Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons' Jacob Cepis and Nick Eno Collect All-Rookie Team Honors From The CCHA
March 10, 2008 | Ice Hockey
March 10, 2008
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Bowling Green State University freshmen hockey players Jacob Cepis and Nick Eno have been named to the 2008 Central Collegiate Hockey Association's All-Rookie Team as announced by the league office on Monday (Mar. 10). A total of seven players were named to the 20th-annual squad as BG tied with Northern Michigan for the most nominations as each team had two players honored.
The nominations mark the first time that the Falcons have had a member on the team since the 2004-05 season when current senior defenseman Michael Hodgson was named to the team. Only six previous players have been named to the team, as Cepis and Eno became the seventh and eighth Falcons to be honored.
Cepis, a freshman forward from Parma, Ohio, currently has 31 points in his rookie campaign as he has tallied 15 goals and 16 assists. His goal and point totals are second on the squad only to senior forward Derek Whitmore, who has 27 goals and 36 points.
Overall, Cepis currently is tied for 33rd on the school's all-time freshmen scoring list. He is just two points away from being the Falcons' top rookie scorer in the past 13 years and three points away from being the top rookie scorer since Brett Harkins scored 54 points as a freshman during the 1989-90 season.
The 5-foot-8-inch forward finished tied for third in the CCHA in scoring among rookies with a line of 10-14-24 in conference play. His 15 goals rank second overall in the league among freshmen, while his 0.86 points per game average ranks 12th-nationally on the freshmen points per game list. He tallied four of his 15 goals on the man-advantage and had three go for game-winners.
Eno, a freshman goaltender from Howell, Mich., currently has a 12-9-0 overall record on the year with a 2.73 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. The 19-year-old netminder placed seventh among all goaltenders and first among rookies with a 2.51 goals-against average in conference play.
If the season were to end today, Eno's overall goals-against average and save percentage would both rank sixth on the all-time BGSU single-season lists, while his conference numbers would both rank fourth.
The 6-foot-3-inch goaltender allowed the opposition to score more than three goals against him just four times all season. He had six games where he made 30 or more saves and one where he made 40 saves as his 12 wins are the most by any Falcon goaltender in the last three seasons.
A seventh-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres, Eno is just the third goaltender from BGSU to be named to the All-Rookie squad, joining Aaron Ellis (1992-93) and Bob Petrie (1993-94).
The two freshmen have helped the Falcons to 18 wins this season, which rank as the most for a single-season in the last decade and the most in 13 years. They will look to continue their success this weekend when the seventh-seeded Falcons head to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2001 as they will face second-seeded Miami. The best-of-three series will start with game one at 7:35 p.m. from MU's Steve Cady Arena.
Full League Release
Two Wildcats and Two Falcons Named To All-Rookie Team
Voting Deadlock Results in Four Forwards Named.
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Bowling Green State University and Northern Michigan University each had two players named to the 2008 CCHA All-Rookie Team. Miami University, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University each had one player selected for the honor. This marks the 20th year that the conference has named an all-rookie team and, because of a tie in voting at the forward position, there are seven members on the squad for the fifth time.
Determined by a vote of the conference head coaches, the team will be honored at the 2008 CCHA Awards on Thursday, March 20, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.
2007-08 CCHA All-Rookie Team
Carter Camper Forward Miami University Rocky River, Ohio
Max Pacioretty Forward University of Michigan New Canaan, Conn.
Jacob Cepis Forward Bowling Green State University Parma, Ohio
Mark Olver Forward Northern Michigan University Burnaby, B.C.
Erik Gustafsson Defenseman Northern Michigan University Kvissleby, Sweden
Jeff Petry Defenseman Michigan State University Farmington Hills, Mich.
Nick Eno Goalie Bowling Green State University Howell, Mich.
Carter Camper, a 19-year-old forward from Rocky River, Ohio, and Miami University, was chosen as CCHA Rookie of the Month three times and was a unanimous pick for the All-Rookie Team. Camper finshed the CCHA season tied for third in scoring among rookies with 24 points in 20 games. He led CCHA rookies with 1.20 points-per game.
Max Pacioretty, a 19-year-old forward from New Canaan, Conn., and the University of Michigan, led the CCHA in rookie scoring (12-16-28), tied for first in power-play goals (6), game-winning goals (2) and plus/minus (+20) in 25 conference games. The Montreal Canadians draft pick was named CCHA Rookie of the Month for the month of November and was a unanimous pick for the All-Rookie Team.
Jacob Cepis, a 20-year-old forward from Parma, Ohio, and Bowling Green State University, finished tied for third in CCHA scoring among rookies with 10-14-24. Cepis placed second on his team with 24 points and 14 assists and tallied two power-play goals as well as a game-winning goal.
Mark Olver, a 20-year-old forward from Burnaby, B.C., and Northern Michigan University placed third on his team in conference scoring and tied for second in goals scored with 13-10-23 in 25 games. He led all rookies with 13 goals in confernece play and was tied for the lead with six power-play goals. Olver earned CCHA Rookie of the Month honors in February.
Erik Gustafsson, a 19-year-old defenseman from Kvissleby, Sweden, and Northern Michigan University, placed second among rookies and first on his team with 17 assists and a +17 rating in 28 conference games. He finished tied for ninth among all rookie skaters and first among rookie defensemen with 17 points.
Jeff Petry, a 20-year-old defenseman from Farmington Hills, Mich., and Michigan State University, finished second among rookie defensemen and ninth on his team with 16 points in 28 conference games. The Edmonton draft pick, who was USA Hockey's Junior Hockey Player of the Year in 2007, finished with a +9 rating.
Nick Eno, a 19-year-old goaltender from Howell, Mich., and Bowling Green State University, posted a 9-7-0 record in conference games and placed seventh among all netminders and first among rookies with a 2.51 GAA. The Buffalo Sabres draft pick also sported a .918 save percentage in 932:31 of action.
Honorable mentions Forward-- Justin Menke, FSU; Landon Novotney, UA; Aaron Palushaj, UM. Defense-- Ian Cole, ND; Chad Langlais, UM; Jeff Penner, UA; Zach Redmond, FSU; Chris Reed, OSU. Goaltender-- Brian Mahoney-Wilson, LSSU; Pat Nagle, FSU.
