Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team has two named to All-Conference Awards that were voted on by the MASCAC head coaches. Senior Mikey Wilson (Alexandria, VA) was named to the second team while head coach Bob Deraney was named BSN Sports Co-Coach of the Year.

Bob Deraney of Worcester State have been named the 2022-23 BSN Sports Men’s Ice Hockey Co-Coach of the Year. Deraney guided the Lancers to a 12-5-1 mark and second seed in the tourney in his second season at the helm. The 12 win season was the first time in program history that the Lancers have won 10 or more MASCAC games in a single season.

Wilson was named a second team All-Conference forward selection after his commanding season of play for Worcester State. He recorded 26 points on the season with 13 goals and 13 assists and two hat tricks on the season. In just his second season with the Lancers, Wilson has recorded a total of 19 goals and 19 assists for 38 career points.

2022-23 MASCAC MEN’S ICE HOCKEY ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

FIRST TEAM

Player/Institution                                         Class                    Position               Hometown

Hunter Fortin, Fitchburg State                  Senior                 Forward               Westerville, Ohio

Myles Abbate, Plymouth State                  Senior                 Forward              Norwell, Mass.

Erik Larsson, Salem State                           Junior                  Forward               Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Rider McCallum, Plymouth State              Freshman           Defense               Langley, British Columbia

Jake Maynard, UMass Dartmouth            Senior                 Defense             St. John, Ind.

Brendahn Brawley, Plymouth State         Senior                 Goalie                 Morton, Penn.

SECOND TEAM

Player/Institution                                         Class                    Position               Hometown

Carson Laceleve, Plymouth State              Junior                  Forward               Stewiacke, Nova Scotia

Zach Dill, Salem State                                  Freshman           Forward              S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Mikey Wilson, Worcester State               Junior                  Forward               Alexandria, Va.

Joshua Miller, Fitchburg State                   Senior                 Defense              St. Augustine, Fla.

Niks Krollis, Plymouth State                       Senior                 Defense               Riga, Latvia

Blake Carlson, Framingham State             Senior                 Goalie                 Clermont, Fla.

Valtteri Valtonen, Westfield State            Junior                  Goalie                 Helsinki, Finland

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Myles Abbate, Plymouth State                  Senior                 Forward               Norwell, Mass.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Zach Dill, Salem State                                  Freshman           Forward              S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.

BSN SPORTS CO-COACH OF THE YEAR

Craig Russell, Plymouth State

Bob Deraney, Worcester State