WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore goaltender Spencer Knight (Player of the Year), freshman forward Nikita Nesterenko (Co-Rookie of the Year) and Schiller Family Head Coach Jerry York (Coach of the Year) received major awards from Hockey East on Tuesday afternoon.
Knight is the first goalie to win the Player of the Year Award since former Eagle Thatcher Demko in 2016. The sophomore owns a record of 16-2-1 in net this season to rank second nationally in winning percentage (.868) behind only Dryden McKay of Minnesota State. A unanimous Hockey East First Team All-Star and the league's Goaltender of the Year, he ranks third in the country in save percentage (.