On April 9^th,University of Maine men's ice hockey sophomore forward Gustav Nyquist, from Malmo Sweden was named Men's Division I All-America First team. The All-American teams were announced following the 2010 presentation of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Nyquist was a competing finalist for the honor that Blake Geoffrion of Wisconsin won.

The other prestigious awards Nyquist has won here at the University of Maine include 2010 All-College Hockey News First Team, CollegeHockey247.com's All-America First Team and the Inside College Hockey All-America First Team.

Through out Nyquist’s two-season career on the Black Bear Hockey team he made his name with an outstanding rookie season in 2008 and 2009. He was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team, named Hockey East Rookie of the Month in December 2008, named Hockey East Rookie of the Week Nov. 3 2008 and led the Black Bears in scoring with a team-high 13 goals and a team-best 19 assists for 32 points. He became the first freshman to lead the team in scoring since Paul Kariya during the 1992-93 seasons.

During this season of Black Bear hockey Nyqust saw playing time in all 39 games, scored 19 goals and added 42 assists for 61 points. His 61 points finishes number one in the nation. Nyquist tallied seven power play goals and four game-winners. He has 93 points on 32 goals and 61 assists in 77 career games.

Nyquist was named the Athletic Republic Hockey East Player of the Month in December 2009 and earned a spot on the 2010 Hockey East All-Tournament Team. Nyquist also finished in a tie with New Hampshire's Butler for the 2010 Hockey East Scoring Title.