Courtesy Gridiron Club of Greater Boston
BOSTON, Mass. – Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Steve Grogan announced Friday that 16 NCAA Division II/III players are semifinalists for the 10th Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the D-II/III level.
The list is comprises 12 forwards, two defensemen and two goalies, including two nominees from the D-II ranks. A player from the NESCAC has earned the Concannon Award in seven of the last nine years, including the previous four winners.
From the NESCAC, four different institutions have had players recognized for their great play and strong leadership on and off the ice.
Senior Alex Smigelski (Mt. Lakes, N.J.) leads Williams College in scoring and has helped the Ephs to stay near the top of the conference standings.
Junior Billy Crinnion (Smithtown, N.Y.) leads the White Mules of Colby in their quest to return to the playoffs among the best in NESCAC.
Another repeat nominee, forward Tom Derosa (Charlestown, Mass.) and teammate Scott Barchard (Reading, Mass.) have been the pivotal players on offense and defense for a rejuvenated Tufts team. Barchard currently leads the nation in save percentage in backstopping the Jumbos.
Junior Bryan Curran (Wilmette, Ill.) is the sole defenseman among his conference’s nominees but plays big for Middlebury in the offensive zone with fourteen points in his first sixteen games.
“With the new league alignments this season, we have seen great individual talent shine through in each of the conferences in New England. Each and every season it becomes increasingly more challenging to single out worthy nominees for the Concannon Award,” said Gridiron Club Hockey Awards Committee chairman Tim Costello. “There are many players that have been considered by the committee but do not appear as semi-finalists. Our committee believes this is a strong group of nominees and it will take the remaining games of the regular season and conference tournaments to identify the most worthy player for the 10th anniversary winner of this prestigious award.”
The Gridiron Club plans to announce
the finalists and winner of the 10th Joe Concannon Award in March,
prior to the start of NCAA Frozen Four Tournament play and present
the award during the New England Hockey Writers dinner in
mid-April.
Previous winners include:
2001: Keith Aucoin, Norwich University
2002: Michael Carosi, Bowdoin College
2003: Nick Stauder, Salem State College
2004: Jim Pancyzkowski, Wesleyan University; Michael
O’Sullivan, Curry College
2005: Brian Doherty, Curry College; Joseph Ori, Trinity College
2006: Adam Dann, Bowdoin College
2007: Greg Osborne, Colby College
2008: Tom Maldonado, Middlebury College
2009: Jeff Landers, Amherst College
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