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Adam Gaudette has rung up 29 goals and 56 points in 34 games this season for Northeastern (photo: Melissa Wade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Hockey East regular season is complete and the playoffs are upon us.<\/p>\n

That means that all of the 11 coaches have filed their ballots for league awards, which will be presented at the annual Hockey East awards banquet on March 15.<\/p>\n

As I usually do, I\u2019ll provide here my selections for all of the top awards (I\u2019ll leave out top defensive forward and top defenseman because I simply don\u2019t see certain players enough to watch how they play their position).<\/p>\n

These are simply the players who stand out to me and represent only my opinion (I haven\u2019t polled my colleague, Dave Hendrickson, or any of the 11 coaches). If you want to comment, do so below respectfully and I will try to answer back over the next couple of days.<\/p>\n

Coach of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jerry York, Boston College and Dennis \u2018Red\u2019 Gendron, Maine<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will start out with what I believe might be the most difficult decision on the ballot \u2013 Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n

To me, there are two equally strong candidates and I can\u2019t decide between them.<\/p>\n

Jerry York\u2019s team won the Hockey East regular-season title when most figured the Eagles might not even get a first-round bye. Sure, the Eagles struggled out of conference (against an extremely difficult schedule), but balloting is supposed to focus on league games. And in Hockey East, York got a lot from his players, particularly some of the younger players on the team.<\/p>\n

Red Gendron\u2019s Maine squad opened plenty of eyes. Paced by an outstanding goaltender in Jeremy Swayman and the sophomore duo of Mitchell Fossier and Chase Pearson, the Black Bears moved from the bottom of the league to within a point of a first-round bye. Now, had Maine closed the season strong and earned home ice in the quarterfinals, I think that would have made the Maine staff the hands-down choice. But it was a tough finish for the Black Bears that allowed York and his staff to squeak in.<\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Jim Madigan, Northeastern<\/em><\/p>\n

Player of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Adam Gaudette, Northeastern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Similar to Coach of the Year, I could have probably picked a duo to share this award.<\/p>\n

If I did, the second player would have been Adam Gaudette\u2019s linemate Dylan Sikura. This duo \u2013 which on the power play combining with the likes of Nolan Stevens and Jeremy Davies makes for on of the best PP units in the nation \u2013 was head and shoulders above many and both will garner a lot of Hobey Baker attention.<\/p>\n

Gaudette, though, performed so well in league play, posting 20 goals in 24 games. To give some perspective, Hobey Baker winner Jack Eichel scored only 14 goals in 22 games in 2014-15. And while technically we don\u2019t need to consider non-league play, no one will forget his Beanpot hat trick that helped end the 30-year drought for the Huskies in the annual tournament.<\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Dylan Sikura, Northeastern and Erik Foley, Providence<\/em><\/p>\n

Rookie of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cayden Primeau, Northeastern<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I was selecting Cayden Primeau for my selection, I thought I might be making waves as I couldn\u2019t remember a lot of goaltenders to earn the award.<\/p>\n

Looking back, though, eight goaltenders have either been Rookie of the Year or shared the awards.<\/p>\n

What would make this award historic, though, is that Primeau plays for Northeastern. In the 33 previous years of Hockey East, never has a Huskies player been named Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n

Primeau really has been the backbone of this Huskies team and, while the offensive talented is outstanding, I\u2019m not sure Northeastern would have finished in second place without the stability Primeau provided to the Huskies defense.<\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Logan Hutsko, Boston College and Cale Makar, Massachusetts<\/em><\/p>\n

Below are my selections for all-league and all-rookie teams:<\/p>\n

All-Hockey East First Team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

F: Adam Gaudette, Northeastern
\nF: Dylan Sikura, Northeastern
\nF: Erik Foley, Providence
\nD: Jeremy Davies, Northeastern
\nD: Chad Krys, Boston University
\nG: Cayden Primeau, Northeastern<\/p>\n

All-Hockey East Second Team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

F: Nolan Stevens, Northeastern
\nF: Logan Hutsko, Boston College
\nF: Bobo Carpenter, Boston University
\nD: Tommy Panico, UMass Lowell
\nD: Dante Fabbro, Boston University
\nG: Hayden Hawkey, Providence<\/p>\n

All-Hockey East Rookie Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

F: Logan Hutsko, Boston College
\nF: Shane Bowers, Boston University
\nF: Alex Esposito, Vermont
\nD: Max Gildon, New Hampshire
\nD: Cale Makar, Massachusetts
\nG: Cayden Primeau, Northeastern<\/p>\n

Eagles close out regular season in style<\/h4>\n

Boston College captured its 16th regular season title last Friday with a 6-3 victory over Maine.<\/p>\n

The victory closed out an impressive Hockey East slate that included an eight-game winning streak to being the season and five straight victories to clinch the title.<\/p>\n

Given that BC was 0-7-3 in non-league play, it felt like an improbably run to the title. But when given the opportunity this team, picked as a middle-of-the-pack team by most before the season began, found ways to create offense and play well on the back end.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, the distribution of offense was noticeable. Not surprisingly, that was a major theme of BC\u2019s York before the season and throughout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you can get goals up and down your lineup, it\u2019s huge for us,\u201d said York, whose lineup boasts just three double-digit goal scorers and no one with more than 12 goals. \u201cAll year long we thought this going to be goals by committee, so it\u2019s good to see it pay off like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

For York, winning this title might feel special, especially given the departures his program had in the last two offseasons. That\u2019s not something that is lost on York.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still resetting out whole roster,\u201d said York. \u201cI remember coming home from the Frozen Four two years thinking, \u2018Boy, we\u2019re going to be on a run here for a long time.\u2019 Then all of a sudden seven players turn pro up and down our lineup, from freshmen and sophomores to juniors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a moment I thought we\u2019d run the table the next few years with the players we have. Now, we\u2019ve rebuilt and added players and slowly getting back. To win a league championship is a nice testament to the players we have. It\u2019s bodes well for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

As UNH and Maine face off in Hockey East first round, alums teaming to help player development<\/h4>\n

New Hampshire and Maine will battle on the ice to advance to the Hockey East quarterfinals this weekend in Orono.<\/p>\n

And while one of the league\u2019s best rivalries heats up in a playoff battle, former captains of each team are banding together to help with player development.<\/p>\n

Matt Fornataro, a 2008 graduate of New Hampshire and Joey Diamond, a member of the Maine class of 2013, joined together to form Kompany39. The goal of the company is to create content for both fans and players alike to provide an under-the-hood glimpse into the lives, backstory and mental training of the game\u2019s elite players.<\/p>\n

The first cases study San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski. The exclusive video content is accessed through a package purchased on the site, which includes Pavelski\u2019s documentary footage complete with interviews from Brent Burns, Tony Granato, PK O\u2019Handley, and others.<\/p>\n

Consumers can also gain access to an on-ice practice video with four offensive drills created by Pavelski. Rounding out the package is a Mindset & Success eBook, which provides an all-access piece of literature highlighting Pavelski\u2019s key principles of his success and how to implement them into daily life.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs former players ourselves, we felt there was an opportunity to not only celebrate the game\u2019s best players, but also unveil what they rely on for their personal success, both on and off the ice\u201d said Fornataro. \u201cWe give fans a deeper look into the athlete\u2019s life, and give the younger generation of players the tools they need to elevate their game; something we ourselves would have benefitted from in our playing careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.kompany39.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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