Mitch Sabo Picked As One of the Top Defensemen in New England.

Senior defenseman Mitch Sabo (Bell Canyon, CA) will be honored at the New England Hockey Writers All-Star Banquet on April 13th. Sabo was one of four defensemen to be selected for the New England region all-star team which was comprised of players from both Division II & Division III programs.

Sabo was also named to the ECAC Northeast All-Conference second team for Men's Ice Hockey for his performance this past season. Sabo finished the 2008-09 season second on the team with 10 goals and led the Rams with 7 power play goals. Armed with a blistering slap shot from the blueline Sabo was third among all defenseman in the ECAC Northeast this season with 17 total points.

Sabo was named to the ECAC Northeast Weekly Honor this season on January 27, after posting his first career hat trick in a 5-4 victory over Framingham State. During a four game stretch in January, Sabo was Suffolk's best scorer tallying seven goals in a four game span.

Sabo finishes up his career with 18 career goals and 27 assists for a total of 45 points. A Finance major in Suffolk's Sawyer School of Management, Mitch looks to earn his degree this upcoming semester.

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