AMESBURY, Mass. - Freshman Macklin Celebrini of the Boston University men's ice hockey team was selected as both the Hockey East Rookie of the Year and the Hockey East Player of the Year, the league announced on Wednesday.

Celebrini is the fourth men's player in Hockey East history to earn both awards in the same season, joining former Terrier standout Jack Eichel (2014-15), Maine's Paul Kariya (1992-93) and Boston College's Brian Leetch (1986-87). Celebrini is the fifth different Terrier to be chosen as Hockey East Player of the Year, an award that BU has now claimed six times. In addition, this is the second straight year and 11th time overall that a Terrier has been named Hockey East Rookie of the Year.

The lone unanimous Hockey East First Team All-Star, Celebrini was also unanimously named to the league's All-Rookie squad in addition to winning the league's scoring title and the Three Stars Award. In 23 Hockey East games, Celebrini led all skaters with 44 points on 23 goals and 21 assists. His 23 goals is a single-season league record and he is the only rookie in Hockey East history to average at least one goal per game in league competition.  

Celebrini, the youngest player in college hockey at just 17 years old, ended the regular season as the nation's leader with 1.69 points per game and was also second overall in goals (29) and points (54) entering the postseason. After scoring his 30th goal of the season in Saturday's quarterfinal victory over Northeastern, Celebrini remained first overall with 1.67 points per game and is one of just two players to reach the 30-goal mark this year.

A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Celebrini is one of just 26 freshmen in the last 50 years to score 30 goals in a single season. He's just the fourth rookie since 2002-03 to reach that milestone and only the fourth Hockey East freshman to accomplish that feat in the league's 40-season history. Celebrini joins BU Athletic Hall of Famers Dave Silk (35 goals, 1976-77) and Mark Fidler (30 goals, 1977-78) as Terrier rookies to score 30 or more goals.