Hockey East Rookie of the Year

Hockey East Rookie of the Year
History
Sport	Ice hockey
Awarded for	To the first-year player who has shown skill, ability and leadership beyond that expected of a player in his rookie year.^[1]
First award	1985
Most recent	Macklin Celebrini (Boston University)

The Hockey East Rookie of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each Hockey East team.^[2]

The Rookie of the Year was first awarded in 1985 and every year thereafter.

The award has been shared four times, in 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92, and most recently in 2020–21. Three players have been both the Player and Rookie-of-the-Year in the same season (Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya, and Jack Eichel). (as of 2022)

Award winners

Year	Winner	Position	School
1984–85	Ken Hodge	Center	Boston College
1985–86	Al Loring	Goaltender	Maine
1985–86	Scott Young	Right Wing	Boston University
1986–87	Brian Leetch	Defenceman	Boston College
1987–88	Mario Thyer	Center	Maine
1988–89	Rob Gaudreau	Right Wing	Providence
1988–89	Scott Pellerin	Left Wing	Maine
1989–90	Scott Cashman	Goaltender	Boston University
1990–91	Jeff Levy	Goaltender	New Hampshire
1991–92	Craig Darby	Center	Providence
1991–92	Ian Moran	Defenceman	Boston College
1992–93	Paul Kariya	Left Wing	Maine
1993–94	Greg Bullock	Center	UMass Lowell
1994–95	Mark Mowers	Center	New Hampshire
1995–96	Marty Reasoner	Center	Boston College
1996–97	Greg Koehler	Center	UMass Lowell
1997–98	Brian Gionta	Right Wing	Boston College
1998–99	Darren Haydar	Right Wing	New Hampshire
1999–00	Rick DiPietro	Goaltender	Boston University
2000–01	Chuck Kobasew	Right Wing	Boston College
2001–02	Sean Collins	Center	New Hampshire
2002–03	Jimmy Howard	Goaltender	Maine

Year	Winner	Position	School	Ref
2003–04	Michel Léveillé	Center	Maine
2004–05	Peter Vetri	Goaltender	UMass Lowell
2005–06	Brandon Yip	Right Wing	Boston University
2006–07	Teddy Purcell	Right Wing	Maine
2007–08	Colin Wilson	Center	Boston University
2008–09	Kieran Millan	Goaltender	Boston University
2009–10	Stéphane Da Costa	Center	Merrimack
2010–11	Charlie Coyle	Center	Boston University
2011–12	Scott Wilson	Center	UMass Lowell
2012–13	Jon Gillies	Goaltender	Providence
2013–14	Mario Puskarich	Left Wing	Vermont
2014–15	Jack Eichel	Center	Boston University
2015–16	Colin White	Center	Boston College
2016–17	Clayton Keller	Forward	Boston University
2017–18	Logan Hutsko	Forward	Boston College
2018–19	Joel Farabee	Left Wing	Boston University
2019–20	Alex Newhook	Forward	Boston College
2020–21	Josh Lopina	Forward	Massachusetts
2020–21	Nikita Nesterenko	Forward	Boston College
2021–22	Devon Levi	Goaltender	Northeastern	^[3]
2022–23	Lane Hutson	Defenceman	Boston University	^[4]
2023–24	Macklin Celebrini	Center	Boston University

Winners by school

School	Winners
Boston University	12
Boston College	10
Maine	7
UMass Lowell	4
New Hampshire	4
Providence	3
Massachusetts	1
Merrimack	1
Northeastern	1
Vermont	1

Winners by position

Position	Winners
Center	16
Right Wing	7
Left Wing	4
Forward	5
Defenceman	3
Goaltender	9

References

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General

"Hockey East Awards". Hockey East Online. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
"Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
"NCAA (Hockey East) Rookie of the Year". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

Specific

^ "Hockey East Awards". Hockey East Online. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
^ "UMaine's Abbott named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hobey Baker finalist". The Maine Campus. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
^ "Bobby Trivigno Named Hockey East Player of the Year - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
^ "Devon Levi Named Hockey East Player of the Year - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
^ "Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year Award - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.