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AUSTRIA –  On January 2, 2025, a team of All Stars from the ACCHL M2 Elite Division travelled to Austria to take on four Austrian teams. The first two games were played in Graz and were played at the arena that’s home to the Graz 99er’s. In the first game, the ACCHL All Stars lost a close one in overtime, 7-6 to Graz Academy.

They would bounce back the next day to defeat the Sajowitz Devils 15-2.  The team would then move on to Vienna, with a stop in Bruck.  The ACCHL would lose a tight match with the Bruck Icehawks 4-2, with the Icehawks final goal being an empty netter.

The final game would be against the University of Vienna (Totonka) and would be played in the arena that hosts the Vienna Capitals. The All Stars would even their record while defeating Totonka 11-1.

Eight Universities were represented, with coaches from four teams. The coaching staff consisted of: Adam Brown, West Virginia University; Jeff German, Denison University; John Camp, University of Georgia; and Bill Trofi, Duke University. Mike Walley ACCHL Executive Director also travelled with the team.

The following is the roster, in numerical order by jersey number: 1 Goalie Jackson Shulmistra, East Carolina University; 8 Forward Preston Fisk, Denison University; 12 Forward Harry Pratt, Duke; 14 Forward Jay Kim, Alternate Captain, Georgetown University; 17 Forward Thomas Raith, Denison University; 19 Defensemen Dylan Byrne, Alternate Captain, East Carolina University; 21 Forward Reece Dorfman, University of Richmond; 22 Defensemen Thomas Kreske, Denison University; 25 Forward Seth Kaplan, Captain, Denison University; 26 Defensemen Cade Llewellyn, George Washington University; 27 Truman Haugen, University of Georgia; 29 Declan Conway, University of Georgia; 30 Goalie Griffin Knarr, West Virginia University; 33 Goalie Isaac Haugen, University of Georgia; 41 Forward Cam Geary, Denison University; 45 Forward Jackson Sylvester, East Carolina University; 49 Forward Connor Burke, University of Richmond; 51 Defensemen Joseph Palahunik, West Virginia University; 54 Forward Mark Stankiewicz, Alternate Captain, West Virginia University and 59 Forward Mitch Ducalo, West Virginia University.

A special thank you also goes out to the ACCHL and Verbero supporting staff, as well as the family and friends that travelled with the team. The ACCHL has already begun plans for another European tour in 2026, stay tuned for details.