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Bemidji State University men’s ice hockey junior forward Matt Read (Ilderton, Ontario) has been named Second Team RBK All-America. The announcement came from the American Hockey Coaches’ Association (AHCA) on Friday as a part of the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four festivities in Detroit, Mich. Read becomes the first BSU Division I-era player to earn AHCA postseason recognition.

The RBK All-America honor is another in a long list of accolades already garnered by Read this year. The College Hockey America (CHA) Pre-Season Player of the Year and Preseason All-CHA pick, was a First-Team All-CHA selection and became the second player in BSU history to be named CHA Player of the Year. A three-time CHA Offensive Player of the Week recipient, Read also garnered INCH All-CHA and Conference Player of the Year accolades and Hockey Commissioner’s Association (HCA) National Player of the Month Honorable Mention recognition in October.

Read becomes the 56th player in Bemidji State history to garner all-America accolades, and those 56 players have now won a total of 82 all-America awards led by Jim McElmury (1968-71) and Mark Eagles (1973-76) who each corralled four all-America honors while at BSU. Read becomes Bemidji State’s first all-America pick since Andrew Murray (2001-05) garnered Third-Team All-USCHO.com laurels at the conclusion of the 2005 campaign.