Frank Stephenson is an American retired ice hockey
goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...
who was one of the first two
All-Americans for
Colby College
Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the city where it resides. The donations of Christian philanthr ...
in 1962.
Career
Stephenson was a three-year varsity player for
Colby. Entering his senior season, Colby joined with 27 other eastern schools to form
ECAC Hockey
ECAC Hockey is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I college ice hockey, ice hockey. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United ...
. While the Mules weren't considered a threat by many of the traditional eastern powers, Colby ended up winning the inaugural regular season championship by going 17–1–1 in conference play. The shocking finish earned Stephenson a place on the
All-ECAC First Team as well as a nod as an All-American. Colby was seeded third in the
ECAC Tournament (seedings were arranged based upon rankings and not conference standings) and they won their opening match against
Rensselaer. The team's offense faltered in the semifinal against
Clarkson and remained dormant in the third place game, preventing Colby from making an almost unthinkable appearance in the
NCAA Tournament.
Awards and honors
References
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1940 births
Living people
American ice hockey goaltenders
Ice hockey people from New Hampshire
People from Plymouth, New Hampshire
Colby College alumni
AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans