Full List of Winners
BOSTON – The Hockey East champion Northeastern women's ice hockey team had four players honored as New England Hockey Writers Division I All-Stars, as announced Thursday. In addition, head coach
Dave Flint was named the New England Hockey Writers Division I Coach of the Year for leading the Huskies to 27 wins and a third NCAA tournament appearance in the last four seasons.
Aerin Frankel,
Skylar Fontaine,
Brooke Hobson and
Alina Mueller were each named to the All-Star squad, making Northeastern the only school with at least four honorees.
The Hockey East Goaltender of the Year, Frankel posted a 21-4-3 record with a 1.81 GAA and a .932 save percentage in her sophomore season. The Briarcliff Manor, New York native was named the MVP of the Hockey East Championship for the second straight year after backstopping NU to a 3-2 win over Boston College in the title game.
A CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American, Fontaine garnered New England All-Star honors after a breakout sophomore season. Fontaine's 12 goals and 36 points each ranked as the second-highest marks in the nation among blue-liners, while her 36 points were the most in a season for any NU defender since Kim Greene put up 41 points in 2001-02.
A Hockey East Second Team All-Star, Hobson also enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign in which she totaled 28 points on six goals and 22 assists. The Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native ranked fourth nationally among defenders with 10 power-play assists on the year.
The Hockey East Rookie of the Year and a Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist, Mueller led all WHEA freshmen in goals (21), assists (30), points (51), power-play points (14), game-winning goals (5), plus/minus (+34), and shots on goal (131). Mueller posted a 22-game point streak during the season, which ranked as the longest streak of any Division I women's skater this year.
Flint earned his second All-New England Coach of the Year nod (2012) after leading Northeastern to the Hockey East regular season crown and the league tournament title. The Huskies set new program records for most wins (21) and points (45) in a WHEA season en route to earning an NCAA tournament home game for the first time in program history. Flint was also named the Hockey East Coach of the Year at the WHEA postseason awards banquet.
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