WAKEFIELD, Mass. - The Hockey East Association announced its three 2017-18 all-star teams as voted by the league's 11 head coaches ahead of the 34th Hockey East Championship, March 16 and 17 at the TD Garden in Boston.
The six Hockey East First Team All-Stars hail from just two different schools and include goaltender Cayden Primeau (Voorhees, N.J./Northeastern), defensemen Jacob Bryson (London, Ont./Providence) and Jeremy Davies (Sainte- Anne-de-Bellevue, Qué./Northeastern), and forwards Erik Foley (Mansfield, Mass./Providence), Adam Gaudette (Braintree, Mass./Northeastern), and Dylan Sikura (Aurora, Ont./Northeastern). Gaudette and Sikura were the lone unanimous selections to the first team.
Comprising Hockey East All-Star Second Team are goaltender Hayden Hawkey (Parker, Colo./Providence), a pair of defensemen in Dante Fabbro (New Westminster, B.C./Boston University) and Casey Fitzgerald (North Reading, Mass./ Boston College.), and forwards Bobo Carpenter (North Reading, Mass./Boston University), Maxim Letunov (Moscow, Russia/UConn), and Nolan Stevens (Sea Isle City, N.J./Northeastern).
Recognized as Hockey East All-Star Third Team members are goaltender Joseph Woll (St. Louis, Mo./Boston College), defensemen Michael Kim (Toronto, Ont./Boston College) and Cale Makar (Calgary, Alta./Massachusetts), and forwards Brett Seney (London, Ont./Merrimack), Brian Pinho (North Andover, Mass./Providence), and Jordan Greenway (Canton, N.Y./Boston University).
Also gaining acknowledgment from the league coaches are Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mentions in rookie netminder Jeremy Swayman (Anchorage, Alaska/Maine), defensemen Tommy Panico (Wall, N.J./UMass Lowell), Brandon Hickey (Leduc, Alta./Boston University) and Johnny Austin (St. Louis Park, Minn./UConn), and forwards Ross Colton (Robbinsville, N.J./Vermont), Shane Bowers (Halifax, N.S./Boston University), Spencer Naas (Minnetonka, Minn./UConn) and Chase Pearson (Alpharetta, Ga./Maine).
The 26 All-Star honorees represent 10 of Hockey East's 11 member institutions while 17 can be seen competing in the 34th Hockey East Tournament championship set to take place this weekend, Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17, at the TD Garden in Boston. No. 1 Boston College will square off with No. 4 Boston University Friday at 5 p.m., while No. 2 Northeastern and No. 3 Providence take the ice at 8 p.m. The winners advance to Saturday's championship tilt at 7 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
2017-18 Hockey East First-Team All-Stars |
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 Goalie Cayden Primeau NU (Fr.) |
 Defense Jacob Bryson PC (So.) |
 Defense Jeremy Davies NU (So.) |
 Forward Erik Foley PC (Jr.) |
 Forward Adam Gaudette NU (Jr.) |
 Forward Dylan Sikura NU (Sr.) |
2017-18 Hockey East Second-Team All-Stars |
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 Goalie Hayden Hawkey PC (Jr.) |
 Defense Dante Fabbro BU (So.) |
 Defense Casey Fitzgerald BC (Jr.) |
 Forward Bobo Carpenter BU (Jr.) |
 Forward Maxim Letunov UConn (Jr.) |
 Forward Nolan Stevens NU (Sr.) |
2017-18 Hockey East Third-Team All-Stars |
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 Goalie Joseph Woll BC (So.) |
 Defense Michael Kim BC (Jr.) |
 Defense Cale Makar UMass (Fr.) |
 Forward Brett Seney MC (Sr.) |
 Forward Brian Pinho PC (Sr.) |
 Forward Jordan Greenway BU (Jr.) |
2017-18 HOCKEY EAST ALL-STARS
First Team
G: Cayden Primeau, NU (Fr.)
D: Jacob Bryson, PC (So.)
D: Jeremy Davies, NU (So.)
F: Erik Foley, PC (Jr.)
F: Adam Gaudette, NU (Jr.)
F: Dylan Sikura, NU (Sr.)
Second Team
G: Hayden Hawkey, PC (Jr.)
D: Dante Fabbro, BU (So.)
D: Casey Fitzgerald, BC (Jr.)
F: Bobo Carpenter, BU (Jr.)
F: Maxim Letunov, UConn (Jr.)
F: Nolan Stevens, NU (Sr.)
Third Team
G: Joseph Woll, BC (So.)
D: Michael Kim, BC (Jr.)
D: Cale Makar, UMass (Fr.)
F: Brett Seney, MC (Sr.)
F: Brian Pinho, PC (Sr.)
F: Jordan Greenway, BU (Jr.)
Honorable Mention
G: Jeremy Swayman, ME (Fr.)
D: Tommy Panico, UML (Sr.)
D: Brandon Hickey, BU (Sr.)
D: Johnny Austin, UConn (Sr.)
F: Ross Colton, UVM (So.)
F: Shane Bowers, BU (Fr.)
F: Spencer Naas, UConn (Sr.)
F: Chase Pearson, ME (So.)