MARSHFIELD, Mass.—The Babson College men's ice hockey program had 17 student-athletes recognized for their hard work in the classroom when the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) announced its 2025 Academic All-Conference team on Thursday afternoon.
Seniors
Matt Cormier (Waltham, Mass.),
Wyatt George (Mount Lebanon, Pa.) and
Brendan Murphy (Arlington, Mass.) were all named to the team for the third consecutive season. Senior
Michael Holland (Charlotte, N.C.) and juniors
Charlie Andriole (Branford, Conn.),
Danny Cavanagh (Warwick, R.I.),
Will Holland (Charlotte, N.C.),
Brendan Kennedy (Georgetown, Ontario),
Nate Mueller (Rogers, Minn.),
Ryan Murphy (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) and
Egan Schmitt (Schuylerville, N.Y.) all garnered NEHC Academic All-Conference honors for the second year in a row.
Additionally, graduate students
Kyle Gierman (Shelby Township, Mich.) and
Johnny McElaney (Walpole, Mass.), juniors
Ian Driscoll (Middleton, Mass.) and
Cam Joslin (Cohasset, Mass.), and sophomores
CJ Beals (Chelmsford, Mass.) and
Mason Rosado (Weddington, N.C.) were recognized for the first time in their respective careers.
To be eligible for All-Academic recognition a student must carry a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA and have completed one full year at their current institution. A total of 207 student-athletes from 11 institutions were honored by the NEHC.
George (8-10-18), Kennedy (12-5-17) and Driscoll (7-7-14) were the Beavers' top three point producers during the 2024-25 campaign, while McElaney (5-7-12) and
Ryan Murphy (4-8-12) were among six players to finish with at least 12 points last winter. Cavanagh (2-5-7) and Joslin (2-2-4) each had one game-winning tally,
Michael Holland scored a key goal in a come-from-behind win at UMass Boston on February 8, and both Schmitt (4-2-6) and Cormier (0-1-1) missed time due to injury.
Gierman, who led all Babson defensemen with eight assists, and
Will Holland (2-5-7) were the only defensemen to play all 26 games, while the trio of Beals (0-6-6), Andriole (3-2-5) and
Brendan Murphy (2-3-5) combined for 16 points from the blue line.
Mueller, who allowed just eight goals over his final six starts, went 8-5-1 with a 1.98 goals against average and a .935 save percentage with one shutout in 14 contests, while Rosado finished 4-5-1 with a 3.59 goals against average and a .872 save percentage in 10 starts between the pipes.
Babson finished third in its final season in the NEHC at 11-8-1 and ended the year with an overall record of 13-11-2 after falling to New England College in the quarterfinals. The Beavers are set to compete in the Little East Conference beginning next season.
