NCAA Men’s Hockey All-Names Team

By: Dan Shulman

There are a lot of great players in college hockey with plenty of talent to go around. But one detail about college hockey that tends to be overlooked are the names.

The following is a list of the best names in all of college hockey. As a precursor, I realize this is all fluff but after half a season of covering college hockey, it’s okay to have a little fun once in a while.

So let’s go by conference shall we…

Atlantic Hockey

Johno May – forward, American International College

Felix Chamberland – forward, Canisius

Tommaso Bucci – forward, Mercyhurst

boo — Nieves is pretty scary on the ice.

Big Ten

Cristoval “Boo” Nieves – forward, Michigan

Villiam Haag – forward, Michigan State

Darian Romanko – forward, Minnesotsa

ECAC (non-Ivy League schools)

Tyko Karjalainen – defense, Clarkson

Juho Jokiharju – defense, Clarkson

Sorry Theo, but it is a pretty long name.

Jesper Ohrvall – forward, RPI

Meirs Moore – defense, RPI

Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim – forward, Union

Ivy League

Brady Schoo – defense, Brown

Teemu Tiitinen – forward, Cornell

River Rymsha – defense, Dartmouth

Merrick Madsen – goaltender, Harvard

finland — Great Country, Better Names = New Finland Motto

Now we got some names coming! And if the two Clarkson players didn’t tip you off, we have a theme going here.

Hockey East

Thatcher Demko – goaltender, Boston College

Bobo Carpenter – forward, Boston University

Kasperi Ojantakanen – forward, Connecticut

Anders Bjork – forward, Notre Dame

Packy Munson – goaltender, Vermont

Tons of great names and we haven’t even explored out West yet. Let’s head to the NCHC…

NCHC

Duggie Lagrone – defense, Colorado College

Kasimir Kaskisuo – goaltender, Minnesota-Duluth

Luc Snuggerud – defense, Nebraska-Omaha

Gage Ausmus – defense, North Dakota

Kalle Kossila – forward, St. Cloud State

Rasmus Reijola – goaltender, St. Cloud State

Matheson Iacopelli – forward, Western Michigan

Fabulous Finland and its phenomenal names. One more conference left and it’s the WCHA…

WCHA

Jetlan Houcher – forward, Alabama-Huntsville

fear the roo — Yes, I know it’s Akron but it fits.

Ryker Leer – forward, Alaska-Fairbanks

T.J. Roo – forward, Bemidji State

Ryker Killins – defense, Ferris State

Diego Cuglietta – forward, Lake Superior State

Walker Hyland – defense, Michigan Tech

Sami Salminen – forward, Northern Michigan

That’s how to finish strong.

And without further or do, here is the Men’s College Hockey All-Names Team

Forwards

Jetlan Houcher
T.J. Roo
Tomasso Bucci

Defense

Walker Hyland
River Rymsha

Goaltender

Packy Munson

Head Coaches

Enrico Blasi – Miami University
Dallas Ferguson – Alaska Fairbanks

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