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New England Hockey Writers Honor Several Eagles
April 01, 2016 | Women's Hockey
Crowley tabbed coach of the year, while four players earn spots on the All-Star teams
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College women's hockey head coach Katie Crowley was voted the Division I Coach of the Year by the New England Hockey Writers according to an announcement made on Friday morning. Additionally, four Eagles were voted to the New England All-Star Team by the media: forwards Alex Carpenter and Haley Skarupa, and defensemen Lexi Bender and Megan Keller.
Already tabbed the ACHA National Coach of the Year last month, Crowley received the New England Division I Coach of the Year award after the Eagles posted a record-breaking season. Boston College ended the 2015-16 season with a program-record 40 wins, part of the team's final 40-1-0 record. The team won the 2016 Beanpot, 2016 Hockey East regular-season title with a perfect 24-0-0 record and won its second-ever Hockey East Tournament title. The Eagles advanced to their sixth Frozen Four in program history, and its first-ever national championship game. Boston College also set NCAA single-season records for points (592) and assists (379), while their 212 goals were the fourth-highest single-season total in NCAA history. Defensively, the Eagles ranked third in the country allowing 1.24 goals per game. Crowley was also named the Hockey East Coach of the Year.
Carpenter added to her senior-season honors after earning runner-up honors for the Patty Kazmaier Award as the national player of the year, and grabbing her third All-America accolade – her second-straight first-team nomination. For the second consecutive year, Carpenter led the nation in scoring, collecting a program-record 88 points from 43 goals and 45 assists, both also program records. Her 88 points represent the seventh-highest single-season point total in NCAA history. One year after winning the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award, Carpenter drew her fourth Hockey East All-Star First Team honor and is one of just three players in league history to do so.
Skarupa completed her senior season as the nation's third-leading scorer with a career-best 79 points from 35 goals and 44 assists, also both career highs. Her 44 assists ranked second nationally, while her 33 goals was third-most in the country. The senior was a second-team All-America selection (her first-career All-America nod) and was a first-team Hockey East All-Star. She finished her career second on the Eagles' career scoring and assist charts, and third on the career goals role. Skarupa's Hockey East all-star honor was the fourth of her career, and her second first-team award. Skarupa was also a Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Bender was tied for third nationally in defenseman scoring with a career-best 33 points from six goals and 27 assists. Along the backline, she helped anchor the Eagles' defensive corps that was third nationally in goals allowed per game and posted 14 shutouts, a school record. She was also a key contributor to both the Eagles' power play and penalty kill. Bender wrapped up her collegiate career as the second-leading scorer among BC defensemen with 95 career points, eighth overall in assists (76) and third in plus/minus (+164). She also set a new program record with 154 career appearances.
Keller was a Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award and garnered first-team All-America honors. She led all defensemen nationally in scoring with 52 points, a single-season record for BC defensemen. Her 40 assists ranked third nationally behind Carpenter and Skarupa. Keller anchored BC's defense that allowed just 21.22 shots per game, the fifth-best mark in the country. She was also a key member of both the penalty-kill and power-play units, the latter on which she collected 20 points (four goals, 16 assists) to rank second nationally in the category behind Carpenter.
Carpenter, Keller and Skarupa are all currently in Kamloops, British Columbia, with the U.S. National Team at the 2016 IIHF World Championships. All three Eagles are return members of the team that claimed gold at the 2015 world championships. After the U.S.' three group-play games, Skarupa leads the Eagles' contingent at worlds with two assists, while Keller has added one goal and Carpenter one assist.
2015-16 New England Hockey Writers Awards
ALL-STAR FORWARDS
Alex Carpenter, Sr., North Reading, Mass. (Boston College)
Taylar Cianfarano, So., Oswego, N.Y. (Quinnipiac)
Kendall Coyne, Sr., Palos Heights, Ill. (Northeastern)
Miye D'Oench, Sr., New York, N.Y. (Harvard)
Rebecca Leslie, So., Ottawa, Ontario (Boston University)
Haley Skarupa, Sr., Rockville, Md. (Boston College)
ALL-STAR DEFENSEMEN
Lexi Bender, Sr., Snohomish, Wash. (Boston College)
Kristen Tamberg, Sr., North Toronto, Ontario (Quinnipiac)
Michelle Picard, Sr., Taunton, Mass. (Harvard)
Megan Keller, So., Farmington Hills, Mich. (Boston College)
ALL-STAR GOALTENDERS
Elaine Chuli, Sr., Waterford, Ontario (Connecticut)
Sydney Rossman, Jr., Excelsior, Minn. (Quinnipiac)
DIVISION I WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR
Katie Crowley (Boston College)
DIVISION I WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kendall Coyne, Sr., Palos Heights, Ill. (Northeastern)
Already tabbed the ACHA National Coach of the Year last month, Crowley received the New England Division I Coach of the Year award after the Eagles posted a record-breaking season. Boston College ended the 2015-16 season with a program-record 40 wins, part of the team's final 40-1-0 record. The team won the 2016 Beanpot, 2016 Hockey East regular-season title with a perfect 24-0-0 record and won its second-ever Hockey East Tournament title. The Eagles advanced to their sixth Frozen Four in program history, and its first-ever national championship game. Boston College also set NCAA single-season records for points (592) and assists (379), while their 212 goals were the fourth-highest single-season total in NCAA history. Defensively, the Eagles ranked third in the country allowing 1.24 goals per game. Crowley was also named the Hockey East Coach of the Year.
