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Pelham's Griffin Evans headlines 2024 lohud Ice Hockey All-Star team

We're putting an exclamation point on the 2023-24 season with the release of the lohud All-Stars for Westchester and Putnam. Each of the coaches provided input before selections were made based on impact during the high school season. The level of competition each player faced was considered along with their program's level of success.

Griffin Evans from Pelham controls the puck during the Pelham vs. Byram Hills Section One Division II hockey championship at the Brewster Ice Arena in Brewster, Feb. 25, 2024.
Griffin Evans from Pelham controls the puck during the Pelham vs. Byram Hills Section One Division II hockey championship at the Brewster Ice Arena in Brewster, Feb. 25, 2024.

2023-24 lohud Player of the Year

Griffin Evans

School: Pelham

Year: Senior

Position: Forward

Highlights: Evans is more than a prolific scorer and can quickly change a game from anywhere on the ice. ... HCANY second-team all-state. ... All-Section 1. ... Led the region in scoring with 32 goals and 40 assists.

The rest of the first team:

Henry Bagley

School: Rye

Year: Senior

Position: Forward

Highlights: All-Section 1. ... Finished with 17 goals and 17 assists.

Erik Cipriano

School: Byram Hills

Year: Senior

Position: Forward

Highlights: All-Section 1; Finished with 26 goals and 34 assists. ... Led the Bobcats to first-ever Section 1 Division II title.

Will Crotty

School: Pelham

Year: Senior

Position: Forward

Highlights: All-Section 1. ... Finished with 28 goals and 32 assists.

Gavin Nichols

School: Byram Hills

Year: Junior

Position: Defense

Highlights: HCANY second-team all-state. ... All-Section 1. ... Finished with 16 goals and 28 assists.

Max Tse

School: Rye Town/Harrison

Year: Senior

Position: Forward

Highlights: All-Section 1. ... Finished with 20 goals and 30 assists.

Coach of the year

Patrick Busche, Byram Hills

Gavin Nichols from Byram Hills skates toward the net during the Pelham vs. Byram Hills Section One Division II hockey championship at the Brewster Ice Arena in Brewster, Feb. 25, 2024.
Gavin Nichols from Byram Hills skates toward the net during the Pelham vs. Byram Hills Section One Division II hockey championship at the Brewster Ice Arena in Brewster, Feb. 25, 2024.

Second team

Seth Dorfman, Sr., F, Rye

Santino Esposito, Sr., F, Pelham

Seamus Howard, Jr., F, Carmel

Ryan Marcus, So., Greeley

Ryan Nichols, Jr., F, Byram Hills

Max Siegel, Sr., G, Scarsdale

Honorable mention

Ryan Arcamone, So., G, Byram Hills; Brendan Asta, So., F, John Jay; Luke Arrighi, Sr., F, ETBE; Aidan Balkin, So., F, Rivertown; Alex Cutier, Jr., F, Byram Hills; John Dobkin, Sr., F, Mamaroneck; Aidan Fleming Jr., F, Carmel; Julian Gahr, So., F, Rye Town/Harrison; Grant Givens, Sr., D, Pelham; Jack Greco, Sr., F, Scarsdale; Paul Heintz, Fr., F, Rye Country Day; Jack Jimenez, Sr., F, Cortlandt; Owen Kenny, Sr., F, Iona Prep; Pat Leonard, Sr., F, Rye Country Day; Joe Letizia, Sr., F, Pelham; Colman Rice, Sr., F, John Jay; Isaac Schultz, Jr., F, Rye Town/Harrison; Jamie Showers, Jr., D, Rye; George Snyder, Sr., F, White Plains; Conor Treacy, Sr., F, Iona Prep; Lucas Tsuchida, Sr., D, Rye; Patrick Ula, Fr., F, Greeley; Harry Wolf, Jr., D, Scarsdale; Alex Zinman, So., D, Rivertown.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: 2024 lohud ice hockey all-star team westchester/putnam