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St. Cloud State senior forward Drew LeBlanc was named WCHA player and student-athlete of the year on Thursday on the eve of the conference postseason getting underway.<\/p>\n

Defensive player of the year went to St. Cloud State junior Nick Jensen, while Minnesota State freshman goalie Stephon Williams was named rookie of the year and goaltending champion.<\/p>\n

Nebraska-Omaha junior Ryan Walters earned scoring champion honors and Minnesota State’s Mike Hastings was named coach of the year.<\/p>\n

In addition, the WCHA announced three All-WCHA teams and an All-Rookie squad.<\/p>\n

2013 All-WCHA First Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Player's Name<\/th>Position<\/th>Class<\/th>School<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ryan Walters<\/td>F<\/td>Jr.<\/td>Nebraska-Omaha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drew LeBlanc<\/td>F<\/td>Sr.<\/td>St. Cloud State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danny Kristo<\/td>F<\/td>Sr.<\/td>North Dakota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nate Schmidt<\/td>D<\/td>Jr.<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Jensen<\/td>D<\/td>Jr.<\/td>St. Cloud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephon Williams<\/td>G<\/td>Fr.<\/td>Minnesota State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

2013 All-WCHA Second Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Player's Name<\/th>Position<\/th>Class<\/th>School<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Corban Knight<\/td>F<\/td>Sr.<\/td>North Dakota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erik Haula<\/td>F<\/td>Jr.<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rylan Schwartz<\/td>F<\/td>Sr.<\/td>Colorado College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joey LaLeggia<\/td>D<\/td>Sr.<\/td>Denver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Boivin<\/td>D<\/td>Sr.<\/td>Colorado College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juho Olkinuora<\/td>G<\/td>So.<\/td>Denver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

2013 All-WCHA Third Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Player's Name<\/th>Position<\/th>Class<\/th>School<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Matt Leitner<\/td>F<\/td>So.<\/td>Minnesota State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Bjugstad<\/td>F<\/td>Jr.<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eriah Hayes<\/td>F<\/td>Sr.<\/td>Minnesota State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andrej Sustr<\/td>D<\/td>Jr.<\/td>Nebraska-Omaha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jake McCabe<\/td>D<\/td>So.<\/td>Wisconsin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Wilcox<\/td>G<\/td>Fr.<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

2013 All-WCHA Rookie Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Player's Name<\/th>Position<\/th>Class<\/th>School<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Tony Cameranesi<\/td>F<\/td>Fr.<\/td>Minnesota-Duluth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alex Petan<\/td>F<\/td>Fr.<\/td>Michigan Tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rocco Grimaldi<\/td>F<\/td>Fr.<\/td>North Dakota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nolan Zajac<\/td>D<\/td>Fr.<\/td>Denver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andy Welinski<\/td>D<\/td>Fr.<\/td>Minnesota-Duluth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephon Williams<\/td>G<\/td>Fr.<\/td>Minnesota State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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