Monday, March 13, 2017

Tyler Sheehy named Big Ten player of the Year; 6 Gophers earn honors

(Portions of this article originally appeared at SB Nation College Hockey)

On Friday, Minnesota won its fourth straight Big Ten regular season championship. On Monday, the Gophers had four of the six spots on the All-Big Ten First Team, led by Big Ten Player of the Year Tyler Sheehy.

Sheehy, senior forward Justin Kloos, senior defenseman Jake Bischoff (New York Islanders) and sophomore goaltender Eric Schierhorn were all named to the All-Big Ten First Team along with Ohio State forward Mason Jobst and Penn State defenseman Vince Pedrie.


Sheehy, who led the conference with 14 goals and 34 points (tied with Jobst) in 20 games, was given the individual honor voted on by Big Ten coaches and selected media.

Joining the sophomore forward were teammates Bischoff (Defensive Player of the Year) and Schierhorn (Goaltender of the Year), named the top goaltender for the second consecutive season. In addition, a pair of Minnesota freshmen - Rem Pitlick and Ryan Lindgren - were named to the Big Ten All-Freshmen team.

The full awards and teams can be seen below.

Individual:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Tyler Sheehy, F, Minnesota

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
(Defenseman or Forward):
Jake Bischoff, D, Minnesota

GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR:
Eric Schierhorn, G, Minnesota

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
Trent Frederic, F, Wisconsin

COACH OF THE YEAR:
Tony Granato, Wisconsin

CO-SCORING CHAMPIONS:
Tyler Sheehy, F, Minnesota
Mason Jobst, F, Ohio State


Teams
ALL BIG TEN FIRST TEAM
Justin Kloos, F, Minnesota
Tyler Sheehy, F, Minnesota
Mason Jobst, F, Ohio State
Jake Bischoff, D, Minnesota
Vince Pedrie, D, Penn State
Eric Schierhorn, G, Minnesota


ALL BIG TEN SECOND TEAM
Nick Schilkey, F, Ohio State
Trent Frederic, F, Wisconsin
Luke Kunin, F, Wisconsin (Minnesota Wild)
Josh Healey, D, Ohio State
Jake Linhart, D, Wisconsin
Christian Frey, G, Ohio State


HONORABLE MENTION
Vinni Lettieri, F, Minnesota
Dakota Joshua, F, Ohio State (Toronto Maple Leafs)
David Goodwin, F, Penn State
Denis Smirnov, F, Penn State
Sam Piazza, D, Michigan
Carson Gatt, D, Michigan State
Ryan Lindgren, D, Minnesota (Boston Bruins)
Peter Tischke, D, Wisconsin
Peyton Jones, G, Penn State
Jack Berry, G, Wisconsin


ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Rem Pitlick, F, Minnesota (Nashville Predators)
Denis Smirnov, F, Penn State
Trent Frederic, F, Wisconsin****
Ryan Lindgren, D, Minnesota
Kris Myllari, D, Penn State
Peyton Jones, G, Penn State
***Unanimous selection

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