Seven members of the Falcon men’s hockey team have been named to the 2005 All-NCHA and All-WIAC teams. Falcon Coach Steve Freeman was named the WIAC Coach of the Year for the third straight season.

In the NCHA, forward Garrett Larson (Sr., Park River, N.D.) was named to the first team and defenseman Marc-Andrea Lalande (Sr., Deux-Montagnes, Que.) earned honorable mention. In the WIAC, goalie Andy Scanlon (Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.) joined Larson and Lalande on the first team. Forwards Tyler Dahl (Fr., Burnsville, Minn.) and Matt Jackson (Fr., Apple Valley, Minn.) defensemen Tony Sikich (Sr., Apple Valley, Minn.) and Murphy Dwyer (Jr., Burnsville, Minn.) all earned honorable mention.

Larson leads the Falcons in scoring with 20 goals and 42 points. He also leads the team with eight power-play goals and and he has two game-winners. Lalande, who was named to the first All-NCHA team in 2004 and earned honorable mention to the 2003 All-NCHA and All-WIAC teams, is sixth on the team in scoring. He has three goals and 17 points. He has scored two power-play goals and one game-winner.

Scanlon, who earned honorable mention to the 2004 All-NCHA and All-WIAC teams, has a 2.62 goals against average and a .909 saves percentage in 18 games. He has an 8-6-2 record with two shutouts. Tyler Dahl is second on the team in scoring with 12 goals and 30 points. He has scored four power-play goals Jackson is fifth in scoring for the Falcons with 10 goals and 22 points. He has scored three power-play goals and two game-winners.

Sikich is the team's top scoring defenseman. He has 10 goals and 23 points and is fourth on the team in scoring. He has scored six power-play goals and two game-winners. Dwyer, who was named to the 2004 first All-WIAC team, has nine assists this year.

Freeman has been named the WIAC Coach of the Year in 2004, 2003 and 1998.

Go to the NCHA web site to see the entire 2005 team.

Go to the WIAC web site to see the entire 2005 team.

2005 Falcon statistics