UND places four on all-conference teams

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University of North Dakota senior forward Mark MacMillan and junior goaltender Zane McIntyre were named to the All-National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) First Team, highlighting UND’s all-conference honorees that were announced today by the NCHC.

Additionally, forward Drake Caggiula (Jr., Whitby, Ontario) and defenseman Jordan Schmaltz (Jr., Verona, Wis.) were named to the All-NCHC Second Team, while freshman forward Nick Schmaltz (Fr., Verona, Wis.) earned NCHC All-Rookie Team honors.

MacMillan tied for the conference goal-scoring lead with 13 despite missing the final two games of the regular season due to injury. The Penticton, British Columbia, native also led the NCHC in goals per game (0.59) during conference play and had 20 points in 22 games.

McIntyre, a native of Thief River Falls, Minn., started all 24 of UND’s conference games and went 16-6-2 with a 2.15 goals against average and .931 save percentage. He led the league in wins and winning percentage (.708) while ranking second in save percentage and third in goals against average.

Caggiula, like teammate MacMillan, tied for the conference goal-scoring lead with 13 en route to collecting a team-leading 22 points during NCHC games. A team-high four of his goals came on the power-play and he tied for the team lead with three game-winners. Caggiula was named NCHC Player of the Month in November.

Jordan Schmaltz was UND’s lone repeat honoree after collecting 13 points during conference play, including a pair of power-play goals. He was also a second-team all-conference selection as a sophomore in 2013-14.

Nick Schmaltz earned all-rookie team honors after scoring four goals and 11 assists in 20 conference games, placing him third in the NCHC rookie scoring race. Schmaltz was named NCHC Rookie of the Month in October.

For a complete list of all-conference honorees, open the attached PDF document or visit www.nchchockey.com.