Four Gulls Receive All-CCC Honors; Kurapov Earns Second Straight Player Of The Year Award

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BEVERLY, Mass. — Four members of the Endicott men's ice hockey team have earned Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) postseason honors, as announced by the league office earlier today.

Andrew Kurapov (Corvallis, Ore.) garnered CCC Player of the Year and All-CCC First Team accolades for the second time in his career to highlight the Gulls.

Endicott also saw Cam Speck (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) and Jackson Sterrett (Hendersonville, Tenn.) were chosen to the All-CCC Second Team, while Atticus Kelly (St. Paul, Minn) rounded out the list of honorees with a selection to the All-CCC Third Team.

ANDREW KURAPOV | SR. | F

Kurapov is the first student-athlete in program history to win CCC Player of the Year honors twice and just the second in the history of the league (Brady Fleurent, UNE, 2016-17, 2018-19).

Endicott leads the conference with four Player of the Year winners as today's announcement broke a 3-3 tie in the category with the University of New England (UNE). The Gulls and the Nor'easters are the only two schools in the league's history to earn Player of the Year accolades.

In 27 games played this season, Kurapov has compiled 11 goals (4 PPG, 3 GWG) and 20 assists for 31 points. His second period goal in the CCC Championship versus Salve Regina last Saturday was the 11th game-winner of his career, which ranks first in program history.

The senior currently leads the team in assists and points while finishing second in goals. He currently has a plus-13 rating.

His CCC ranks include the following categories/stats: goals (8th), assists (1st), points (3rd), faceoff wins (5th), assists per game (1st), and points per game (2nd).

This is Kurapov's third career All-CCC selection (first team, 2022-23; second team, 2021-22).

CAM SPECK | SR. | D

Speck has played a major role in Endicott's defense which is tied for first in the conference with a 2.00 goals-against average (GAA). Nationally, Endicott ranks ninth in scoring defense.

The Gulls also finished second in the CCC in conference-only games at 1.89.

In 26 games played, Speck has registered one goal and seven assists for eight points. He finished with a plus-12 rating and finished first in the conference with 36 blocked shots.

This is Speck's second career All-CCC honor (second team, 2022-23).

JACKSON STERRETT | SR. | F

In 27 games played this season, Sterrett has produced 15 goals (5 PPG, 3 GWG, 1 GTG, and 1 hat trick) and 12 assists for 27 points alongside a plus-7 rating.

The senior also had the primary assist on Kurapov's game-winner in the CCC Championship game last weekend.

His CCC ranks include the following categories/stats: goals (3rd), points (4th), power-play goals (6th), goals per game (3rd), points per game (6th), and game-winning goals (7th).

This is Sterrett's second career All-CCC selection (second team, 2022-23).

ATTICUS KELLY | JR. | GK

In 15 games (all starts), Kelly is 9-3-3 overall this season behind a 1.86 GAA, a .942 save percentage (458 saves), and one shutout.

Kelly currently ranked third in the CCC in goals against average, fourth in saves per game with 30.53, and second in save percentage (.001 shy of first place).

Nationally, Kelly is positioned 17th in GAA, seventh in save percentage, and 21st in goalie winning percentage (.700). Kelly has  30 or more saves in 10 games, with 30-save performances occurring in the CCC Tournament.

Kelly made 37 versus UNE in the CCC Semifinals and stopped another 32 shots against Salve Regina to secure the CCC Championship.

This is Kelly's first career All-CCC honor.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 14 Endicott (17-5-5) will visit No. 10 Elmira on Saturday, March 9 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 PM.

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)