Hope Players Named Hockey Academic All-Americans
A record 15 Hope athletes were named Academic All-Americans by the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The honorees are Eric Cox, Caleb Digison, Andrew Dolehanty, Court Fall, Jesse Gardner, Anthony Gasparotto, Justin Glick, Jake Green, Jamie Haak, Justin Johnston, Chris Kunnen, Steven Skawski, Kaleb Skinner, Eric Webb and Kyle Wollet.

Chris Kunnen and Justin Glick

Hope Senior is National Hockey Player of the Year
Hope senior Chris Kunnen of DesMoines, Iowa has been named the Player of the Year by the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). He has also been named an ACHA All-American for a third year. Teammate Justin Glick, a junior from Fort Wayne, Ind., has also bee named an ACHA All-American. Kunnen is the second Hope player to receive the national Player of the Year honor joining Jeff Guy who was chosen in 2006-07. The Flying Dutchmen advanced to the semi-finals of this year's ACHA tournament bowing to eventual national champion and MIAA rival Adrian. Kunnen was named to the All-Tournament team. Coach Chris Van Timmeren's Dutchmen ended with a 29-6-1 record.

ACHA National Tournament in Review
Pool Play #1 Hope 10, Neumann, Pa. 2 stats The Flying Dutchmen opened pool play in the national tournament of the American Collegiate Hockey Association in Springfield, Mo. with a 10-2 victory over Neumann, Pa. Eight players got a goal with Chris Kunnen and Jake Green each scoring twice. Goalkeeper Sean LaDouce was credited wth 22 saves. The victory was the 300th under coach Chris Van Timmeren.
Pool Play #2 Hope 6, Northern Arizona 0 stats The Flying Dutchmen won the second of their three pool-play games blanking Northern Arizona University 6-0. The Flying Dutchmen recorded their seventh victory by shutout with goalkeeper Sean LaDouce gaining his fourth of the year by turning away 19 shots. Chris Kunnen scored the hat trick.
Pool Play #3 Hope 3, Central Florida 0 stats Hope defeated Central Florida 3-0 to finish unbeaten in pool play. It was the second consecutive shutout victory for the Flying Dutchmen who advanced to the championship bracket standing 29-5-1 on the season. Three different players scored a goal. Goalkeeper Sean LaDouce gained the shutout with 11 saves.
Semi-Final: Adrian Gold 3, Hope 2 stats The Flying Dutchmen were eliminated from the American Collegiate Hockey Association national D3 tournament in the semi-finals bowing to MIAA rival Adrian 3-2. Sophomore Rob Calvert scored both of Hope's goals. Goalkeeper Sean LaDouce had 30 saves. The Flying Dutchmen finish the season with a 29-6-1 record. The 29 victories is a single season record. During the national tournament, the Flying Dutchmen marked the 300th victory under coach Chris Van Timmeren. Over 13 seasons he has guided Hope to a 302-89-12 mark for a 75% winning percentage.

Left to right: Chris Kunnen, Jake Green, Drew O'Brien, Caleb Digison

Hope Players Receive All-Conference Honors

Four Flying Dutchmen received 2012-13 post-season honors from the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC). Two divisional teams were selected and from those a teams a conference Dream Team was named. As a West Division first team honoree, senior defender Chris Kunnen of Des Moines, Iowa has been named to the Dream Team and also honored as the Most Valuable Player in the entire conference. This marks the fourth year that Kunnen has been a first team honoree. Named to the West Division second team were senior forward Jake Green of New Hudson, Mich., sophomore forward Drew O'Brien of Grand Rapids, and junior defender Caleb Digison of Midland.