Harvard’s Farrell bags ECAC Hockey player of year laurels, Quinnipiac’s Pecknold again top coach, Bobcats’ Perets best goaltender

Sean Farrell has stood out on the Harvard offense corps this season (photo: Harvard Athletics).

ECAC Hockey announced Thursday recipients of the league’s major individual award men’s winners for the 2022-23 season ahead of crowning the ECAC Hockey tournament champion this weekend in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Harvard forward Sean Farrell as the 2023 ECAC Hockey player of the year.

For the third consecutive season, Rand Pecknold has been named the ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor men’s coach of the year.

Taking home the honor of best defensive defenseman is Harvard captain Henry Thrun, while Quinnipiac’s Skyler Brind’Amour has been named the best defensive forward. Yaniv Perets claims the 2023 ECAC Hockey goaltender of the year award, and his Quinnipiac teammate Sam Lipkin earns ECAC Hockey rookie of the year.

Colgate’s Matt Verboon is the ECAC Hockey men’s scholar-athlete of the year.

In addition, 24 players were named to the all-league teams and all-rookie team.

First Team All-ECAC Hockey
Collin Graf,^ F, Quinnipiac, So.
Sean Farrell,^ F, Harvard, Jr.
Alex Young, F, Colgate, Jr.
Henry Thrun, D, Harvard, Sr.
Sam Malinski, D, Cornell, Sr.
Yaniv Perets,^ G, Quinnipiac, So.

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey
Matthew Coronato, F, Harvard, So.
Alex Laferriere, F, Harvard, Jr.
Ethan de Jong, F, Quinnipiac, Grad.
Zach Metsa, D, Quinnipiac, Grad.
Luc Salem, D, St. Lawrence, Jr.
Mitchell Gibson, G, Harvard, Sr.

Third Team All-ECAC Hockey
Ayrton Martino, F, Clarkson, So.
Mathieu Gosselin, F, Clarkson, Sr.
Skyler Brind’Amour, F, Quinnipiac, Sr.
Noah Beck, D, Clarkson, Jr.
Tanner Palocsik, D, Dartmouth, Sr.
Mathieu Caron, G, Brown, So.

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
Sam Lipkin,^ F, Quinnipiac
Joe Miller,^ F, Harvard
Sutter Muzzatti, F, Rensselaer
John Prokop, D, Union
Ryan Healey, D, Harvard
Cooper Black,^ G, Dartmouth

^ denotes unanimous selection