Gerke Named To The AHA All-Rookie Team

March 22, 2010

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - After a terrific freshman season, Alex Gerke (Tomah, Wisc.) has been named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team. The award is the first of Gerke's career.

The defenseman finished the season with four goals and six assists as the sixth highest pointgetter on the team. He was tied with Chris Waterstradt (Tulsa, Okla.) as the highest scoring defenseman on the Husky squad.

Gerke was consistently productive throughout the season for the Huskies. His point total was the second highest among rookie defensemen in the league.

Gerke played in 35 games on the season for the Huskies, missing a couple games in the beginning of December with a slight injury. He started off his college career on a hot streak recording five points in six games from Nov. 6 to Nov. 21

He tallied the first point of his collegiate career on an assist at Merrimack on Oct. 25, while nabbing his first collegiate goal against AIC on Nov. 6, helping the Huskies to their first win of the season.

All-Rookie Team
Name Pos.    School
Adam Pleskach  F   AIC
Joe Campanelli F   Bentley
Eric Delong    F   Sacred Heart
Alex Gerke    D   Connecticut
Chris Tanev   D   RIT
Steven Legatto G   Sacred Heart

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