Aldridge, Besinger, & Day Claim New England Hockey Writers’ Association Honors

NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY WRITERS' ASSOCIATION RELEASE

BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott men's ice hockey student-athletes Kevin Aldridge (Birmingham, Mich.), Tommy Besinger (Milton, Mass.), and Logan Day (Seminole, Fla.) have all earned New England Hockey Writers' Association Division II/III All-Region accolades for the first time in their respective careers, as announced by the organization earlier today. 

Aldridge finished the 2016-17 campaign for the Gulls ranked nationally in the following categories: No. 12 goals in against average (1.99), No. 7 in save percentage (834 saves, .938), No. 4 in winning percentage (21-4-2, .815), and in No. 3 shutouts (4). In Endicott's NCAA Tournament quarterfinal double overtime loss to Trinity, Aldridge stopped a program record 67 shots. He fell one save shy of entering the NCAA Division III record book top-25 list for single-game saves, and three saves away from tying the single-game NCAA Tournament record of 70 set B.J. O'Brien of St. Norbert against Norwich in 2010. 

Meanwhile, Day compiled 40 points on 15 goals and 25 assists in 30 games played for the Gulls in his first season with the program after transferring from Northeastern University. Day currently ranks No. 1 overall among NCAA Division III defensemen in points per game at 1.33, and No. 27 overall among all DIII skaters in points per game. His 40 points in 206-17 ranks first overall among all defensemen in program history, and second among all skaters.

Rounding out the group is Besinger who earned his spot on the New England Hockey Writers' Association All-Region Team behind a 49-point season, which included 18 goals and 31 assists. Besinger currently ranks No. 6 overall in DIII in points per game at 1.63, No. 33 in goals per game (0.60), No. 8 in assists per game (1.03), tied for No. 19 in power play goals (7), and tied for No. 11 in game-winning goals (4). His 49-point season in 2016-17 established a new program record, while his 31 helpers also ranks first in program history for a single-season.

Aldridge, Besinger, and Day were key parts in Endicott's historic 2016-17 season that included winning the inaugural Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship on March 4, the Gulls' first-ever NCAA Tournament win versus Hobart on March 11 (W, 4-3 | First Round), and the program's first-ever appearance in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament on March 18. 

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