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OJHL Alumni Greg Miller, Matt Lorito and Tyler Sikura were all named 2012-13 First Team All-Ivy for their efforts throughout the past season.

Greg Miller (Cornell University Big Red)
Toronto Thunderbirds/St. Michael's Buzzers (2005-08)
(pictured left - photo credit: Patrick Shanahan/Cornell Athletic Communications)
The Toronto, Ontario native joined the OJHL as a 16-year old member of the Toronto Thunderbirds in 2005-06 and would taste instant success, recording 12 goals and 32 points in 48 games played to finish eighth on the club in scoring.  The following year Miller would join the St. Michael's Buzzers and would spend the next three seasons from 2006-09 patrolling the wing.  Each season with the Buzzers, he would see a significant increase in his offensive output, jumping from 16 to 32 goals and 37 to 67 points during his first two years at St. Mike's, finishing tied for second in goal scoring on the club in 2007-08.  Also that season, while helping the Buzzers capture the regular season league title, Miller would be named to Team East, helping them win the CJHL Prospect Game series that was held in Winkler, Manitoba, 5-3.  Named team captain during his final season of Junior 'A' hockey, Miller would lead the Buzzers and finish fifth overall in league scoring with 91 points in 49 games played.  He would also help Team Canada East win the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior 'A' Challenge held in Camrose, Alberta.

Matt Lorito (Brown University Bears)
Villanova Knights (2009-11)
The Oakville, Ontario native would play two seasons in the OJHL, both as a member of the Villanova Knights (now Orangeville Flyers) organization.  Joining the Knights as a 19-year old in 2009-10, Lorito finished second on the club in scoring with 32 goals and 78 points, which also ranked him seventh among all scorers in the OJAHL.  The following year, Lorito again finished second on the Knights with 82 points, while leading the team with 28 goals, tied for ninth in the OJHL, while his 54 assists were the seventh best total in the league.

Tyler Sikura (Dartmouth College Big Green)
Newmarket Hurricanes (2009-11)
(pictured right - photo credit: Mark Washburn/Dartmouth Athletics)
The native of Aurora, Ontario played two seasons in the OJHL, both as a member of the neighbouring Newmarket Hurricanes.  Sikura would taste instant success as a 17-year old rookie, finishing fourth on the club in scoring with 35 points, including 11 goals, in 49 games played.  He took his game to another level in the playoffs as one of the club's leaders, finishing tied for third in playoff scoring with 19 points as the 'Canes captured the first-and-only CCHL title with a six game series victory over Bowmanville, before ultimately falling to the Oakville Blades in the Buckland Cup Final.  The 2010-11 season saw Sikura once again step-up his play, recording 21 goals and 54  points while helping lead Newmarket to the regular season OJHL title.

Below is the official press release from The Ivy League website (www.ivyleaguesports.com):

Yale senior forward Andrew Miller (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), who has helped lead Yale to its fourth Ivy League title in the last five years, was named the 2012-13 Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year on Thursday when the League's annual postseason honors were announced.

Miller had 14 points in 10 League games to tie for the Ivy lead. His 10 assists were the most in League play. Overall, Miller has 14 goals and 16 assists for 30 points, third-most in the League.

It is the third time in the last four years that a Bulldog has been named Ivy League Player of the Year. Miller joins Brian O'Neill (2012) and Sean Blackman (2010).

Harvard freshman forward Jimmy Vesey (North Reading, Mass.) was named the League's Rookie of the Year. He leads all freshmen in the Ivy in overall scoring with 18 points on 11 goals and seven assists. In League play, Vesey had a goal and three assists in nine games.

Miller was one of nine players selected to the All-Ivy first team due to ties in the balloting. Miller was among five forwards as he was joined by Brown sophomore Matt Lorito (Oakville, Ontario, Canada), Cornell senior Greg Miller (Toronto), Dartmouth sophomore Tyler Sikura (Aurora, Ontario, Canada) and Princeton junior Andrew Calof (Nepean, Ontario, Canada). Calof and Andrew Miller were unanimous selections.

Calof leads the League in overall points with 36 (13g, 23a) and had a League-best eight goals in Ivy play. Greg Miller is fourth in points with 29 (14g, 15a), while Lorito (15g, 13a) and Sikura (10g, 18a) are tied for fifth with 28.

Three defensemen were named to the first team due to ties, as well. Brown junior Dennis Robertson (Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada), Dartmouth senior Mike Keenan (South Weymouth, Mass.) and Princeton senior Michael Sdao (Niwot, Colo.) earned selections. Brown senior goaltender Anthony Borelli (Grand Island, N.Y.) was also named to the first team.

Keenan played in all 29 games this season to give him 103 for his career, and has four goals and 10 assists on the year thus far. Robertson has a team-high 14 assists for the Bears this season, which is also second-most among Ivy defenders. Earning his second-straight All-Ivy selection, Sdao leads all Ivy defenders in goals this season with eight.

Borelli leads the League in goals against average at an impressive 1.77 while also recording an Ivy-best .943 save percentage. Those also rank fifth and third in the nation, respectively.

Earning second-team All-Ivy honors were Dartmouth junior forward Matt Lindblad (Winnetka, Ill.), Yale junior forward Kenny Agostino (Flanders, N.J.), Yale senior forward Antoine Laganiere (Ile Cadieux, Quebec, Canada), Cornell sophomore defender Joakim Ryan (Rumson, N.J.), Harvard senior defender Danny Biega (Montreal), Princeton senior goalie Mike Condon (Needham, Mass.) and Yale senior goalie Jeff Malcolm (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada). Biega earned his second-straight All-Ivy selection.

Including honorable mention honors, Yale led the way with five All-Ivy selections, followed by Princeton, Brown and Dartmouth which each had three.  

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Andrew Miller, Yale (Sr., F - Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jimmy Vesey, Harvard (Fr., F - North Reading, Mass.)

FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
Matt Lorito, Brown (So., F - Oakville, Ontario, Canada)
Greg Miller, Cornell (Sr., F - Toronto)
Tyler Sikura, Dartmouth (So., F - Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
*Andrew Calof, Princeton (Jr., F - Nepean, Ontario, Canada)
*Andrew Miller, Yale (Sr., F - Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)
Dennis Robertson, Brown (Jr., D - Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada)
Mike Keenan, Dartmouth (Sr., D - South Weymouth, Mass.)
Michael Sdao, Princeton (Sr., D - Niwot, Colo.)
Anthony Borelli, Brown (Sr., G - Grand Island, N.Y.)

SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Matt Lindblad, Dartmouth (Jr., F - Winnetka, Ill.)
Kenny Agostino, Yale (Jr., F - Flanders, N.J.)
Antoine Laganiere, Yale (Sr., F - Ile Cadieux, Quebec, Canada)
Joakim Ryan, Cornell (So., D - Rumson, N.J.)
Danny Biega, Harvard (Sr., D - Montreal)
Mike Condon, Princeton (Sr., G - Needham, Mass.)
Jeff Malcolm, Yale (Sr., G - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
Tommy Fallen, Yale (So., D - Plymouth, Minn.)

* Unanimous Selection
^ Due to ties in the voting, the first and second teams were expanded from six