AMESBURY, Mass. - Freshman Macklin Celebrini and sophomore Lane Hutson of the Boston University men's ice hockey team each earned a monthly award from Hockey East, the league announced on Monday.

After helping lead BU to its second straight Frozen Four appearance, Celebrini was named Hockey East Rookie of the Month while Hutson was selected as Hockey East Defender of the Month. This is the third such award for Hutson while Celebrini is now a two-time Hockey East Rookie of the Month in addition to being chosen as the league's Player of the Month for October.

Celebrini was second in the nation among all players with 16 points (6g, 10a) in just seven games, making his 2.29 points per game an NCAA-best. He logged at least one point in all seven outings, including five multi-point games. That includes both games of the NCAA Sioux Falls Regional, where he totaled five points (1g, 3a). Celebrini notched three primary assists in the regional final against Minnesota and scored one goal and one assist in the semifinal against RIT en route to being named Most Outstanding Player of the regional. A Hobey Baker Award finalist, Celebrini is just the fourth player to be named Hockey East Rookie and Player of the Year in the same season.

Hutson recorded 10 points on three goals and seven assists, joining Celebrini in securing at least one point in all seven contests. Two of his three tallies proved to be game-winning strikes, including his goal against Minnesota that broke a 3-3 tie in the second period. Hutson was also fourth in the nation with 14 blocks. His plus-eight rating in seven games played was best among all Hockey East defenders. Hutson, a two-time Hockey East First Team All-Star and Hobey Baker Award finalist, leads all active defensemen with 94 points in just 76 games. He enters the Frozen Four with a career-high 49 points (15g, 34a), which is tied for first among all NCAA blue liners.