Taylor's Comments: "Nick earned the right to play in four games last year through his work ethic and determination...He is an outstanding skater and a very responsible player...Given his versatility he may be used at either defense or forward this year..." 2003-2004: Played a career-best 12 games... One assist in the Nov. 22 game against Vermont... Among Yale's leaders in offensive zone checks... Did not have a penalty...Academic All-ECAC... Voted 2004-2005 Team Captain... 2002- 2003: Made his collegiate debut vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 18...scored first collegiate point with an assist in home win over St. Lawrence on Feb. 7...also cracked the lineup at Rensselaer on Feb. 15 and at St. Lawrence on Feb. 22...Before Yale: Three-sport captain at Rye Country Day... Four-year hockey letter winner and 2000-2001 Captain who was Gannet Suburban All-Westchester First Team and winner of the Charles R. Stahlin MVP Award... Fifteen goals and 17 assists senior year... Four-year letter winner in lacrosse and 2001 Co-Captain who earned Academic All- American, FAA All-League Award, Gannet Suburban All-Westchester Honorable Mention and the Raymond Konopka, Jr. MVP Award... Three-year soccer letter winner and 2000 Co-Captain who was FAA All-League Honorable Mention... National Merit Scholarship Winner and AP Scholar with Distinction... Recipient of Senior Humanities, English, and Mathematics Awards, Fairfield Athletic Association's Robert G. Sampson Scholar-Athlete Award, Richard LeMaire Award for Athletics, Harvard Book Prize, Bausch & Lomb Science Award, Cornelius Tacitus Award for Humanities, Oberlin Book Award for Writing... Personal: Nicholas Shalek, son of James and Nancy Shalek, born August 25, 1983...Member of Timothy Dwight College who is an economics and political science major.