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HEA Awards Predictions

defkit

defkit

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Well I was going to post how the All-Rookie team could literally have 6 unanimous selections:

Kevin Roy - NU (Led team in scoring)
Danny O'Regan - BU (Leads team in scoring)
Devin Shore - Maine (Led team in scoring)
Mike Mattheson - BC (second leading scoring d-man in HEA)
Matt Grzelcyk - BU (third leading scoring d-man in HEA)
Jon Gillies - PC

Then I saw that Hellebuyuk from Lowell is crushing everyone stats-wise in goal, though he played in only about 15 games. So the goalie pick may not be unanimous. And yes, I know, defensive defensemen should get some consideration too. But they don't usually for these awards.

ROY will come down to Gillies and Roy. And despite having the perfect name for it, I think Roy loses out to Gillies. Or at least I think he should.

POY - Gaudreau - BC - he may have cooled off for a period there, but he still won the league scoring title by 4 points.

COY - Bazin - UML - first team ever besides the "Big Four" to win the RS title.
 
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rookie of the year - mattheson

mvp - gaudreau

defensive fwd - arnold

coach of the year - york

goalie of the year - milner

sportsmanship - bc
 
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F- Gaudreau- most points- most assists
F- Collins- 2nd in pts.- 2nd assists
F- Whitney- 18 goals- third points
D- VanRiemsdyk- 1st D scoring- 19 assists
D - Knodel - 2nd D scoring - 9 goals
G- DeSmith- Best GAA of full time goalies ( sorry Hellebuck- not enough minutes )
 
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POTY: Whitney (best +/- between guys under consideration; more consistent than gaudreau)

ROTY: Gillies

COTY: Leaman

Sportsmanship: UNH

Defenseman: Tough one. TVR for offense or Houk for defense...Hockey East loves splitting these awards so why can't I

All Hockey East:

Whitney
Gaudreau
Collins
Houk
TVR
DeSmith

Rookies:

O'Regan
Roy
Shore
Matheson
Grizzlick
Gillies
 
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1st Team
F: Whitney
F: Collins
F: Gaudreau
D: Van Riemsdyk
D: Ruhwedel
G: Gilles

2nd Team
F: B. Arnold
F: Pendenza
F: Rodriguez
D: Heywood
D: Gryzelcyk
G: Hellebuyck

Rookie Team
F: Roy
F: Shore
F: O'Regan
D: Gryzelcyk
D: Folin
G: Gilles

ROTY: Gilles
POTY: Gilles
Defensive Defensman: Ruhwedel
Defensive Forward: B. Arnold
COTY: Bazin
Sportsmanship: UNH
 
Re: HEA Awards Predictions

carltonbarrett said:
Come on, Gaudreau is averaging 1.49 PPG vs Collins' 1.00 PPG. Not even close....
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Both are deserving. I love how Gaudreau plays. He was terrific at the WJC, but even a BC fan like you would have to admit he wasn't as consistent the second half. Collins is too slow. He'll never make it in pro hockey. He's good for the college game. However, tell me this. If Collins was on a line with Whitney and Mullane for much of the season, he'd have more points than he did. And, if Gaudreau was on a line with Toomey/Christie/Gould, he'd have fewer points. Both Collins and Gaudreau make the players around them better, but Gaudreau had more support. That's my argument.
 
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mookie1995 said:
twitter reporting wey won the defensive poy
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Whose? His own? ;)

Patronick, some interesting selections. Only thing I would question is not having Matheson on the all rookie team. He leads all rookie d in PPG and tied for +/- with +12 in 25 games. Although wouldn't surprise me at all to see all three named to the team.
 
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Fair enough, but (A) Gaudreau scored 50 percent more PPG (B) pretty sure he played injured after the WJC's (C) he wasn't BC's only option, while Collins was clearly the main guy at MC and thus likely saw more ice/PP time. Again, I respect your view but think Gaudreau will win it going away.
 
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carltonbarrett said:
Fair enough, but (A) Gaudreau scored 50 percent more PPG (B) pretty sure he played injured after the WJC's (C) he wasn't BC's only option, while Collins was clearly the main guy at MC and thus likely saw more ice/PP time. Again, I respect your view but think Gaudreau will win it going away.
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I agree that Gaudreau will probably win, but my premise is simple. Collins would have more points than he did if he was on a line with Mullane and Whitney. Gaudreau would have less points if on a line with the MC guys. Both of Gaudreau's linemates are 100+ scorers. Again, Gaudreau will be a better pro. Collins is too slow.
 
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I agree with that assessment, but I don't think that should be the determining factor in who wins POTY. To me, it's simply who was the best player...purely an individual award. If it were more of an MVP award, maybe Collins would have an edge because he means more to his team than Gaudreau does to BC (maybe).
 
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