Finalists Named for League’s Player-of-the-Year Award
ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey today announced the finalists for
the 2010-11 Women’s Player of the Year Award. Kelly
Babstock, Quinnipiac, Laura Fortino and Rebecca Johnston both from
Cornell have each been nominated for the honor by the
League’s coaches.
Babstock enjoyed a stellar rookie campaign as she burst onto the
ECAC Hockey women’s
scene. She began her career in Hamden scoring at least one point in
her first eight games.
The Mississauga, Ontario native currently leads the league in goals
(29), assists (26) and
points (55) in overall games and was tied for second in league
points (30) on 22 goals and
eight assists. She currently leads all NCAA Division I
Women’s Ice Hockey freshman in
goals, assists, points and points per game (1.62). Babstock,
recently named a finalist for the 14th annual Patty Kazmaier
Memorial Award, has been selected ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Rookie of
the Week five times and Player of the week on two occasion.
One of the all-around leaders for Cornell, Laura Fortino has been a
solid player at both ends of the ice for the Big Red during her two
seasons in Ithaca helping the Big Red earn back-to-back
regular-season titles. Fortino, a sophomore defender, led the
conference in assists (21), power-play points (4g-10a-14pts),
defenseman scoring (7g-21a-28pts) and was second in game-winning
goals (4). The reliable two-way player can often be seen playing on
all special team units for the Big Red helping them lead the nation
in both power-play success rate (26.2%) and penalty-kill
percentage (94%). Fortino was recently named a finalist for the
14th annual Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
A member of one of the nation’s most productive offense (4.52
G/GM), Rebecca Johnston from Cornell finds herself a finalist for
the league’s player of the year award this season. After
taking last season off from school and from the Cornell women's
hockey team to join the Canadian National Team in preparation for
the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Johnston
has not missed a beat during the 2010-11 campaign. The Sudbury,
Ontario native ranked fourth in the league in scoring
(17g-12a-29pts), second in goals (17), tied for first in
shorthanded goals (2) and points (2). Johnston was recently
named a finalist for the 14th annual Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
