Hockey East Player of the Year

Hockey East Player of the Year
History
Sport	Ice hockey
Awarded for	A player that has demonstrated superior play and leadership for his team.^[1]
First award	1985
Most recent	Macklin Celebrini

The Hockey East Player 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 Player of the Year was first awarded in 1985 and every year thereafter.

Three players (Greg Brown, Chris Drury, and Johnny Gaudreau) have received the award two separate times, all doing so in consecutive years. The award has been shared three times, in 1999–00, 2002–03 and in 2015–16. (as of 2022)

Award winners

Year	Winner	Position	School
1984–85	Chris Terreri	Goaltender	Providence
1985–86	Scott Harlow	Left Wing	Boston College
1986–87	Brian Leetch	Defenceman	Boston College
1987–88	Mike McHugh	Left Wing	Maine
1988–89	Greg Brown	Defenceman	Boston College
1989–90	Greg Brown	Defenceman	Boston College
1990–91	David Emma	Right Wing	Boston College
1991–92	Scott Pellerin	Left Wing	Maine
1992–93	Paul Kariya	Left Wing	Maine
1993–94	Dwayne Roloson	Goaltender	UMass Lowell
1994–95	Chris Imes	Defenceman	Maine
1995–96	Jay Pandolfo	Left Wing	Boston University
1996–97	Chris Drury	Left Wing	Boston University
1997–98	Chris Drury	Left Wing	Boston University
1998–99	Jason Krog	Center	New Hampshire
1999–00	Ty Conklin	Goaltender	New Hampshire
1999–00	Mike Mottau	Defenceman	Boston College
2000–01	Brian Gionta	Right Wing	Boston College
2001–02	Darren Haydar	Right Wing	New Hampshire
2002–03	Mike Ayers	Goaltender	New Hampshire
2002–03	Ben Eaves	Center	Boston College
2003–04	Steve Saviano	Left Wing	New Hampshire

Year	Winner	Position	School	Ref
2004–05	Patrick Eaves	Right Wing	Boston College
2005–06	Chris Collins	Left Wing	Boston College
2006–07	John Curry	Goaltender	Boston University
2007–08	Kevin Regan	Goaltender	New Hampshire
2008–09	Brad Thiessen	Goaltender	Northeastern
2009–10	Bobby Butler	Right Wing	New Hampshire
2010–11	Paul Thompson	Right Wing	New Hampshire
2011–12	Spencer Abbott	Right Wing	Maine
2012–13	Johnny Gaudreau	Left Wing	Boston College
2013–14	Johnny Gaudreau	Left Wing	Boston College
2014–15	Jack Eichel	Center	Boston University
2015–16	Thatcher Demko	Goaltender	Boston College
2015–16	Kevin Boyle	Goaltender	UMass Lowell
2016–17	Zach Aston-Reese	Forward	Northeastern
2017–18	Adam Gaudette	Center	Northeastern
2018–19	Cale Makar	Defenceman	Massachusetts
2019–20	Jeremy Swayman	Goaltender	Maine
2020–21	Spencer Knight	Goaltender	Boston College
2021–22	Bobby Trivigno	Center	Massachusetts	^[3]
2022–23	Devon Levi	Goaltender	Northeastern	^[4]
2023–24	Macklin Celebrini	Center	Boston University

Winners by school

School	Winners
Boston College	14
New Hampshire	8
Boston University	6
Maine	6
Northeastern	4
Massachusetts	2
UMass Lowell	2
Providence	1

Winners by position

Position	Winners
Center	6
Right Wing	7
Left Wing	11
Forward	1
Defenceman	6
Goaltender	12

References

^[5]

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) Player 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.
^ "Hockey East Player of the Year Award - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.