Caveney Tabbed Semi-Finalist For Joe Concannon Award
Fitchburg State senior Joseph Caveney (Fitchburg, Mass./New England Jr. Huskies) was recently named as one of the 20 NCAA Division II/III semi-finalists for the thirteenth Joe Concannon Award as announced by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston President John Ingoldsby Wednesday afternoon.
Fitchburg, Mass. native one of two MASCAC players selected among 20 NCAA D-II/III players
FITCHBURG, Mass. (February 13, 2013) – Fitchburg State senior Joseph Caveney (Fitchburg, Mass./New England Jr. Huskies) was recently named as one of the 20 NCAA Division II/III semi-finalists for the thirteenth Joe Concannon Award as announced by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston President John Ingoldsby Wednesday afternoon.
The Joe Concannon Award, established in 2001 after the late Joe Concannon, is presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the Division II or III level. Concannon, a native of Litchfield, Connecticut and graduate of Boston University, served as Sports Information Director (SID) at Holy Cross before joining the Boston Globe in the late 1960’s. A former member of the Walter Brown Award Selection Committee, Concannon had been a staunch advocate for college hockey and the amateur athletes he covered before passing away in 2000.
Caveney, one of two players to represent the MASCAC Conference, earns his first Joe Concannon Award nomination after proving to be an elite teammate on and off the ice. His stellar play on the front line has Fitchburg State ranked as one of the top offensive teams in the conference, averaging 3.51 goals per contest. This season, Caveney has appeared in all 22 games for the Falcons, totaling a team-leading 40 points on 15 goals and 25 assists.
The Gridiron Club is set to announce the finalists and winner of the thirteenth Joe Concannon Award in March, prior to the start of NCAA Frozen Four Tournament. The award will be presented during the New England Hockey Writers dinner in mid-April.
Fitchburg State (9-11-2, 8-6-1 MASCAC) will be back in action on Thursday as it travels to UMass Dartmouth for a MASCAC match up starting at 7:30 p.m.