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The 2014 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division 1 Player of the Year Award goes to forward #17 Kale Dolinski of Arizona State University, as selected by the Head Coaches of ACHA Men's Division 1.
 
The other finalists for the Men's Division 1 Player-of-the-Year Award were:

• #8 Thomas Krysil, Forward, United States Naval Academy
• #31 Matthew Cooper, Goalie, Iowa State University
• #24 Phil Wendecker, Defense, Davenport University

 
Kale, an Assistant Captain and senior from Regina, Saskatchewan, becomes the first ever Sun Devil to win the ACHA Men’s Division 1 Player of the Year Award.
 
Kale, who has been voted Most Valuable Player of the Sun Devils for two years running, led the nation with 76 points (20G-56A) in 37 games played, a whopping average of 2.05 points per game.  Kale was the Men’s Division 1 Player of the Month in October after tallying 26 points (8G-18A) in 11 games, an average of 2.36 points per game.  Kale capped off his collegiate career by leading the Sun Devils to their first ever ACHA Men’s Division 1 National Championship in Newark, Delaware, where he registered 1 goal and 4 assists and tied for the team lead in points with 5.  Kale carries a 3.99 GPA and is a two-time ACHA Men’s Division 1 All-Academic honoree.
 
Kale transferred to Arizona State fresh from winning the ACHA Men’s Division 1 Rookie-of-the-Year Award at Minot State University during the 2010-2011 season where he tallied a career best 77 points in his rookie season.  In Kale’s 4 year ACHA career, he registered a staggering 258 points (108G-150A) in 140 games played, an average of 1.84 points per game.
 
Congratulations to Kale and the other three finalists on a great season!