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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Six members of the Union College men's hockey program were honored at the team's season-ending awards banquet, Thursday night at College Park Hall.

Junior forward and co-captain Mike Vecchione was named the team's Most Valuable Player. Vecchione earned All-ECAC Hockey Third Team honors after leading the team with 20 assists and 29 points. He also produced a team-best 11 assists and 19 points in ECACH play. This season, Vecchione was one of the top centers in the country, finishing fourth in Division I in faceoff percentage (61.1) and fifth in faceoff wins (508).

Vecchione was also named the co-recipient of the Coaches' Award along with senior co-captain Matt Wilkins. Wilkins appeared on 35 of 36 games this season, finishing tied for second on the team with 14 assists and third with 21 points. He produced nine points over the team's final nine games, including a three assist performance in Union's 4-1 win at Dartmouth. Wilkins, who was also named the recipient of the Scott Richardson Unsung Hero Award, scored Union's lone ECACH playoff goal and led all Dutchmen forwards with 28 blocked shots.

Sophomore defenseman Nick DeSimone was tabbed as the Most Improved Player.  DeSimone led all Union blueliners with 14 assists and 18 points to go along with a career-best four goals, finishing seventh among the league's defensemen in assists and eighth in points. He was a key contributor to the Dutchmen's power play, leading the team with eight power-play assists and tying for the team-high with nine power play points.

Freshman forward Brett Supinski accepted the Rookie of the Year Award.  The team's leading rookie scorer, Supinski tallied a team-high three game-winning goals, tying him the for the eighth most among Division I freshmen. He finished third on the team in points (21), tied for third in goals (9) and fifth in assists (12). Supinski also led all ECACH freshmen in power play goals (6),and ranked tied for first in power play points (9), tied for fourth in points, tied for fifth in assists and tied for sixth in goals.

Senior forward David Roy received the Charles N. Morris Award, presented annually to a player who participates in extracurricular activities while demonstrating academic interest and achievement. A Neuroscience major, Roy holds a 3.13 grade-point average. Last summer, he was awarded Union's Mohammad A. Omar Memorial Community Intership Funding, allowing him to work with the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, helping medical professionals to provide health care to the homeless in a variety of settings. He also serves as a the co-chair for communitty service on Union's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Following graduation, Roy will spend nine months working in an HIV clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim was honored with the Thomas Van Arden Dukehart Award, presented to the player with the highest grade-point average, for the fourth consecutive season. A Bioengineering major, Di Pauli von Treuheim carries a 3.97 grade-point average. He was also recognized as a Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American for his contributions in the classroom and the community.   
 
Union finished the 2015-16 campaign with a record of 13-14-9 overall and 6-10-6, placing ninth in ECAC Hockey. The Dutchmen, who posted five wins  against nationally-ranked opponents, saw their season come to a close against Cornell in the first round  of the ECACH playoffs.