Wilson, Bina Named All-NCHA
 
The NCHA has announced their all conference teams and a pair of Yellowjackets have been honored.  Chris Wilson (Sr. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) and Brian Bina (Sr. Grand Forks, North Dakota) have been named to the all conference first team.

"It's always tough when you have the kind of season we had to look at the individual honors, but in this case, I'm very happy for the awards that were given to Brian and Chris," said Yellowjacket Head Coach Dan Stauber.  "Both of these guys earned this by having solid seasons as seniors."

Talon Berlando (Jr. Drumheller, Alberta) was named honorable mention.

Bina, a co-captain, finished his senior season with two goals and seven points while playing all 27 games.  He played major minutes on a nightly basis, a key cog in the defense corps as he saw the ice in all game situations.  "Brian was night a big defenseman, but he always played big for us," Stauber said.  "We felt comfortable putting him out on the ice in all situations and he came through for us in all situations.  He was a big-time player for us, not just this season, but in all four of his years here."

Wilson finished the season with 13 goals and 33 points on the year, leading the Yellowjackets in points and assists.  He was the lone player on the team to receive player of the week honors in 2009-10.  "Chris is a very good, very dynamic forward," Stauber said.  "You don't see players with his skill and abilities come along too often.  You always knew what you were going to get because he stepped on the ice and brought it every single night.  I would have loved to have had him in my lineup for all four years.  With his skill, he could have made a run at the top ten all-time in scoring here."

"Like I said, it's tough to think about some of the individual honors when the season turned out like it did for us, but I'm proud of these guys and everything they did for us at UW-Superior."

Former Yellowjacket Joel Gaulrapp, who scored three goals and four points in eight games in 2006-07 before transferring to UW-Stout, was named NCHA Player of the Year.