Hockey East Unveils 35th Anniversary Team

70 Players Honored As League's Best Ahead of 35th Annual Championship

WAKEFIELD, Mass. - The Hockey East Association today unveiled the All-Hockey East 35th Anniversary Team, comprised of the league's top 35 forwards and top 35 defenders, including defensemen and goaltenders, as voted on by fans, the league's head coaches, officials and media members.

The team is comprised of players from 10 of the 11 Hockey East institutions, including 16 from Boston College, 14 from Boston University and Maine, eight from New Hampshire, six from Northeastern, four from UMass Lowell, three from Massachusetts and Providence, and one each from Merrimack and Vermont.

Headlining the team were the two highest vote-getters in Maine's Paul Kariya (719 points) and Massachusetts' Jonathan Quick (695 points.) The other top point-getters were forwards Johnny Gaudreau (699/Boston College), Chris Drury (693/Boston University), Brian Gionta (685/Boston College), and Jack Eichel (679/Boston University) and defenders Brian Leetch (676/Boston College), Ben Bishop (673/Maine), Jimmy Howard (659/Maine), and Charlie McAvoy (659/Boston University). The team consists of 10 Hobey Baker winners and nearly each player selected as the league's Player of the Year over the course of its illustrious history. Additionally, the team features just one current player in Massachusetts sophomore defenseman Cale Makar (Calgary, Alta.) who on Wednesday was named as the sole unanimous selection to the All-Hockey East First Team.

Hockey East's Top 35 forwards and defenders were chosen by a fan vote through the league's official website – HockeyEastOnline. com - and votes from Hockey East's 35th Anniversary Committee, which included representatives from each Hockey East school, members of the media, and the league's head coaches.

The 35th Hockey East Tournament championship will take place this weekend, Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, at the TD Garden in Boston. No. 3 Northeastern will square off with No. 5 Boston University Friday at 4 p.m., while No. 1 Massachusetts and No. 7 Boston College take the ice at 7:30 p.m. The winners advance to Saturday's championship tilt at 7 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

The All-Hockey East 35th Anniversary Team

(Chosen in March of 2019 by fans, coaches, officials and media.)

The Offense

Tony Amonte, Boston University

Tim Army, Providence

Cam Atkinson, Boston College

Brian Boyle, Boston College

Bobby Butler, New Hampshire

John Cullen, Boston University

Stephane Da Costa, Merrimack

Chris Drury, Boston University

Ben Eaves, Boston College

Jack Eichel, Boston University

David Emma, Boston College

Adam Gaudette, Northeastern

Johnny Gaudreau, Boston College

Rob Gaudreau, Providence

Nathan Gerbe, Boston College

Brian Gionta, Boston College

Mike Grier, Boston University

Darren Haydar, New Hampshire

Craig Janney, Boston College

Paul Kariya, Maine

Jason Krog, New Hampshire

Shawn McEachern, Boston University

Jim Montgomery, Maine

Jon Morris, UMass Lowell

Mark Mowers, New Hampshire

Gustav Nyquist, Maine

Jay Pandolfo, Boston University

Scott Pellerin, Maine

Marty Reasoner, Boston College

Kevin Roy, Northeastern

David Sacco, Boston University

Viktor Stalberg, Vermont

Kevin Stevens, Boston College

James van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire

Jean-Yves Roy, Maine

Honorable Mention (15): Zach Aston-Reese, NU; Niko Dimitrakos, Maine; Patrick Eaves, BC; Joe Gambardella, UML; Kevin Hayes, BC; Steve Heinze, BC; Chris Kreider, BC; Maxim Letunov, UConn; James Marcou, UMass; Danny O'Regan, BU; Steve Saviano, UNH; Bret Seney, Merrimack; Dylan Sikura, NU; Tage Thompson, UConn; Colin Wilson, BU.

The Defense

Mike Ayers, New Hampshire, G

Bob Beers, Maine, D

Ben Bishop, Maine, G

Greg Brown, Boston College, D

Keith Carney, Maine, D

Ty Conklin, New Hampshire, G

Rob Cowie, Northeastern, D

John Curry, Boston University, G

Brian Dumoulin, Boston College, D

Mike Dunham, Maine, G

Jim Fahey, Northeastern, D

Matt Gilroy, Boston University, D

Matt Grzelcyk, Boston University, D

Ron Hainsey, UMass Lowell, D

Connor Hellebuyck, UMass Lowell, G

Jimmy Howard, Maine, G

Chris Imes, Maine, D

Brian Leetch, Boston College, D

Cale Makar, Massachusetts, D

Charlie McAvoy, Boston University, D

Dan McGillis, Northeastern, D

Peter Metcalf, Maine, D

Mike Mottau, Boston College, D

John Muse, Boston College, G

Thomas Poeck, Massachusetts, D

Tom Poti, Boston University, D

Jonathan Quick, Massachusetts, G

Bruce Racine, Northeastern, G

Kevin Regan, New Hampshire, G

Dwayne Roloson, UMass Lowell, G

Cory Schneider, Boston College, G

Kevin Shattenkirk, Boston University, D

Garth Snow, Maine, G

Chris Terreri, Providence, G

Eric Weinrich, Maine, D

Honorable Mention (15): Andrew Alberts, BC, D; Kevin Boyle, UML, G; Justin Braun, UMass, D; Joe Cannata, Merrimack, G; Jack Capuano, Maine, D; Jeremy Davies, NU, D; Thatcher Demko, BC, G; Rick DiPietro, BU, G; Jon Gillies, PC, G; Michael Matheson, BC, D; Chad Ruhwedel, UML, D; Chris Therrien, PC, D; Brad Thiessen, NU, G; Trevor vanRiemsdyk, UNH, D; Jake Walman, PC, D.