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Cangelosi Named NEHWA Best Defensive Forward
March 31, 2017 | Men's Hockey
Postseason awards continue to roll in for Austin Cangelosi after the Estero, Fla. native collected Best Defensive Forward honors from the New England Hockey Writers Association
BOSTON - Boston College forward Austin Cangelosi was heralded with the Frank Jones Award, which is presented annually to the region's best defensive forward as awarded by the New England Hockey Writers Association Friday morning.
The Estero, Fla. native closed out his Eagle career in the Hockey East championship after tallying his 13th-career power play goal and his 57th all time. That number tied him for 44th all-time with Bob Reardon (1970-73) and Ben Smith (2006-10) in career goals scored on The Heights. Additionally, after racking up 118 career points, Cangelosi pulled into a tie for 60th all time with Lee Blossom (1979-83) on the Boston College career points chart.
Cangelosi won a similar award on March 15, 2017 after claiming Hockey East's Best Defensive Forward award.
BC's speedy centerman possesses college hockey's best faceoff percentage (65.0 percent) and has won the third-most draws (575-of-885) any other skater in the NCAA.
He finished the season with a +17 plus/minus rating following BC's loss in the Hockey East title, which is tied for 44th in the nation with Frozen Four tournament on deck next week.
Cangelosi is Boston College's first student-athlete to tally 20 goals in back-to-back seasons since Johnny Gaudreau did so in 2012-13 and 2013-14. He is also one of two players in all of college hockey the last two seasons to have scored 20-plus goals in each of the last two seasons (Austin Ortega – Omaha).
The 5-foot-9 center is one of 14 skaters in all of college hockey to have scored three or more short-handed goals this season.
Cangelosi joined classmate Scott Savage as a Hockey East Third Team All-Star on March 16, 2017.
He recently signed a two-year American Hockey League contract with the Albany Devils on March 24, 2017.
The Estero, Fla. native closed out his Eagle career in the Hockey East championship after tallying his 13th-career power play goal and his 57th all time. That number tied him for 44th all-time with Bob Reardon (1970-73) and Ben Smith (2006-10) in career goals scored on The Heights. Additionally, after racking up 118 career points, Cangelosi pulled into a tie for 60th all time with Lee Blossom (1979-83) on the Boston College career points chart.
Cangelosi won a similar award on March 15, 2017 after claiming Hockey East's Best Defensive Forward award.
BC's speedy centerman possesses college hockey's best faceoff percentage (65.0 percent) and has won the third-most draws (575-of-885) any other skater in the NCAA.
He finished the season with a +17 plus/minus rating following BC's loss in the Hockey East title, which is tied for 44th in the nation with Frozen Four tournament on deck next week.
Cangelosi is Boston College's first student-athlete to tally 20 goals in back-to-back seasons since Johnny Gaudreau did so in 2012-13 and 2013-14. He is also one of two players in all of college hockey the last two seasons to have scored 20-plus goals in each of the last two seasons (Austin Ortega – Omaha).
The 5-foot-9 center is one of 14 skaters in all of college hockey to have scored three or more short-handed goals this season.
Cangelosi joined classmate Scott Savage as a Hockey East Third Team All-Star on March 16, 2017.
He recently signed a two-year American Hockey League contract with the Albany Devils on March 24, 2017.
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