WINTHROP, Mass. -- Mercyhurst men's ice hockey players Derek Barach and Joseph Duszak were selected to the All-Atlantic Hockey First Team, as announced by the league on Thursday.

Barach, a senior from Glenmont, N.Y., was honored for the fourth straight season on the All-AHA squad. He was named to the Third Team and the Rookie Team as a freshman before being honored on the Second Team his sophomore and junior seasons.

Duszak, a junior from Franklin Square, N.Y., is now a two-time All-Atlantic Hockey honoree. He was named to the Second Team last season.

Both Barach and Duszak signed professional contracts this week. Barach joined the American Hockey League's Cleveland Monsters -- an affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets -- and Duszak signed with the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs and will report to the AHL's Toronto Marlies.

Duszak led the Lakers in goals (16), assists (37) and points (47). His assist and point totals also led Atlantic Hockey. He had four game-winning goals, two power-play goals and one shorthanded goal to go with his plus-eight rating. In his three years as a Laker, Duszak finished with 30 goals and 69 assists for a total of 99 points in 101 games.

Currently, Duszak is ranked second in the nation with 1.27 points per game as a defenseman, sixth in the nation in points per game and eighth in the nation with 0.84 assists per game.

Barach rated second on the MU roster in goals (15), assists (22) and points (37). He had one game-winner and four power-play scores to go with his plus-one rating. For his Laker career, Barach registerd 49 points and 95 assists for a total of 144 points in 150 games. He ranks second all-time on Mercyhurst's all-time Division I scoring list.

In Atlantic Hockey, Duszak is ranked first in points per game, assists per game and points per game as a defenseman. He is ranked second with 125 shots on goal, tied for third with four game-winning goals and is ranked sixth with 0.43 goals per game.

Barach is tied for eighth in goals per game with 0.43, tied for eighth in power-play points per game with 0.43 and tied for ninth with in points per game with 0.96.