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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 12, 2021 Hockey East Names 2020-21 Men's All-Star Teams League Honors Three All-Star Teams During 36th Annual Tournament WAKEFIELD, Mass. - The Hockey East Association announced its 2020-21 Men’s All-Star Teams as voted by the league’s 11 head coaches as part of the celebration of the 36th annual Hockey East Tournament.

The lone unanimous selection as a 2020-21 Hockey East First Team All-Star was College sophomore goaltender (Darien, Conn.), who also picks up Stop It Goaltender of the Year accolades for his accomplishment. The rest of the First Team is rounded out by defensemen David Farrance (Victor, N.Y./) and Drew Helleson (Farmington, Minn./) and forwards Matt Boldy (Millis, Mass./Boston College), Jonny Evans (North Delta, B.C./UConn), and (Setauket, N.Y./Massachusetts.)

Comprising the Hockey East All-Star Second Team are goaltender Filip Lindberg (Espoo, Finland/Massachusetts), de- fensemen Jordan Harris (Haverhill, Mass./Northeastern) and (Glen Allen, Va./Massachusetts), and forwards Jackson Pierson (Zionsville, Indiana/New Hampshire), Zach Solow (Naples, Fla./Northeastern), and Tyce Thompson (Milford, Conn./Providence.)

Recognized as Hockey East All-Star Third Team members are Tomáš Vomáčka (Trutnov, Czech Republic/UConn), defensemen Marc Del Gaizo (Basking Ridge, N.J./Massachusetts) and Matt Kessel (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Massa- chusetts), and forwards Angus Crookshank (North Vancouver, B.C./New Hampshire), Jachym Kondelik (Budějovice, Czech Republic/UConn), and Marc McLaughlin (North Billerica, Mass../Boston College.)

The 2021 Men’s Tournament continues with quarterfinals on Sunday, March 14 at the campus of seeds 1-4. Semifinals are slated to take place on Wednesday, March 17 with the championship game held on Saturday, March 20 to determine the winner of the 2021 and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. For a full schedule and television information, visit HockeyEastOnline.com.

Hockey East will announce the finalists for the Player, Rookie, and Coach of the Year awards on Sunday, March 14 prior to the start of the quarterfinals. The winners of those awards will then be revealed on Wednesday, March 17 at 1:00 p.m.

2020-21 HOCKEY EAST ALL-STARS First-Team All-Stars Second-Team All-Stars Third-Team All-Stars G: Spencer Knight, Sophomore, Boston College * G: Filip Lindberg, Junior, Massachusetts G: Tomas Vomacka, Junior, UConn D: David Farrance, Senior, Boston University D: Jordan Harris, Junior, Northeastern D: Marc Del Gaizo, Junior, Massachusetts D: Drew Helleson, Sophomore, Boston College D: Zac Jones, Sophomore, Massachusetts D: Matt Kessel, Sophomore, Massachusetts F: Matt Boldy, Sophomore, Boston College F: Jackson Pierson, Junior, New Hampshire F: Angus Crookshank, Junior, New Hampshire F: Jonny Evans, Junior, UConn F: Zach Solow, Senior, Northeastern F: Jachym Kondelik, Junior, UConn F: Bobby Trivigno, Junior, Massachusetts F: Tyce Thompson, Junior, Providence F: Marc McLaughlin, Junior, Boston College

*denotes unanimous selection 2021 Hockey East Men’s Tournament Schedule Day Date Away Home Time TV/Streaming Sun. March 14 #7 UMass Lowell #2 Boston University 1:00 p.m. NESN+/SportsLive Sun. March 14 #5 Providence #4 UConn 3:30 p.m. SportsLive Sun. March 14 #9 New Hampshire #1 Boston College 4:30 p.m. NESN/SportsLive Sun. March 14 #6 Northeastern #3 Massachusetts 4:30 p.m. NESN+/SportsLive Wed. March 17 Semifinal #1 4:30 p.m. NESN/SportsLive Wed. March 17 Semifinal #2 7:00 p.m. NESN/SportsLive Sat. March 20 Championship Game 7:00 p.m. NESN/SportsLive

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