Four BU men's ice hockey players celebrate a goal
Matt Woolverton

Four Terriers Named Hockey East All-Stars

March 10, 2023

AMESBURY, Mass. - Four members of the Boston University men's ice hockey team were named Hockey East All-Stars, the league announced on Friday.

BU landed a league-high three players on the first team - unanimous selection Lane Hutson as well as seniors Matt Brown and Domenick Fensore - all of whom are also nominated for the Hobey Baker Award. Senior Wilmer Skoog was honored as a Third Team All-Star. Hutson, a freshman, and Brown each received this recognition for the first time; Fensore and Skoog were Second Team All-Stars last season. BU has now placed 90 Terriers on Hockey East All-Star teams.

Brown enjoyed the best year of his collegiate career this season. He tied with Hutson for the league lead in points with 43 thanks to 15 goals and 28 assists, all of which were career highs, and was a career-best plus-15. Brown and Hutson are currently tied for seventh in the NCAA with an average of 1.30 points per game. Three of Brown's 11 multi-point efforts this season were four-point performances, with all three coming against league foes. He closed the season by recording a point in 12 of his final 15 games as the Terriers clinched the Hockey East regular-season title. For his career, Brown has notched 36 goals and 61 assists for 97 points.

Fensore has not only been a fantastic captain this season but he has been one of the best defensemen in the country. He has scored a career-high nine goals, including three game-winners, and added 18 assists for 27 points this season. His nine goals was second among league blue liners while his 27 points ranked third among Hockey East defenders. He put together three multi-point performances in the last seven games, including two in a weekend sweep of Vermont that helped the Terriers move back into first place in Hockey East, a spot they did not relinquish. Fensore finished the regular season a career-best plus-11 and has blocked 35 shots this year.

Hutson, who was a unanimous selection to the All-Rookie Team earlier this week, recorded one of the best rookie seasons in league history. He was the first defenseman to ever lead Hockey East in scoring in the league's 39-year history, posting 34 points on nine goals and a league-high 25 assists in 24 Hockey East tilts. In 33 overall games, Hutson led Hockey East with 43 points on 12 goals and a league-high 31 assists. He ranks third in the NCAA in assists and is first among NCAA defensemen in both assists and points. Hutson was a two-time Hockey East Defender of the Month, the league's Player of the Month for January and the National Rookie of the Month for January.

Skoog secured his second straight season of at least 10 goals, as he lit the lamp 12 times and added a career-high 15 assists for 27 points. Twenty-three of the superb Swede's 27 points came against league opponents. Skoog scored three game-winning goals, recorded seven multi-point performances and finished the regular season with 100 shots on goal, second only to Fensore on the Terriers. He finished the regular season as a career-best plus-10 and enters the postseason having totaled 36 goals and 36 assists for 72 points for his career.

BU will open the Hockey East Men's Tournament on Saturday when the top-seeded Terriers host 11th-seeded Vermont at Agganis Arena. Puck drop on NESN and ESPN+ is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
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