Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Pandolfo named a Spencer Penrose finalist; Frozen Four Press Conference Takeaways

Terrier Head Coach Jay Pandolfo has been named one of eight finalists for the ACHA  Spencer Penrose Award for Division 1 coach of the year. Among the other finalists are Frozen Four coaches Bob Motzko of Minnesota, Rand Pecknold of Quinnipiac and Michigan's interim coach Brandon Naurato. 

Former Terrier head coach Jack Parker won the Spencer Penrose Award three times: 1975, 1978 and 2009. The last two were national championship season for BU. Jack Kelley, who coached BU's first two national titles, won the award in 1962 while at Division 2 Colby. He took over the Terrier post the following season. 

 

Four Terriers were honored with Hockey East weekly awards following the Terriers' wins in the NCAA Manchester Regional Tournament.  Most Outstanding  Player Drew Commesso is the Stop It Goaltender of the Week. Quinn Hutson, who scored the game-winner against Western Michigan is the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week. Lane Hutson, whose goal against WMU was his 48th point, making him the highest scoring freshman defenseman in D1 history, is Defender of the Week. Ethan Phillips, with two assists and a goal against Western Michigan and the game-winner against Cornell is Hockey East Player of the Week.

HockeyEastOnline report


 Poll Story

There is no new USCHO poll, but in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine's new poll, BU is now #4, behind its Frozen Four semifinal opponent Minnesota, who is followed by Michigan and Quinnipiac.

We have a pair of feature stories from the Boston Hockey Blog

Takeaways from Tuesday's Frozen Four Press Conference

It hurts to win but the Terriers are ready to feel the burn


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