WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts -- The Hockey East Association announced Wednesday the 2018-19 end of season awards, as voted by the league's 11 head coaches. University of Maine junior forward Chase Pearson was named Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Best Defensive Forward and Second Team All-Star. Sophomores Brady Keeper and Jeremy Swayman and junior Mitchell Fossier were all named to the Third Team All-Stars.
Pearson totaled 78 points (37-41-78), a plus-18 rating and 132 penalty minutes in 107 games over three seasons. In 2018-19, Pearson notched a collegiate career-high 29 points (16-13-29) and ranked among Maine leaders with 16 goals, 13 assists, 29 points, a plus-21 rating.
Fossier finished the season with eight goals and 28 assists for 36 total points. The 28 assists was good enough for third in the conference and 11th in the nation. Tallying 12 points (7-5-12) over nine games, Fossier separated himself from the majority of the league starting with the Hockey East match-up at New Hampshire.
Swayman earned four conference awards (Defensive Player of the Week) over his 35 starts between the pipes. The Anchorage, Alaska native completed his sophomore season with a .919 save percentage, a 2.77 GAA, and 14 wins.
Keeper appeared in 36 games this year, leading all Black Bears defensemen in goals (7), assists (15) and points (22). The 6-foot-0, 202-pound native of Cross Lake, Manitoba, played two seasons for Maine, appearing in 73 games and producing 44 points (13-31-44).
All of the Hockey East post season awards are below:
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award: UMass Lowell
Len Ceglarski Individual Sportsmanship Award: Jacob Bryson, Providence
'47 Brand Best Defensive Defenseman Award: Vincent Desharnais, Providence
Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Best Defensive Forward: Chase Pearson, Maine
Hockey East Three Stars Award: Cayden Primeau, Northeastern
Hockey East Scoring Champion: Mitchell Chaffee, Massachusetts
Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Year: Cayden Primeau, Northeastern
First-Team All-Stars (6)
G: Cayden Primeau, Northeastern
D: Cale Makar, Massachusetts *
D: Jeremy Davies, Northeastern
F: Mitchell Chaffee, Massachusetts
F: David Cotton, Boston College
F: Josh Wilkins, Providence
Second Team All-Stars (6)
G: Stefanos Lekkas, Vermont
D: Jacob Bryson, Providence
D: Dante Fabbro, Boston University
F: John Leonard, Massachusetts
F: Chase Pearson, Maine
F: Jacob Pritchard, Massachusetts
Third Team All-Stars (7)
G: Jeremy Swayman, Maine
D: Marc Del Gaizo, Massachusetts
D: Mario Ferraro, Massachusetts
D: Brady Keeper, Maine
F: Brandon Duhaime, Providence
F: Karl El-Mir, UConn
F: Mitchell Fossier, Maine
ALL-STAR HONORABLE MENTION (3)
G: Hayden Hawkey, Providence
D: Casey Fitzgerald, Boston College
F: Tyler Madden, Northeastern
Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team (6)
G: Tomáš Vomáčka, UConn
D: Marc Del Gaizo, Massachusetts
F: Jack Dugan, Providence
F: Joel Farabee, Boston University
F: Chase Gresock, Merrimack
F: Tyler Madden, Northeastern *
*unanimous selection
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