Yale Daily News

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Sports in Brief

Published Monday, March 26, 2007

Men’s hockey forward Backman earns ECACHL Rookie of the Year honors

Sean Backman ’10 did in one season what many Yale hockey players hope to do in an entire career. The rookie forward was named co-ECACHL Rookie of the Year with Quinnipiac’s Brandon Wong on March 15, the latest in a long string of accolades that he accumulated this season.

Although Wong scored more points than Backman did, Backman’s numbers were nearly as solid. He played in 29 games — 11 fewer than his Bobcat rival and most other leading rookies — and amassed 18 goals and 13 assists. His goal tally, which...

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