CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — ECAC Hockey is proud to announce the recipients of the league’s major individual award winners for the 2022-23 season ahead of crowning the ECAC Hockey Tournament champion this weekend in New Haven.
Awards were determined by a full nomination and voting process involving the league's 12 head coaches.
ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year: Mark Bolding, Yale
For the second-straight season, Yale's Mark Bolding has earned ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year honors. In just his third season at the helm of Yale women’s hockey, Mark Bolding has continued to push his team to be their best and stay on top of the league and at the national level. In 2022-23, Bolding coached the Bulldogs to an unprecedented 19-2-1 league finish and the program’s first ever ECAC Hockey regular season title. After helping the team to a berth in the 2022 Frozen Four, Bolding has sights set on the league championship before turning attention to the national playing field.
ECAC Hockey Forward of the Year: Danielle Serdachny, Colgate
Senior forward and Colgate captain Danielle Serdachny has earned ECAC Hockey Forward of the Year for the second time in her career (2020-21). Her 11 goals and 25 assists during league play put her second in league scoring, and she brings an immeasurable dose of passion, hard work, and leadership onto the ice and into the locker room with her everyday. ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week twice this season (January 10 and February 14) and ECAC Hockey and national Player of the Month for October, Serdachny has broken program records and helped the Raiders shine on the national stage.
ECAC Hockey Defender of the Year: Emma Seitz, Yale
Senior defender Emma Seitz takes home ECAC Hockey Defender of the Year for the second year in a row. Through 22 league contests this season, Seitz put up nine goals and added six assists, finishing tied for third league-wide in scoring among blue liners. Seitz also put up an impressive 27 blocked shots during league play and has helped the Bulldogs maintain their league-leading 34 goals against. A three-time ECAC Hockey Defender of the Week (November 29, January 31, February 7), Seitz has also been unstoppable offensively this season.
ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year: Pia Dukaric, Yale
Slovenian sophomore Pia Dukaric earns ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year in her first full season between the pipes for the Bulldogs. With the most playing time of all of the league’s goaltenders, Dukaric still finished second in save percentage (.928) and goals against average (1.49) in the league, earning 19 wins through 22 games and making 400 saves en route to five shutouts.
ECAC Hockey Co-Rookies of the Year: Jade Iginla, Brown and Jordan Ray, Yale
Brown freshman phenom Jade Iginla and unanimous ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team selection Jordan Ray have been crowned ECAC Hockey Co-Rookies of the Year.
In her first season at the collegiate level, Iginla led the Bears with 12 goals, tied for second in the league among rookies, and added 3 assists for a total of 15 points. Three of her tallies were scored shorthanded and two were scored on the power play, with one game-winner and one hat trick (February 3) to boot.
Ray was also a top-performer for the Bulldogs, and led league rookies in scoring with 13 goals and 18 assists during league play for a total of 31 points. She finished the season with a +25 rating and had two game-winners, along with tallying her first career hat trick in a 10-1 win over Union on February 3.
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year: Danielle Serdachny, Colgate
In a season unlike any other for the Raiders, Colgate captain Danielle Serdachny brings home the highest individual honor for a league competitor: ECAC Hockey Player of the Year. After shattering the program record for overall single-season points (previously held at 55), Serdachny also broke the Raiders’ record for career points (previously held at 163). A formidable presence on the ice but a compassionate, resilient leader off of it, Serdachny earns her second ECAC Hockey Player of the Year award to cap off an unbeatable 2022-23 campaign.
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