Published: 3/19/2023 10:15:46 AM
The New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association released All-State teams and awards late last week, and two area competitors were honored as Player of the Year in their respective divisions.
Concord senior Brooks Craigue was named the Division I Player of the Year after scoring 30 goals and recording 37 assists in 24 total games this season. Craigue set the program’s all-time record for assists (111), also finishing his career with 76 goals and 187 points in 89 games. The 67 points he accrued this season in the Crimson Tide’s single-season record. Craigue was also a part of three consecutive championships from 2020-22.
Belmont-Gilford senior Owen Guerin was selected as the Division III Player of the Year after leading D-III with 32 goals, 24 assists and 56 points. Guerin tallied 135 total points in his four-year career, that concluded with Belmont-Gilford claiming the D-III championship with a 4-1 victory over Berlin-Gorham. He also led the Bulldogs to an appearance in the 2022 title game.
Joining Craigue on the D-I First Team was teammate Joey Tarbell, a senior defenseman, while junior blueliner Jack Shoemaker was named to the Second Team.
Somersworth/Coe-Brown senior forward Jonny Pelletier and senior defenseman Connor Strum were the lone area representatives on the D-II Honorable Mention list.
In D-III, Guerin’s sophomore brother Evan, a forward, was also named to the First Team, as was Laconia-Winnisquam/Inter-Lakes senior forward Zach Spicuzza and Pembroke-Campbell junior goaltender Liam Cripps.
Pembroke-Campbell junior forward Cam Plumb was namd to the D-III Second Team.
John Stark-Hopkinton/Hillsboro-Deering freshman forward Kip Hedquist, Belmont-Gilford junior defenseman Aidan McKenzie and Bulldog sophomore netminder Carson McGreevy earned D-III Honorable Mention.
Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry freshman forward Evey Heppler was named the girls’ Second Team.