I would like to extend some congratulations to Northeastern's star goalie (and fellow blogger) Brad Thiessen on earning Hockey East Player of the Year honors tonight. He is the first Husky to earn the award.
In addition, Thiessen, who is also a journalism major and blogs about college hockey at In the Crease with Thiess, was named a Hobey Baker Finalist today. Fan vote counts toward a percentage of the ballot, so show your support and vote online at hobeybaker.com/voting. (BU's Matt Gilroy and Colin Wilson were also named finalists).
Northeastern's Head Coach Greg Cronin was also named coach of the year, and several other NU players were honored.
• Freshman Steve Quailer- Hockey East All-Rookie team.
• Senior Louis Liotti - Hockey East Old Time Hockey Best Defensive
• Captain Joe Vitale - Hockey East Best Defensive Forward
• Senior Ryan Ginand - Second Team All-Star
• Wade MacLeod - Honorable Mention
• Thiessen - ITECH Goaltending Champion, the Three Stars Award, and unanimous First Team All-Star.
Several other players from Boston area schools were also given awards, but I am going to be bias right now because I am so proud of this Northeastern team! Get full details at HockeyEastOnline.com
While the awards have been announced, NU's season is hopefully far from over. The Huskies play in the semifinals of the Hockey East Tournament Friday against UMass-Lowell. The Championship game will be the following night. Huntington News Sports Editor Nate Owen has been following the action on his blog, Huskies on the Prowl.
The No. 5/6 ranked Northeastern should also be a lock for the NCAA Tournament later this month.
P.S. - The title for this post refers to a sign I saw displayed at the quarterfinals this past weekend. It made me chuckle.
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