The 25 semifinalists for the Walter Brown Award, given annually to the best American-born Division I college hockey player, were announced Monday by the Gridiron Club of New England.
Fifteen teams are represented in the slate of candidates that includes 19 forwards, four defensemen, and two goalies. A total of 18 semifinalist nominees are from teams in Hockey East; five nominees from ECAC Hockey; and two from Atlantic Hockey.
The following is the complete list of semifinalists, by team, with statistics through Feb. 1:
Bentley: Forward Jake Black (13-13-26), and forward Michael Mesic (11-13-24).
Boston College: Forward James Hagens (12-13-25), forward Andre Gasseau (4-7-11), forward Teddy Stiga (4-10-14).
Boston University: Defenseman Cole Hutson (8-15-23), forward Cole Eiserman (10-6-16), and forward Jack Harvey (7-8-15).
Connecticut: Forward Joey Muldowney (13-8-21), goalie Tyler Muszelik (2.16 goals-against average, .930 save percentage), and forward Jake Richard (7-15-22).
Dartmouth: Forward Hayden Stavroff (22-10-32), and forward Hank Cleaves (13-12-25).
Harvard: Forward Philip Tresca (9-10-19).
Maine: Defenseman Brandon Holt (5-27-22).
Massachusetts: Forward Jack Musa (10-14-24).
Merrimack: Defenseman Seamus Powell (3-12-15).
UMass Lowell: Forward Dillan Bentley (11-9-20).
New Hampshire: Forward Morgan Winters (9-9-18).
Northeastern: Defenseman Vinny Borgesi (4-13-17).
Providence: Forward John Mustard (10-9-19), and goalie Jack Parsons (2.09, .922).
Quinnipiac: Forward Chris Pelosi (16-14-30), and forward Ethan Wyttenbach (15-26-41).
Yale: Forward Ronan O’Donnell (10-8-18).
The Gridiron Club will announce the winner during the final week of March. Established in 1953, the Walter Brown Award is the nation’s oldest nationally recognized college hockey honor. It was started by the members of the 1933 Massachusetts Rangers, the first American team ever to win the World Championship Tournament. Brown himself coached the Rangers to the title in Prague, where the team defeated Canada in the championship game.