{"id":23351,"date":"1998-03-19T10:45:10","date_gmt":"1998-03-19T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/1998\/03\/19\/drury-gionta-crowder-highlight-hockey-east-honors\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:54:04","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:54:04","slug":"drury-gionta-crowder-highlight-hockey-east-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/1998\/03\/19\/drury-gionta-crowder-highlight-hockey-east-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Drury, Gionta, Crowder Highlight Hockey East Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University senior captain Chris Drury, who was named the Koho Player of the Year and Best Defensive Forward, highlighted the 1997-98 Hockey East Awards Banquet, held tonight at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. The Terrier captain led his team in scoring with 24 goals and 26 assists as he won the league&#8217;s top award for the second straight year.<\/p>\n<p>Boston College freshman Brian Gionta was named Rookie of the Year. Gionta led all freshmen in the Hockey East scoring race with 25 goals and 23 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder was voted Coach of the Year, the third such award of his career. He becomes the first coach to win the award at two different Hockey East schools, having earned his previous two at UMass-Lowell. Crowder guided the Huskies to a fourth-place finish in Hockey East after they were picked to finish last in the preseason.<\/p>\n<p>Maine junior captain Steve Kariya was awarded the Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award. The Ceglarski Award, named after the longtime Boston College coach, is emblematic of the league&#8217;s most gentlemanly player.<\/p>\n<p>Rosters for the league&#8217;s all-conference teams and all-rookie team were also announced, as follows:<\/p>\n<h4>First Team<\/h4>\n<p>Marc Robitaille, Northeastern, So, Goalie<br \/>Mike Mottau, Boston College, So, Defense<br \/>Tom Poti, Boston Universty, So, Defense<br \/>Chris Drury, Boston University, Sr, Forward<br \/>Jason Krog, New Hampshire, Jr, Forward<br \/>Marty Reasoner, Boston College, Jr, Forward<\/p>\n<h4>Second Team<\/h4>\n<p>Michel Larocque, Boston University, Jr, Goalie<br \/>Chris Kelleher, Boston University, Sr, Defense<br \/>Mike Nicholishen, UMass-Lowell, Sr, Defense<br \/>Derek Bekar, New Hampshire, Jr, Forward<br \/>Brian Gionta, Boston College, Fr, Forward<br \/>Mark Mowers, New Hampshire, Sr, Forward<\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mention<\/b>: goaltender Sean Matile, New Hampsire; defensemen David Cullen, Maine, Jayme Filipowicz, New Hampshire; and Darrel Scoville, Merrimack; and forwards Steve Kariya, Maine; Tom Nolan, New Hampshire; Kris Porter, Merrimack; and Shawn Wansborough, Maine.<\/p>\n<h4>1997-98 All-Rookie Team<\/h4>\n<p>Boyd Ballard, Providence, Goalie<br \/>Scott Clemmensen, Boston College, Goalie<br \/>Bobby Allen, Boston College, Defense<br \/>Rob Scuderi, Boston College, Defense<br \/>Carl Corazzini, Boston University, Forward<br \/>Brian Cummings, Northeastern, Forward<br \/>Brian Gionta, Boston College, Forward<br \/>Matthias Trattnig, Maine, Forward<\/p>\n<h4>Heaton\/Hockey East Goalie All-Stars<\/h4>\n<p>Marc Robitaille, Northeastern, First Team All-Star<br \/>Michel Larocque, Boston University, Second Team All-Star<br \/>Sean Matile, New Hampshire, Honorable Mention<br \/>Boyd Ballard, Providence, All-Rookie Team<br \/>Scott Clemmensen, Boston College, All-Rookie Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University senior captain Chris Drury, who was named the Koho Player of the Year and Best Defensive Forward, highlighted the 1997-98 Hockey East Awards Banquet, held tonight at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. 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