ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Eight NCAA Championships - 37 FROZEN FOURS
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PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Pro Ambitions Hockey, this award is voted by the head coaches and is given to the first-year player who has shown skill, ability and leadership beyond that expected of a player in his rookie year. Scott Wilson (Oakville, Ont.) who finished tied with BC sniper Chris Kreider for sixth in league scoring and tied with UMass Lowell junior Riley Wetmore for the team scoring lead, averaging just over a point per game in both league and overall play. He is the sixth forward to win the award in the last seven seasons and he is the fourth UMassLowell player to win the award, the first since Peter Vetri in 2005. and the third River Hawk forward to earn the distinction.
Scott Wilson
(F, Oakville, Ont.) UMass-Lowell 2011-12 Overall Hockey East
GP G 37 16 26 12
A 22 16
P 38 28
+/+12 +10
Wilson’s 11-12 Season Highlights: • Was one of three unanimous selections to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. • Led all conference rookies with 28 points, 12 goals and 16 assists. • Recorded at least one point in 17 of 26 league contests and recorded at least one goal in nine games with two multiple goal efforts. • Overall UMass-Lowell owned a 11-3-0 record when Wilson scored a goal.
Rookie Of The Year Award History Season 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Player Pos Ken Hodge F Scott Young F Al Loring G Brian Leetch D Mario Thyer F Rob Gaudreau F Scott Pellerin F Scott Cashman G Jeff Levy G Craig Darby F Ian Moran D Paul Kariya F Greg Bullock F Mark Mowers F Marty Reasoner F Greg Koehler F Brian Gionta F Darren Haydar F Rick DiPietro G Chuck Kobasew F Sean Collins F Jimmy Howard G Michel Léveillé F Peter Vetri G Brandon Yip F Teddy Purcell F Colin Wilson F Kieran Millan G Stephane Da Costa F Charlie Coyle F Scott Wilson F
Team Boston College Boston University Maine Boston College Maine Providence Maine Boston University New Hampshire Providence Boston College Maine UMass-Lowell New Hampshire Boston College UMass-Lowell Boston College New Hampshire Boston University Boston College New Hampshire Maine Maine UMass-Lowell Boston University Maine Boston University Boston University Merrimack College Boston University UMass-Lowell
UML’s Scott Wilson was the fourth River Hawk to win Rookie of the Year honors
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM SELECTIONS Boston College: 28 Last: Johnny Gaudreau (2012) Boston University: 34 Last: Alexx Privitera (2012) Maine: 26 Last: Dan Sullivan (2011) Massachusetts: 8 Last: Michael Pereira (2011) UMass-Lowell: 13 Last: Zach Kamrass and Scott Wilson (2012) Merrimack: 13 Last: Mike Collins (2011) New Hampshire: 18 Last: Casey DeSmith and Trevor van Riemsdyk (2012) Northeastern: 19 Last: Ludwig Karlsson (2012) Providence: 15 Last: Ross Mauermann (2012) Vermont: Last: Kyle Reynolds (2012)
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