Swayman Racking Up the Accolades

BostonBruins.com - Jeremy Swayman, the Bruins fourth-round selection (117th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft, and a three-year standout at the University of Maine, has been the recipient of multiple honors over the last few weeks.
On Thursday, the 21-year-old received his biggest accolade yet as he was named one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, which is presented annually to the best player in college hockey. Jordan Kawaguchi of North Dakota and Scott Perunovich of Minnesota Duluth are the other two finalists.

Swayman will look to become the first goaltender to win the award since Ryan Miller took home the honors in 2001. The Hobey Baker winner will be announced on April 11 during the 11 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter on ESPN.
The finalist nod comes on the heels of Swayman signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Bruins on March 18.
Swayman was also recently announced as the winner of the 68th Walter Brown Award by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, an award that is presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.
"What an incredible honor it is to receive this award," Swayman said in a tweet sent out on March 17. "This could not be possible without my amazing teammates, coaches, the University, the community of Orono, and the great state of Maine."

The following day, Swayman was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star. The goaltender was the lone unanimous selection named to the first team and was also unanimously named the Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Year.
On March 19, the Hockey East Association announced that Swayman was the winner of the 2020 Hockey East Player of the Year. He became the first goaltender to win the award outright since Brad Theissen of Northeastern took home the honors following the 2008-09 season.
Swayman finished his season with a record of 18-11-5 and led the NCAA with 1,099 saves
. His .939 save percentage paced all Hockey East goaltenders and ranked second in the NCAA. The Anchorage, Alaska native recorded 30-or-more saves in 25 games this season and also tallied three shutouts along the way.
Boston Bruins reporter Eric Russo contributed to this report.