Carpenter added to her senior-season honors after earning runner-up honors for the Patty Kazmaier Award as the national player of the year, and grabbing her third All-America accolade – her second-straight first-team nomination. For the second consecutive year, Carpenter led the nation in scoring, collecting a program-record 88 points from 43 goals and 45 assists, both also program records. Her 88 points represent the seventh-highest single-season point total in NCAA history. One year after winning the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award, Carpenter drew her fourth Hockey East All-Star First Team honor and is one of just three players in league history to do so.
Skarupa completed her senior season as the nation's third-leading scorer with a career-best 79 points from 35 goals and 44 assists, also both career highs. Her 44 assists ranked second nationally, while her 33 goals was third-most in the country. The senior was a second-team All-America selection (her first-career All-America nod) and was a first-team Hockey East All-Star. She finished her career second on the Eagles' career scoring and assist charts, and third on the career goals role. Skarupa's Hockey East all-star honor was the fourth of her career, and her second first-team award. Skarupa was also a Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Bender was tied for third nationally in defenseman scoring with a career-best 33 points from six goals and 27 assists. Along the backline, she helped anchor the Eagles' defensive corps that was third nationally in goals allowed per game and posted 14 shutouts, a school record. She was also a key contributor to both the Eagles' power play and penalty kill. Bender wrapped up her collegiate career as the second-leading scorer among BC defensemen with 95 career points, eighth overall in assists (76) and third in plus/minus (+164). She also set a new program record with 154 career appearances.
Keller was a Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award and garnered first-team All-America honors. She led all defensemen nationally in scoring with 52 points, a single-season record for BC defensemen. Her 40 assists ranked third nationally behind Carpenter and Skarupa. Keller anchored BC's defense that allowed just 21.22 shots per game, the fifth-best mark in the country. She was also a key member of both the penalty-kill and power-play units, the latter on which she collected 20 points (four goals, 16 assists) to rank second nationally in the category behind Carpenter.
Carpenter, Keller and Skarupa are all currently in Kamloops, British Columbia, with the U.S. National Team at the 2016 IIHF World Championships. All three Eagles are return members of the team that claimed gold at the 2015 world championships. After the U.S.' three group-play games, Skarupa leads the Eagles' contingent at worlds with two assists, while Keller has added one goal and Carpenter one assist.
2015-16 New England Hockey Writers Awards
ALL-STAR FORWARDS
Alex Carpenter, Sr., North Reading, Mass. (Boston College)
Taylar Cianfarano, So., Oswego, N.Y. (Quinnipiac)
Kendall Coyne, Sr., Palos Heights, Ill. (Northeastern)
Miye D'Oench, Sr., New York, N.Y. (Harvard)
Rebecca Leslie, So., Ottawa, Ontario (Boston University)
Haley Skarupa, Sr., Rockville, Md. (Boston College)
ALL-STAR DEFENSEMEN
Lexi Bender, Sr., Snohomish, Wash. (Boston College)
Kristen Tamberg, Sr., North Toronto, Ontario (Quinnipiac)
Michelle Picard, Sr., Taunton, Mass. (Harvard)
Megan Keller, So., Farmington Hills, Mich. (Boston College)
ALL-STAR GOALTENDERS
Elaine Chuli, Sr., Waterford, Ontario (Connecticut)
Sydney Rossman, Jr., Excelsior, Minn. (Quinnipiac)
DIVISION I WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR
Katie Crowley (Boston College)
DIVISION I WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kendall Coyne, Sr., Palos Heights, Ill. (Northeastern)
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