northeastern university sports Information 360 huntington ave. boston, ma 02115 NORT telephone: 617-437-2691 JACK GRINOLD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MCGILLIS A MCHIT IN HOCKEY EAST Dan McGillis of Hawkesbury need no longer worry about being ready for Division 1 college hockey. If anything, he might be musing over the prospects of a career in the National Hockey league, so fueled by the outstanding rookie season he enjoyed as a member of the Northeastern University varsity. McGillis, a 6'3, 220 pound rocket-launching defenseman who hits like a root canal, capped his freshman season with a selection to the Hockey East Association All Rookie Team, and the team Most Outstanding Rookie Award. On the HEA Rookie squad, McGillis joined Husky teammate Mike Veisor, a goaltender, and University of Maine Hobey Baker Award winner Paul Kariya. Over the course of 35 games in the competitive HEA, McGillis, a former Hawkesbury Hawk Most Valuable Player and Best Defenseman, established himself as one of the fiercest hitters in the eight-team alignment that produced the NCAA Champion Maine Black Bears. He also emerged as an offensive force for the Huskies, topping all first-year defensemen with a 5-12-17 aggregate from the blueline. In addition, he was a force on the Husky powerplay with three powerplay tallies for second­ year head. coach Ben Smith. As a team, the Huskies suffered through an lnJury­ punctuated 10-24-1 season and finished the season with consecutive defeats to NCAA Champion Maine in Orono in the first round of the HEA playoffs. McGillis surged into the collegiate ranks with a storied career with the Hawkes; he was the league's Most Improved Player in 1990-91 and a First Team All Star selection the following two seasons. He was chosen by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1992 entry draft, a 10th round selection. .