Phalon named to 2016 HERO Sports All-America team
NEWPORT, R.I. – Danielle Phalon (Stoneham, Mass.) of the Salve Regina University women's ice hockey team has been named to the HERO Sports 2016 D3 women's ice hockey All-America team.
Phalon was named to the All-America East team and is the only player on the team from a school not ranked in the Top 6 according to the BennettRank Power Rankings. Salve Regina was ranked 41st in the country for Division III women's ice hockey.
Phalon led Salve Regina in goal (17) and points (25) while being named an All-Conference forward for the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC).
"Danielle has been a great student athlete for Salve Regina University," said head coach Beth McCann. "She has been a key element to our programs' success over her four year career at Salve Regina, offensively and defensively. It is great to have to her recognized by our organizations regionally and nationally and she is well deserving of this award. She has set the bar for women's ice hockey student athletes at Salve Regina. It is with great pride that I congratulate her and her family on her great successes in her time here."
Phalon finishes her four-year career at Salve Regina as the all-time leading goal scorer (56) and second on the all-time scoring list with 100 points. She is just the second player in program history to reach the 100-point threshold in a career. Rachel Porter (102) being the only other player to do so from 2009 to 2012.
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