FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Senior forward Kyle Pobur, who is a business administration/marketing major with a 3.55 grade point average, is Lake Superior State's nominee for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

Pobur (Commerce Township, Mich.) has maintained the highest GPA among Laker hockey's upperclassmen during the past two seasons. This season, he has appeared in 30 of 37 games, playing both forward and defense -- sometimes during the same game, and has one goal and one assist. He scored the Lakers' game-winning goal during a 2-1 victory over Bemidji State on Nov. 5.

Eleven outstanding student-athletes have been designated as their team's 2011-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.  The CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be chosen from the group of nominees with the winner announced at the 2012 CCHA Awards, presented by RBC Financial Group.   

This year's CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year nominees are:

The faculty athletic representative at each school, in consultation with the head coach, selected the institution's scholar-athlete of the year candidate. Nominees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 through the fall term of the selection year to be eligible for CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, which is selected by the 11 faculty representatives.  Voting is based on a system that awards five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote.

The 2012 CCHA Awards will be held on Thursday, March 15 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.  The event is open to the public and  tickets are $15.  The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling the CCHA office at (248) 888-0600.