ST. PAUL, Minn. – RIT fifth-year defenseman Gianfranco Cassaro was named an CCM/AHCA Men's Hockey Second-Team All-American, announced Friday during the Hobey Baker Award ceremony in conjunction with the NCAA Frozen Four.
- Cassaro is the 27th All-American in program history and only the fifth in the Division I era. The first since Will Calverley landed second-team recognition following the 2020-21 campaign, he is also only the second D1-era Tiger defenseman to garner the honor and first since Dan Ringwald in 2009-10.
- Cassaro's finished the season leading all defensemen in the country with 18 goals while finishing with a career-high 38 points – tied for fourth among all defensemen this season.
- He also tied for ninth among all skaters with five game-winning goals and tied for 14th with eight power-play goals - the most among defensemen.
- A two-time Hobey Baker Award nominee, Cassaro was named an Atlantic Hockey First-Team all-star for the second straight season after winning a league-best five Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week citations this winter.
- Appearing in all of the Tigers' 117 games over the last three seasons, he scored 35 goals - the most ever by a D1-era RIT defensemen – to go along with 43 assists for 78 points. Paired with 38 appearances and three points (1G/2A) during two seasons at UMass prior to transferring, he finished his collegiate career with 155 games and 81 points.
- Last season, he finished the regular season first nationally among defensemen in goals, ending the campaign with 14 goals and 32 points to rank sixth among all blueliners nationally.
RIT Men's Hockey All-Americans (D1 Era)
Gianfranco Cassaro – Defenseman (2023-24)
Will Calverley – Forward (2020-21)
Matt Garbowsky – Forward (2014-15)
Shane Madolora – Goaltender (2010-11)
Dan Ringwald – Defenseman (2009-10)
