COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western Michigan sophomore defenseman Ronnie Attard has been named First Team All-National Collegiate Hockey Conference, the league has announced on Monday afternoon.
Attard is the second player in program history to earn First Team All-NCHC honors, joining Hugh McGing from last season. He is also the first defenseman in program history to earn All-NCHC honors and the first defenseman to receive league honors since Danny DeKeyser was named First Team All-Central Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2013. The Philadelphia Flyers' draft pick posted a career-high 22 points on eight goals and 14 assists, posting the most points in the NCHC among defenseman and tied for second in the nation.