are both undrafted and
expected to return to the Tigers in the fall for their senior seasons. Each also recorded his 100th career collegiate point in 2017-18.
Véronneau and Kuffner led the Tigers to a 19-13-4 overall
mark, including Princeton's first ECAC Hockey championship since 2008 and its
first NCAA Tournament bid since 2009. The Tigers won six straight playoff games
to earn their league’s title, before ultimately bowing out with a 4-2 loss to
Ohio State University in an NCAA Midwest regional semifinal.
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