Goalie Dan Meneghin (Sr., Surrey, B.C.), defenseman Mike Salmela (Sr., Duluth, Minn.) and forward Devin Underwood (So., Wasilla, Alaska) have all been named to the 2006 Academic All-NCHA team.

This is the third straight year that Meneghin has been named to the team. He is one of only seven players who have been named to the team for three straight years in 2006. This year he played in five games and had a perfect 5-0 record with a 2.20 goals against average and a .920 saves percentage. In his career he played in 45 games and had a 35-6-1 record. He had a 1.92 goals against average and a .928 saves percentage. He recorded six shutouts. Meneghin is majoring in accounting.

Salmela was one of the team's top defensemen. He played in all 27 games and led all Falcon defensemen in scoring. He had three goals and 16 points. His 13 assists tied him for third on the team. He scored one power-play goal and one game-winner. In his career he played in 79 games and had eight goals and 45 points. He had three power-play goals and two game-winners. Salmela is majoring in biology.

Underwood played in 14 games and had two assists. He played in the team's last 14 games as a forward. He is majoring in physics.

To be named to the team a player must have a cummulative 3.00 grade point average, have earned at least 50 semester or 75 quarter hours, and be recommened by his head coach.

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