MARSHFIELD, MA (June 12, 2025) – The New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) announced its 2025 All-Academic Team on Thursday, recognizing student-athletes who have demonstrated excellence in the classroom. To qualify, honorees must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Among this year's selections, 14 UMass Boston men's hockey student-athletes were honored for their academic success and commitment to excellence both on and off the ice.

The full list of Beacon honorees is below:

• Kolye Bankauskas – Coventry, R.I. – Senior

• Tyler Bost – Mahwah, N.J. – Senior

• Jack Ford – Middletown, Del. – Sophomore

• Evan Googins – Braintree, Mass. – Senior

• Jacob Kaminski – Rockford, Mich. – Sophomore

• Jazz Krivtsov – Santa Clarita, Calif. – Junior

• Michael Krupinski – Dallas, Tex. – Senior

• Jude Kurtas – Hillsborough, N.J. – Junior

• Zander Lizotte – Scarborough, Maine – Sophomore

• Ty Mathews – Auburn, Mass. – Senior

• Christopher Merryman – Peabody, Mass. – Sophomore

• Jack Mortson – Detroit, Mich. – Sophomore

• Antonio Tarantino – Phoenix, Ariz. – Sophomore

• Jakub Teply – Stamford, Conn. – Sophomore

To view the complete 2025 NEHC All-Academic Team, visit the conference's official website [HERE].

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