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Cotton Named to New England All-Star Team
March 29, 2019 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Junior forward David Cotton was one of 14 players named to the 2018-19 New England Men's Division I All-Star Team on Thursday by the New England Hockey Writers Association. Cotton was also recognized with the Paul Hines Award as the most improved player.
Cotton and the other honorees will receive their awards during an April 17 dinner at the Prince Restaurant in Saugus, which will also feature the presentation of the Gridiron Club of Boston's Walter Brown and Joe Concannon Awards.
Cotton finished the regular season atop the Hockey East leaderboard with 20 goals, four more than Alexander Payusov (UConn), Mitchell Chaffee (UMass), and Chase Pearson (Maine). He added three more in the postseason, including two during the Hockey East Championship weekend at TD Garden, for a career-high 23 to close the season.
Cotton also led Hockey East with eight power play goals this season. Nationally, he was sixth in the country in goals per game and tied for 20th in power play goals. The Texan was 11th in Hockey East with eight multi-point games, ninth in points per game, and fifth in shots on goal per game during the regular season.
The junior set a new career-high with his 29th point on Feb. 23, edging his sophomore total (9-19-28). He enters his final season at BC just 12 points shy of 100 in 116 career games.Â
Division I All-Stars
Cayden Primeau, SO, G, NortheasternÂ
Mitchell Chaffee, SO, F, Massachusetts
Andrew Shortridge, JR, G, QuinnipiacÂ
Blake Christensen, JR, F, AIC
Jeremy Davies, JR, D, NortheasternÂ
David Cotton, JR, F, Boston College
Dante Fabbro, JR, D, Boston UniversityÂ
Jacob Pritchard, SR, F, Massachusetts
Adam Fox, JR, D, HarvardÂ
Joe Snively, SR, F, YaleÂ
Cale Makar, SO, D, MassachusettsÂ
Odeen Tufto, SO, F, Quinnipiac
Chase Priskie, SR, D, QuinnipiacÂ
Josh Wilkins, JR, F Providence
Individual Awards
Paul Hines Award (Most Improved): David Cotton, JR, F, Boston College
Frank Jones Award (Defensive Forward): Chase Pearson, JR, F, Maine
George Carens Award (Best Rookie): Joel Farabee, FR, F, Boston University
Joe Tomasello Award (Unsung Hero): Bobo Carpenter, SR, F, Boston University
Herb Gallagher Award (Best Forward): Mitchell Chaffee, SO, F, Massachusetts
Bob Monahan Award (Best Defenseman): Cale Makar, SO, D, Massachusetts
Leonard Fowle Award (MVP): Cale Makar, SO, D, Massachusetts
Clark Hodder Award (Coach of the Year): Greg Carvel, Massachusetts
Parker-York Award (Contribution to NE Hockey): Steve Nazro, TD Garden
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Cotton and the other honorees will receive their awards during an April 17 dinner at the Prince Restaurant in Saugus, which will also feature the presentation of the Gridiron Club of Boston's Walter Brown and Joe Concannon Awards.
Cotton finished the regular season atop the Hockey East leaderboard with 20 goals, four more than Alexander Payusov (UConn), Mitchell Chaffee (UMass), and Chase Pearson (Maine). He added three more in the postseason, including two during the Hockey East Championship weekend at TD Garden, for a career-high 23 to close the season.
Cotton also led Hockey East with eight power play goals this season. Nationally, he was sixth in the country in goals per game and tied for 20th in power play goals. The Texan was 11th in Hockey East with eight multi-point games, ninth in points per game, and fifth in shots on goal per game during the regular season.
The junior set a new career-high with his 29th point on Feb. 23, edging his sophomore total (9-19-28). He enters his final season at BC just 12 points shy of 100 in 116 career games.Â
Division I All-Stars
Cayden Primeau, SO, G, NortheasternÂ
Mitchell Chaffee, SO, F, Massachusetts
Andrew Shortridge, JR, G, QuinnipiacÂ
Blake Christensen, JR, F, AIC
Jeremy Davies, JR, D, NortheasternÂ
David Cotton, JR, F, Boston College
Dante Fabbro, JR, D, Boston UniversityÂ
Jacob Pritchard, SR, F, Massachusetts
Adam Fox, JR, D, HarvardÂ
Joe Snively, SR, F, YaleÂ
Cale Makar, SO, D, MassachusettsÂ
Odeen Tufto, SO, F, Quinnipiac
Chase Priskie, SR, D, QuinnipiacÂ
Josh Wilkins, JR, F Providence
Individual Awards
Paul Hines Award (Most Improved): David Cotton, JR, F, Boston College
Frank Jones Award (Defensive Forward): Chase Pearson, JR, F, Maine
George Carens Award (Best Rookie): Joel Farabee, FR, F, Boston University
Joe Tomasello Award (Unsung Hero): Bobo Carpenter, SR, F, Boston University
Herb Gallagher Award (Best Forward): Mitchell Chaffee, SO, F, Massachusetts
Bob Monahan Award (Best Defenseman): Cale Makar, SO, D, Massachusetts
Leonard Fowle Award (MVP): Cale Makar, SO, D, Massachusetts
Clark Hodder Award (Coach of the Year): Greg Carvel, Massachusetts
Parker-York Award (Contribution to NE Hockey): Steve Nazro, TD Garden
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Players Mentioned
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