March 26, 2010

USCHO.Com Tabs JWU Standouts For Post-Season Honors

Johnson & Wales University senior standout Craig Houle (Burrillville, R.I.) and Jason Pietrasiak (Shrewsbury, Mass.) earned accolades from USCHO.com, announced by the website on Monday.  Houle earned Honorable Mention All-USCHO.com honors while Pietrasiak was named to the All-Rookie squad.

 

Houle led JWU with 19 goals and 28 assists for 47 points.  Of his 19 goals, 10 of them came on the power play while the talented forward also notched a pair of game-winners on the season.  Houle ranked fourth nationally with 1.68 points per contest while his 1.0 assists per contest placed him tied for 10th in the NCAA Division III ranks.

 

Pietrasiak notched 24 goals and 16 assists for 40 points in his rookie campaign for the Wildcats.  He tallied three game-winners for the year with 10 power play goals for JWU.  His 1.43 points per game ranked him 22nd in the NCAA while his 0.86 goals per game ranked second nationally.

 

The Wildcats finished the 2009-10 season with a 12-15-1 overall record, 7-6-1 in league play and reached the finals of the conference championship against Curry.