STONEHILL’S O’BRIEN NAMED NORTHEAST-10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR



- Saint Anselm’s Zuck captures Goaltender & Freshman of the Year; Smith named Defensive Player of the Year; Stonehill’s Harlow tabbed Coach of the Year-

 

Sunday, March 4, 2007

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South Easton, Mass. – Stonehill College’s Brendan O’Brien (Braintree, Mass.) has been named the 2006-07 Northeast-10 Conference Ice Hockey Player of the Year as voted by the conference’s six coaches.

O’Brien led the Northeast-10 Conference in assists (31), power play points (23), third in total points (43), and eighth in goals (12). O’Brien was also named First-Team All Conference. Last season, he was the Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year.

Saint Anselm College’s Jason Zuck (Clifton, N.J.) was named the Northeast-10 Goaltender and Freshman of the Year. He led the Northeast-10 in save percentage (.914) as well as in goals against average (2.27). Zuck was also named to the All Conference First-Team.

Saint Anselm’s Brett Smith (Hudson, Mass.), last season’s Defensive Player of the Year, captured the honor again this season. Smith has been part of the Hawks defense, which has held opponents to 2.81 goals per game. This season he has racked up six goals, 13 assists, and 19 points. Smith was also named to the All-Conference First-Team.

Stonehill’s Scott Harlow earned Northeast-10 Coach of the Year honors for the third time in a vote by his peers (2006-07, 2005-06, 2001-02). Harlow has guided Stonehill to a 13-12-1 overall record (3-1-1, NE-10) and to the finals of the Northeast-10 Championship for the first time in school history.

Joining O’Brien, Smith, and Zuck on the Northeast-10 All Conference First-Team is Saint Michael’s Jared Silver, Southern New Hampshire’s Brandon Hammermeister, and Stonehill’s Jim Florentino.

Picking up Northeast-10 All Conference Second-Team honors were Saint Anselm’s Pat Forshner, Saint Michael’s John Burns, Southern New Hampshire’s Dominic DiMarzo, and Stonehill’s Matt Curran, Matt Gorman, Josh Green, and Billy Ninteau.