Dartmouth had four players selected to the All-ECAC Teams, according to an announcement from ECAC Hockey this week. Hayden Stavroff was named First Team All-ECAC, Hank Cleaves and Emmett Croteau were named Second Team All-ECAC, and CJ Foley was named Third Team All-ECAC.
The recognition highlights a strong season for Dartmouth’s men’s ice hockey program. These honors reflect individual achievements as well as the team’s performance in conference play.
Stavroff leads all of college hockey in goals with 27, including 22 in ECAC play—seven more than any other player. He averages 1.47 points per game, ranking second in the ECAC and third nationally in Division I. In conference games, he led with 1.68 points per game and recorded two hat-tricks, making him one of only five players nationwide with two or more this season. Stavroff was also recently named Ivy League Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Ivy First Team.
Cleaves received his first All-ECAC honor after achieving career highs with 14 goals, 21 assists, and 35 points over 30 regular season games. He is third in the ECAC for points per game at 1.17 and has a +18 rating among forwards. Cleaves is second in faceoff wins with 353 and holds a faceoff percentage of 54.7%. Earlier this week he was named First Team All-Ivy and is noted as the only unanimous selection on the second team.
Croteau earned Second Team honors for the second consecutive year after joining Dartmouth ahead of last season. The goaltender has an 11-4-1 record with one shutout, a .914 save percentage (third in ECAC), and a goals against average of 2.13 (second among goalies with over 1000 minutes played). He was previously recognized as both ECAC Goalie of the Month and HCA National Goalie of the Week.
Foley made his third straight appearance on an All-ECAC team after being named Third Team this year; he previously earned First Team honors last season. The junior defenseman has three goals and sixteen assists so far this season, leading active ECAC defensemen in assists, points, and points per game.
Dartmouth will return to Thompson Arena for a best-of-three ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal series against Colgate starting Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m., followed by games on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon if necessary.
