INDIVIDUAL HOCKEY EAST AWARDS The Warrior Cammi Granato Player of the Year Award, renamed in 2008 to honor former Providence College superstar Cammi Granato, is awarded annually by the head coaches to a player who has demonstrated the most superior play and leadership for her team. Granato had a legendary career, establishing many scoring records for the Friars (139 goals in 99 games). She captured ECAC Player of the Year honors from 1991-93, while leading the team to back-toback conference titles in 1992 and 1993. A 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Tea,, Granato is the program’s all-time scoring leader. She achieved international fame by captaining Team USA to the gold medal at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games.
Mueller appeared in each game the Huskies have played during the season, leading all Hockey East players in nearly every overall scoring category, including goals (25), assists (45), points (60), goals per game (0.69), assists per game (0.97), points per game (1.67), shorthanded goals (3), game-winning goals (9), shots on goal (193), and shots on goal per game (5.36.) Mueller was crowned as Hockey East scoring champion, racking up 44 points on 20 goals and 24 assists in league play. The sophomore forward scored seven gamewinning goals in Hockey East play and assisted on eight others, playing a factor in 15 of the program-record 30 game-winning strikes for the Huskies. Northeastern was undefeated when Mueller finds the back of the net, with a perfect 21-0-0 record, and were 28-1-1 with she recorded at least one point. She was named Hockey East Player of the Week four times, and honored with Hockey East Player of the Month three times. Rookie of the Year Award History Season Player 2002-03 Lindsay Hansen, UNH 2003-04 Sonny Watrous, PC 2004-05 Jaclyn Hawkins, UConn 2005-06 Samantha Faber, UNH 2006-07 Kelli Stack, BC 2007-08 Jenn Wakefield, UNH 2008-09 Genevieve Lacasse, PC 2009-10 Kristina Lavoie, UNH 2010-11 Marie-Philip Poulin, BU 2011-12 Kendall Coyne, NU 2012-13 Haley Skarupa, BC 2013-14 Andie Anastos, BC 2014-15 Victoria Bach, BU 2015-16 Makenna Newkirk, BC 2016-17 Whitney Dove, PC Tereza Vanisova. ME 2017-18 Daryl Watts, BC 2018-19 Alina Mueller, NU 2019-20 Hannah Bilka, BC Coach of the Year Award History Season Coach 2002-03 Brian McCloskey, UNH 2003-04 Joy Woog, NU 2004-05 Brian McCloskey, UNH Tom Mutch, BC 2005-06 Brian McCloskey, UNH 2006-07 Tom Mutch, BC 2007-08 Brian Durocher, BU 2008-09 Brian McCloskey, UNH 2009-10 Bob Deraney, PC 2010-11 Bob Deraney, PC 2011-12 Dave Flint, NU Maria Lewis, Maine 2012-13 Katie King Crowley, BC 2013-14 Katie King Crowley, BC Jim Plumer, UVM 2014-15 Katie King Crowley, BC 2015-16 Katie King Crowley, BC 2016-17 Bob Deraney, PC 2017-18 Richard Reichenbach, ME 2018-19 Dave Flint, NU 2019-20 Dave Flint, NU
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Player of the Year Award History Season 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Player Pos. Jen Huggon, UNH G Carolyn Gordon, UNH F Chanda Gunn, NU G Stephanie Jones, UNH F Karen Thatcher, PC F Sadie Wright-Ward, UNH F Kelli Stack, BC F Dominique Thibault, UConn F Kelli Stack, BC F Kelly Paton, UNH F Florence Schelling, NU G Kelli Stack, BC F Florence Schelling, NU G Alex Carpenter, BC F Sarah Lefort, BU F Alex Carpenter, BC F Kendall Coyne, NU F Megan Keller, BC D Daryl Watts, BC F Megan Keller, BC D Alina Mueller, NU F
HEA AWARDS
CAMMI GRANATO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Bilka recorded 30 points in league play as a freshman in 2019-20, the ninth-highest total for a first-year player in Hockey East history and the fourth-best total of any Hockey East skater in 2019-20. She led all league rookies in assists (19), points (30), assists per game (0.76), points per game (1.20), power-play assists (3), shorthanded goals (1), game-winning goals (3), hat tricks (1), shots on goal (103), and shots on goal per game (4.12), all in league play. Overall, Bilka finished her season with the most helpers (23) and points (37) of any Hockey East freshman skater in 36 total appearances. She began her career with Boston College with a nine-game point streak from Sept. 28 - Nov. 2, racking up 10 goals and eight assists in that span. She was named Hockey East Player of the Week once (Oct. 7) and Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week once (Oct. 28) and picked up Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month accolades for Sept./Oct.
COACH OF THE YEAR This award is bestowed annually to a head coach who is considered to have demonstrated the highest number of significant accomplishments over the course of the season as voted by the conference’s head coaches. Flint has led the Northeastern Huskies to a 30-5-5 overall record, the most wins in program history, and a 21-3-3 mark in Hockey East regular season play, claiming the regular season crown for the second consecutive year and third time in program history. Flint has guided the Huskies to back-to-back regular season titles and Hockey East Tournament championships for the first time in program history and led his team to the 2020 Beanpot championship, the first win for his program since 2013. Flint coached his team to an average of 3.93 goals per game in conference play, the highest of any program in 2019-20. His Huskies also allowed a scant 0.74 goals per league game, ranking first out of all 10 schools and the second-best team GAA in league history for a single season. Flint’s team defense allowed single-digit goals in each period across the Hockey East season, giving up just seven, six, and five goals in the first second and third periods of all conference games, respectively.
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