University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

2007-08 ... RBK West First Team All-American ... CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman ... CCHA First-Team All-Conference ... Shawn Chambers Best Defenseman ... second on team (first for defensemen) in scoring with career bests of eight goals and 23 assists in 35 games ... team assist leader and third overall in goals ... second on team (first for defensemen) in power-play points with 14 (5g, 9a) ... CCHA Pre-Season All-Conference selection ... five multi-point games ... two game-winning goals and a team-best 83 blocks ... scored GWG in Alaska[apos]s 5-3 win over UNO in first round of the CCHA Playoffs ... in the top 10 nationally among defensemen for points per game for 15 consecutive weeks, ranking in the top three in 13 of those weeks and ranking first for five striaght weeks from Jan. 4 through Feb. 15 ... notched at least one point in every series played throughout the season. 2006-07 ... tied for third on team with 17 assists ... tied for fourth on team with 22 points ... tied for eighth among CCHA defensemen with 18 points ... five multi-point games ... three goals and 12 assists on power play ... assist in 3-1 CCHA playoff win at Western Michigan ... assist in overtime win against Miami ... assist in win at Bowling Green ... goal in 4-3 loss at Michigan State ... assist in 3-2 overtime loss at Michigan State ... assist in 3-2 loss at Ohio State ... assist in loss to Bowling Green ... assist in win against Bowling Green ... assist in win against Lake Superior ... goal and assist in loss at Northern Michigan ... game-winning power-play goal and two assists in win at Nebraska-Omaha ... two assists in tie at Nebraska-Omaha ... assist on game-winning goal against Ferris State ... goal and two assists in overtime loss to Alaska Anchorage ... goal and assist in 8-4 win against Air Force ... assist in exhibition loss to USNTDP U-18 team. 2005-06 ... played in all but one game in his rookie season ... led rookies and defenseman in scoring with 18 points (3G, 15A) ... second on team in assists with 15 ... member of the CCHA All-Rookie Team. Prior to Alaska ... finished his second season as assistant captain for the South Surrey Eagles of the British Columbia Hockey League in 2004-05... Eckford was the BCHL[apos]s highest scoring defenseman, finishing tied for 28th overall with 22 goals and 43 assists for 65 points in 60 games, including 13 power-play goals ... added four goals and 15 assists in 25 games during the playoffs, after which he received the Eagles[apos] Top Defenseman Award ... was voted the BCHL[apos]s Top Defenseman and Top Pro Prospect in all six monthly BCHL Power Polls ... also finished second in MVP rankings in October, third in November, and fifth in December, January, and February ... named to the BCHL Coastal Division All-Star Team ... was drafted by the New Jersey Devils with the 217th overall pick in the 7th round of the 2004 National Hockey League Entry Draft ... during the 2003-04 season he totaled 7 goals and 30 assists for 37 points with 101 penalty minutes in 58 games and earned the Eagles[apos] Rookie of the Year and Most Improved Player Awards ... after the season he was named to the BCHL All-Rookie Team ... saw limited action with the Eagles as an injury replacement in the 2002-03 season spending most of that year with the North Delta Flyers of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League ... was a 1st team all-star at forward for the Queen[apos]s Park Pirates of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League during the 2001-02 season ... scored 21 goals and added 32 assists with 52 penalty minutes in 38 regular season games and added three assists in four playoff games ... was a teammate of Steve Vanoosten on the 2000-01 British Columbia and Western Canadian Bantam AAA champion Langley Eagles. Personal ... shoots left... son of Tim and Kathy... enjoys hunting, fishing and outdoor activities ... majoring in business ... 22 years old.