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With Hockey East teams readying for their second half runs to start in earnest when conference play resumes this weekend, it’s a good time to look back at the first semester.
The following is a rundown of first half awards, as picked by SB Nation College Hockey’s Jeff Cox and Joshua Kummins:
Hockey East Player of the First Half
Zach Aston-Reese, Sr., F, Northeastern (Cox)
Tyler Kelleher, Sr., F, New Hampshire (Kummins)
Hockey East Rookie of the First Half
Adam Huska, G, Connecticut (Cox)
Clayton Keller, F, Boston University (Kummins)
Hockey East Coach of the First Half
Kevin Sneddon, Vermont (Cox)
Jerry York, Boston College (Kummins)
Hockey East’s Most Improved Player of the First Half
Matthew Gaudreau, Sr., F, Boston College (Kummins)
J.D. Dudek, Soph., F, Boston College (Cox)
First Half All-Hockey East Team
| Jeff Cox | Joshua Kummins | |
| Forward | Anders Bjork, Jr., ND | Anders Bjork, Jr., ND |
| Forward | Zach Aston-Reese, Sr., NU | Zach Aston-Reese, Sr., NU |
| Forward | Tyler Kelleher, Sr., UNH | Tyler Kelleher, Sr., UNH |
| Defense | Charlie McAvoy, Soph., BU | Matias Cleland, Sr., UNH |
| Defense | Michael Kim, Soph., BC | Dylan Zink, Sr., UML |
| Goaltender | Adam Huska, Fr., UConn | Jake Oettinger, Fr., BU |
First Half All-Hockey East Rookie Team
| Jeff Cox | Joshua Kummins | |
| Forward | Patrick Harper, BU | Patrick Harper, BU |
| Forward | Patrick Grasso, UNH | Patrick Grasso, UNH |
| Forward | Clayton Keller, BU | Clayton Keller, BU |
| Defense | Andrew Peeke, ND | Jacob Bryson, PC |
| Defense | Jeremy Davies, NU | Jeremy Davies, NU |
| Goaltender | Adam Huska, UConn | Jake Oettinger, BU |