Augsburg's Jensen, Johnson named All-MIAC men's hockey; Guran, Kent, Sauer named All-MIAC honorable mention; Guran named to MIAC All-Rookie Team; Frischmann named to All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team
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MINNEAPOLIS (3/10/09) -- Augsburg College men's hockey forwards Jim Jensen (SO, Plymouth, Minn./Osseo HS) and Chris Johnson (JR, Verona, Wis./Madison Memorial HS) earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first-team honors, while teammates Nick Guran (FY, McHenry, Ill./McHenry East HS), Andrew Kent (SR, Lakeville, Minn.) and Joel Sauer (SO, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors, it was announced recently.
In addition, Guran earned a spot on the MIAC All-Rookie Team and Bryan Frischmann (SO, Rochester, Minn./Century HS) was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.
For Johnson, it is his third straight All-MIAC recognition, after earning All-MIAC honorable-mention honors each of the last two seasons and MIAC All-Rookie team honors his first season. Jensen also earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors and All-Rookie Team honors last year. For Kent, it is his second All-MIAC honor, after being named to the All-MIAC first team in the 2006-07 season.
Johnson finished the season as the MIAC's scoring champion in both overall and conference play. In overall play, Johnson led the league in both points (42) and assists (28), while standing fifth in goals (14). In league games-only, Johnson led the league in points (33) and assists (22), while standing second in goals (11). He finished the 2008-09 season with a consecutive-game point streak of 12 straight games, claiming a goal or assist in 21 of Augsburg's 26 games this season. Among NCAA Division III players nationally, Johnson finished 13th in points per-game (1.62) and 10th in assists per-game (1.08). In 77 career games, Johnson has 30 goals and 57 assists for 87 points.
Jensen finished this season fourth on the team in total scoring, with 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points, ranking 16th among MIAC players in overall points, 12th in goals and 22nd in assists. In league games-only, Jensen's 20 points ranked ninth among league players, while his 10 goals ranked fifth and his 10 assists ranked 14th. In 50 career games, Jensen has 23 goals and 25 assists for 48 points.
Guran was the top scorer among first-year players in the MIAC this season, leading the league's rookies in both goals (16) and points (31), while standing fifth in assists (15). In league play, he also led the MIAC in first-year goals (11) and points (21), while standing tied for second in assists (10). Among MIAC players in overall stats, he was eighth in points and third in goals, while standing fifth in points in league games-only and second in goals.
Kent saw action in all but 40 minutes of play for the Auggies this season, with a 3.96 goals-against-average and .882 save percentage. He had 12 games with 30-plus saves this season, including seven games with 35-plus saves. His 1,516:52 time in goal was tops among MIAC goalies in overall play, as was his 756 total saves. His time in goal was eighth-most among NCAA Division III players this season. In his Auggie career, Kent finished with a 3.68 GAA and .884 save percentage, with a 24-39-6 career record.
Sauer finished second this season in scoring for the Auggies, with 15 goals and 17 assists for 32 points. He ranked seventh among MIAC players in overall points, while ranking fourth in goals and ninth in assists. In league games-only, Sauer ranked fifth among MIAC players in total points (21), while ranking ninth in goals (9) and seventh in assists (12). In 47 career games at Augsburg, Sauer has 22 goals and 17 assists for 39 career points.
Frischmann was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. A defender, Frischmann had two goals and seven assists for nine points this season, his point total third-best among Auggie defenders. In 50 career games, he has two goals and eight assists for 10 career points.
In its third season under head coach Chris Brown, Augsburg finished 9-16-1 overall, 8-7-1 in MIAC play. The Auggies closed the season strong, with a 6-1-1 record in their last eight games of the regular season to earn a berth in the five-team MIAC postseason tournament for the second time in the last three years.
