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Bulldog Best: Hat trick at Quinnipiac (2/2) and 2-1-3 vs. Princeton (2/3) for a six-point weekend that won him ECAC Player of the Week on 2/4.
2006-07: ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year, All-ECAC Rookie Team, Third-Team All-ECAC... Ivy League Rookie of the Year and First-Team All-Ivy... Named Team MVP and received the Martin Dwyer III award for most outstanding first-year player... Led the Bulldogs in scoring as a freshman with 18-13-31... His 18 goals were one shy of the Yale record for freshman scoring... 13 assists were second-best on the team... Led team with six power-play goals and two shorthanded goals... Scored the first goal of the season shorthanded vs. Holy Cross... Had nine multiple-point outings... Named ECAC Player of the Week on 2/4 for a six-point weekend (which included a hat trick) vs. Quinnipiac and Princeton... Earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors on 1/8.
At Avon Old Farms: Lettered three times in hockey... Earned Rookie of the Year honors in his first season and captained the team his senior year... Hockey team won two New England Championships... Won the Order of Old Farms for hard work in the classroom, community and athletics.
Personal: Sean Richard Backman, born Apr. 29, 1986, is the son of Michael and Toni Backman and resides in Cos Cob, CT... Father Michael played in the NHL from 1978-1984 for the New York Rangers... Sister Jaclyn plays field hockey for Merrimack College... He is a member of Ezra Stiles College.
Year GP G A P PP SH GW PIM2006-07 29 18 13 31 6 2 2 38 Totals 29 18 13 31 6 2 2 38
