AMESBURY, Mass. - Freshmen
Cole Eiserman and
Cole Hutson of the Boston University men's ice hockey team were named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team, the league announced on Wednesday.
This marks the 18th straight season that BU has boasted at least one member of the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. The Terriers'Â all-time total of 55 All-Rookie Team selections is the most of any other school.
Eiserman leads all NCAA rookies with 20 goals, three clear of the next closest freshman, and is tied for eighth among the nation's first-year players with 29 points. He is the fourth Terrier rookie in the last 20 years to notch 20 goals, joining Jack Eichel (2014-15), Clayton Keller (2016-17) and
Macklin Celebrini (2023-24). Eiserman is one of just five freshmen since 2005-06 to record two hat tricks in one season, doing so most recently in an 8-2 win over No. 6 Providence on March 6 that clinched the No. 3 seed for BU in the Hockey East postseason.
Hutson has established himself as one of the best rookies and best defensemen, regardless of class, in the country. He leads all NCAA rookies in points (39) and assists (27), and he also paces all NCAA defensemen in points per game (1.18). Hutson joined his brother Lane as the only defensemen since 2005-06 to record at least 10 goals and 25 assists in their first 33 career games. The reigning National Rookie of the Month, Hutson enters the postseason on a six-game point streak, including two straight games with one goal and two assists.
Not only have Eiserman and Hutson shined on the collegiate stage, the duo was instrumental in leading the United States to a gold medal at the World Junior Championship in January.