Sports Brief McKenna '09 nominated for the Concannon Award

Author: Kevin Carpenter

Jamie McKenna '09 was nominated as a semi-finalist for the ninth Joe Concannon Award on Feb. 18. The award, sponsored by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, is presented annually to the best American-born D-II/III hockey player.

A total of 16 players were nominated as semi-finalists, including five NESCAC players. NESCAC players have had great success recently having produced six winners in the past eight years. Middlebury's own Tom Maldonado '08 won the award one year ago.

The list includes 11 forwards, three defensemen and two goalies. Other NESCAC nominees include Amherst's Jeff Landers '09, Trinity's Chris Diozzi '09 Connecticut College's Brett Moore '10 and Tufts' Tom DeRosa '11.

The senior forward leads the team in both assists and points this season with 18 and 31, respectively. He also ranks third among his teammates with 13 goals. Throughout his career at Middlebury, McKenna has netted 44 goals along with 68 assists for a total of 112 career points.