Re: NorthEastern Huskies 2011 -Improved
Congrat's to Coyne, Pickett, Wallace and Schelling.....
Three Huskies win WHEA postseason awards 2/28/2012 11:00:00 AM
Coming off their first Hockey East Regular Season Championship in program history, three more Huskies have been named to WHEA postseason awards, as announced by the league Tuesday. Freshman Kendall Coyne has been named to the All-Rookie Team; junior tri-captain Casey Pickett was voted Gladiator Best Defensive Forward; and junior Kelly Wallace has won the Turfer Athletic Award.
Coyne is one of three unanimous selections to the All-Rookie Team, with Boston College's Emily Pfalzer and Alex Carpenter. The Palos Heights, Ill. native led Hockey East with 19 goals in conference play and was second to BU's Jenn Wakefield with 31 points. Over all competitions, Coyne was third in rookie scoring with 45 points, ninth in goals with .87 per game (26 in 30 games), and second in the nation with seven game-winning goals. She netted her first career hat trick against Vermont on Jan. 22, and has scored in all but four games this season.
Pickett has been a force on the nation's second-ranked penalty kill all season, taking just nine penalties in 32 games and leading the nation with four shorthanded goals. With regular linemates Coyne and junior Brittany Esposito, she was near the top of the team in minutes played and was invaluable to a Northeastern defensive unit that allowed just 27 goals in Hockey East play, 10 fewer than its nearest competition. Her offensive contributions were stalwart as well: Pickett ranked fourth in conference with 1.19 points per game (25 in 21 games), seventh in goals (11) and third in assists (14).
The Turfer Award is given to the Hockey East player who best exhibits the core values of Turfer Athletics: tenacity, commitment and innovation. To that end there is no better candidate than Wallace, who scored 12 points in 25 games as a freshman in 2009-10 before losing all of last season due to injury. This season, Wallace bounced back to play in all 32 games as integral part of a talented group of Northeastern wingers, scoring two goals with five assists and a plus-five rating.
Northeastern's awards season is now in full swing; last week, senior Florence Schelling captured the Army ROTC Three Stars Award as Hockey East's most starred player. With a 1.27 goals against average in WHEA play, and a Hockey East single-season record .956 save percentage, the Swiss International was also named WHEA Goaltending Champion for the second time in her career.
Schelling is also a finalist for Hockey East Player of the Year, to be announced at the league's annual banquet on Friday evening. Coyne is a finalist for WHEA Rookie of the Year, while head coach Dave Flint is up for Coach of the Year. There may be even grander plaudits in the offing, as both Schelling and Coyne were named Top 30 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given annually to the top player in Div. I.
No. 7 Northeastern (22-6-4, 15-3-3 WHEA) is enjoying its best season in a decade, and its first in program history as the WHEA Tournament's top seed. The Huskies face Providence in the WHEA Semifinal on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Mass. Should Northeastern advance, it would face the winner of No. 4 Boston College and No. 9 Boston University on Sunday afternoon, in a 1 p.m. start.
Chip
Congrat's to Coyne, Pickett, Wallace and Schelling.....
Three Huskies win WHEA postseason awards 2/28/2012 11:00:00 AM
Coming off their first Hockey East Regular Season Championship in program history, three more Huskies have been named to WHEA postseason awards, as announced by the league Tuesday. Freshman Kendall Coyne has been named to the All-Rookie Team; junior tri-captain Casey Pickett was voted Gladiator Best Defensive Forward; and junior Kelly Wallace has won the Turfer Athletic Award.
Coyne is one of three unanimous selections to the All-Rookie Team, with Boston College's Emily Pfalzer and Alex Carpenter. The Palos Heights, Ill. native led Hockey East with 19 goals in conference play and was second to BU's Jenn Wakefield with 31 points. Over all competitions, Coyne was third in rookie scoring with 45 points, ninth in goals with .87 per game (26 in 30 games), and second in the nation with seven game-winning goals. She netted her first career hat trick against Vermont on Jan. 22, and has scored in all but four games this season.
Pickett has been a force on the nation's second-ranked penalty kill all season, taking just nine penalties in 32 games and leading the nation with four shorthanded goals. With regular linemates Coyne and junior Brittany Esposito, she was near the top of the team in minutes played and was invaluable to a Northeastern defensive unit that allowed just 27 goals in Hockey East play, 10 fewer than its nearest competition. Her offensive contributions were stalwart as well: Pickett ranked fourth in conference with 1.19 points per game (25 in 21 games), seventh in goals (11) and third in assists (14).
The Turfer Award is given to the Hockey East player who best exhibits the core values of Turfer Athletics: tenacity, commitment and innovation. To that end there is no better candidate than Wallace, who scored 12 points in 25 games as a freshman in 2009-10 before losing all of last season due to injury. This season, Wallace bounced back to play in all 32 games as integral part of a talented group of Northeastern wingers, scoring two goals with five assists and a plus-five rating.
Northeastern's awards season is now in full swing; last week, senior Florence Schelling captured the Army ROTC Three Stars Award as Hockey East's most starred player. With a 1.27 goals against average in WHEA play, and a Hockey East single-season record .956 save percentage, the Swiss International was also named WHEA Goaltending Champion for the second time in her career.
Schelling is also a finalist for Hockey East Player of the Year, to be announced at the league's annual banquet on Friday evening. Coyne is a finalist for WHEA Rookie of the Year, while head coach Dave Flint is up for Coach of the Year. There may be even grander plaudits in the offing, as both Schelling and Coyne were named Top 30 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given annually to the top player in Div. I.
No. 7 Northeastern (22-6-4, 15-3-3 WHEA) is enjoying its best season in a decade, and its first in program history as the WHEA Tournament's top seed. The Huskies face Providence in the WHEA Semifinal on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Mass. Should Northeastern advance, it would face the winner of No. 4 Boston College and No. 9 Boston University on Sunday afternoon, in a 1 p.m. start.
Chip