Alex Iafallo is now All-American Alex Iafallo.

The University of Minnesota Duluth senior left winger earned the moniker today when he was named to the American Hockey Coaches Association/CCM All-America First Team (West). He's the first Bulldog to be so honored since senior center Jack Connolly (first team) and sophomore right winger J.T. Brown (second team) both landed that citation.

Iafallo reigned as the National Collegiate Hockey Conference's scoring champion (a program first), tops the 2016-17 Bulldogs in overall points (50 -- with a nation-high 15 of those coming in the month of March), goals (20) and assists (30). He currently owns a career-high 14-point scoring streak, which he will take into Saturday night's NCAA Frozen Four title clash with the University of Denver. Named the Most Valuable Player at the 2017 NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Iafallo is the first Bulldog in five years to reach the 50-point plateau in five years and two month ago became the 57th member of UMD's 100-point club. In 151 lifetime outings, the Eden, N.Y., product and 2016-17 All-NCHC first team selection has generated 47 goals and 73 assists for 120 points.

In its 56 years as a member of the NCAA I ranks, UMD has produced 26 All-Americans, earning that honor nine times in the past 14 seasons.
 

2016-17 CCM/AHCA All-Americans

First Team West
Goalie - Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Defense  - Will Butcher, Denver
Defense -  Tucker Poolman, North Dakota
Forward - Alex Iafallo, UMD
Forward-  Henrik Borgstrom, Denver
Forward - Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota

First Team East
Goalie -  Charles Williams, Canisius
Defense - Adam Fox, Harvard
Defense - Charlie McAvoy, Boston University
Forward - Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern
Forward - Spencer Foo, Union
Forward - Mike Vecchione, Union

Second Team West
Goalie - Tanner Jaillet, Denver
Defense - Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State
Defense - Luc Snuggerud, Omaha
Forward - Mason Jobst, Ohio State
Forward - Luke Kunin, Wisconsin
Forward - Austin Ortega, Omaha

Second Team East
Goalie - Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Defense - Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence
Defense - Jake Walman, Providence
Defense - Dylan Zink, UMass-Lowell
Forward -  Anders Bjork, Notre Dame
Forward - Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire
Forward - Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard