Frank Stephenson (ice hockey) explained

Frank Stephenson
Birth Date:1940
Birth Place:Plymouth, NH, USA
Position:Goaltender
Played For:Colby
Career Start:1959
Career End:1962

Frank Stephenson is an American retired ice hockey goaltender who was one of the first two All-Americans for Colby College in 1962.[1]

Career

Stephenson was a three-year varsity player for Colby. Entering his senior season, Colby joined with 27 other eastern schools to form ECAC Hockey. While the Mules weren't considered a threat by many of the traditional eastern powers, Colby ended up winning the inaugural regular season championship by going 17–1–1 in conference play. The shocking finish earned Stephenson a place on the All-ECAC First Team as well as a nod as an All-American. Colby was seeded third in the ECAC Tournament (seedings were arranged based upon rankings and not conference standings) and they won their opening match against Rensselaer. The team's offense faltered in the semifinal against Clarkson and remained dormant in the third place game, preventing Colby from making an almost unthinkable appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1961–62[2]
AHCA East All-American1961–62[3]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team1962[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1961-1962 All-American Team . The American Hockey Coaches Association . January 3, 2021.
  2. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  3. News: 1961-1962 All-American Team . The American Hockey Coaches Association . January 3, 2021.
  4. News: Men's All-Tournament Teams . ECAC Hockey . 2014-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616195013/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/tournament/Men-s_All-Tournament_Teams.pdf . 2013-06-16 . live .