LaBreck lands on Second Team; Chighisola on All-Rookie Team

Northeast-10 Conference Ice Hockey All-Conference Teams

RINDGE, N.H. (March 3, 2009) – Junior forward Phil LaBreck (Thornton, N.H./John Stark Regional) of the Franklin Pierce University ice hockey team has been named to the All-Northeast-10 Conference Second Team, as announced on Friday by the conference office. In addition, freshman forward Anthony Chighisola (Whitman, Mass./Williston Northampton) has been named to the conference’s All-Rookie Team.

LaBreck led Franklin Pierce with 17 assists this season while playing in all 25 games. He added nine goals, which ranked second on the team, to finish with 26 points, which tied for the club lead in scoring. LaBreck collected three power-play goals and one game-winning goal along the way. He also finished tied for fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference in goals (4) and points (8) over the five-game conference schedule. LaBreck earned Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Week honors on Nov. 17 and was selected to the conference’s Weekly Honor Roll on four other occasions. This is his first All-Conference selection after collecting academic honors from both the Northeast-10 and the ECAC Northeast Conference a year ago.

Chighisola enjoyed a standout freshman campaign in which he led the Ravens with 12 goals while playing in 24 games. The freshman added 14 assists to finish tied with LaBreck in scoring, with 26 points. Chighisola led the team with five power-play goals and three game-winning goals and was the only member of the team to post a double-digit goal total. In conference play, he tied for eighth in the Northeast-10 in assists (4) and tied for 13th in points (5). Chighisola was named Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week on Nov. 12, Dec. 8 and Jan. 19, in addition to one other selection to the conference’s Weekly Honor Roll. He notched his first career hat trick in a 4-0 win at Southern New Hampshire on Jan. 15.

Franklin Pierce concluded its season with a 5-18-2 record, which included a 2-3-0 mark in Northeast-10 Conference play. The Ravens collected the third seed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships and hosted a postseason game for the first time in program history.