University of Connecticut Athletics
Goldkind and Boylan Earn Verizon Academic All-District Honors
3/22/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
STORRS, CT — University of Connecticut ice hockey team members Michael Goldkind (Silver, Spring, MD) and Mike Boylan (Doylestown, PA) were named to the 2000-01 Verizon Academic All-District Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Goldkind was voted to the first team and will be placed on a ballot for national consideration, while Boylan earned a place as a second team honoree.
Goldkind, a Biological Scienced major (3.769 GPA), ended the 2000-01 season with 10 goals and 23 assists for a team leading 33 points. He had a seven-game and five-game point scoring streak during the season, recorded nine- multiple point games and recorded four power play goals and two game-winners. He was named to the 2000-01 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for the third straight season and was an All-MAAC Second Team selection. Last year, he was named to the 1999-2000 GTE Academic All-District Second Team. Goldkind completed his four years as a Husky scoring 35 goals and assisting on 77 others for 112 career points. He leaves ranked third in all-time games played at UConn with 126.
Boylan, a junior, completed the 2000-2001 season scoring nine goals and nine assists for 18 points including three power play goals as a defenseman. He surpassed his two year total of six goals this season with his nine goals. A Business Accounting major with a grade point average of 3.871, Boylan was named to the MAAC All-Academic team for the second straight season.
Connecticut finished the season after falling to Canisius College in a quarterfinal game of the 2001 Easton/MAAC Championship on March 10 in Buffalo. The Huskies had an overall record of 12-19-4 and 12-12-3 record in conference play.
