LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Mitch Herlihey of the Oswego State men's ice hockey team has been named to the American Hockey Coach Association (AHCA) All-America ­Second Team. Herlihey, who was named State University of New York Athletic Conference's (SUNYAC) Herb Hammond Player of the Year and named to the All-Conference First Team, becomes the 29th player in program history to receive All-America honors.

The senior captain for the Lakers scored 30 points this season -- a career high -- on 13 goals and 17 assists. A model of consistency, he scored a point in 18 of Oswego's 25 games, with nine of those being multi-point efforts. He was a key member of Oswego's first line that generated 36 of the team's 90 goals. Herlihey also led the team in first goals, as he scored the opening goal for the Lakers five times throughout the year.

Known for his clutch play, Herlihey dominated in crucial games for the Lakers this year. He scored seven points in the six games Oswego played against regionally ranked teams. These were highlighted by a game-tying goal with 29 seconds left against UCHC regular-season and postseason champion Utica College on Jan. 20. On Feb. 9, he scored two first-period goals against Geneseo, which helped Oswego secure the SUNYAC regular season crown for the second straight year.

The Ottawa, Ont. native is also seen as one of the top defensive forwards in the country as well. He played significant time on the Lakers' penalty-kill unit that was 11th in the nation, successful on over 87-percent of its attempts. Herlihey also blocked 12 shots on the year, aiding Oswego's defense that allowed just 1.73 goals per game, ranking third in all of Division III.

2018 AHCA Division III Men's All-Americans:

	FIRST TEAM
East		West
Blake Wojtala, jr., Salve Regina	Goalie	T.J. Black, jr., St. Norbert
Dalton Carter, sr., Utica	Defense	Sean Campbell, sr., St. Norbert
Logan Day, jr., Endicott	Defense	Cory Dunn, jr., Adrian
Colin Larkin, sr., UMass Boston	Forward	Tanner Froese, sr., St. Norbert
Brady Fleurent, sr., Univ. of New England	Forward	Tanner Karty, jr., UW-Stevens Point
Roman Ammirato, sr., Utica	Forward	Mathew Thompson, sr., Adrian
	SECOND TEAM
East		West
Connor Rodericks, so., Connecticut College	Goalie	Max Milosek, sr., UW-Stevens Point
Nick Albano, fr., UMass Boston	Defense	Braydon Barker, fr., Concordia (Wis.)
Pat Condon, sr., SUNY Geneseo	Defense	Mathias Ahman, jr., UW-Stout
Jack Billings, so., Salve Regina	Forward	Lane King, sr., Lawrence
Nick Ford, so., Elmira	Forward	Taylor McCloy, sr., Adrian
Mitchell Herlihey, sr., Oswego State	Forward	Hunter Stewart, sr., Marian
	THIRD TEAM
East
Evan Buitenhuis, sr., Hamilton	Goalie
Ryan Burr, so., Univ. of New England	Defense
Michael Anthony Guerrera, Buffalo State Tanner Shaw, jr., Hobart	Defense
Ryan Bloom, so., Univ. of New England	Forward
Conlan Keenan, SUNY Geneseo	Forward
Jonathan Ruiz, UMass Dartmouth	Forward