March
15, 2005
Grumet-Morris Wins Walter Brown Award
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| Dov
Grumet Morris leads the nation in save percentage. (Photo
by DSPics.com) |
The Gridiron
Club of Greater Boston has named Harvard goalie Dov Grumet-Morris
as the winner of the fifty-third Walter Brown Award, which is
presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player
in New England.
Grumet-Morris,
a senior from Evanston, Ill., leads the nation with a .949 save
percentage and ranks second in goals-against average (1.53) and
shutouts (six).
“Dov’s
selection as winner of the Walter Brown Award is a great accomplishment
and a deserved honor for a student athlete who not only represents
our program so well, but also our university," said Harvard
coach Ted Donato. "Dov’s accomplishments this year
have been pivotal to the success of our team, and his character
and personality have been a joy to be around.”
In three-plus
years as the Crimson’s starting netminder, Grumet-Morris
has virtually rewritten Harvard’s goaltending record book.
He holds the career lead in nine categories, and will add a 10th
if he makes 14 saves in Friday's ECACHL semifinal game against
Colgate. He has 2,963 saves in 111 games, a 2.24 goals-against
mark, and a .923 save percentage. Academically, Grumet-Morris
has attained 3.22 grade-point average while majoring in Government
and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. He was recently
named to the ECACHL All-Academic squad for the third consecutive
year.
Grumet-Morris
is the ninth Harvard player to win the Walter Brown Award and
the first since Lane MacDonald in 1989. Other Crimson winners
were: Bill Cleary in 1955; Bob Cleary in 1957 and 1958; Dave Grannis
in 1962; Joe Cavanagh in 1971; Bob McManama in 1972; Mark Fusco
in 1983; and Scott Fusco, who shared the award with Boston College’s
Scott Harlow in 1986.
Grumet-Morris
edged out Northeastern captain and senior center Jason Guerriero
in the final balloting. A native of Manorville, N.Y., Guerriero
is the first Northeastern player to win the Hockey East regular
season scoring title. He finished with 11 goals and 23 assists
for 34 points in conference play and 17 goals and 31 assists for
48 points in all games. Others who received strong consideration
were Boston College forwards Ryan Shannon and Patrick Eaves and
New Hampshire forward Sean Collins.
“The
committee members were especially pleased with the quality of
this year’s field of 15 semifinalists for the Walter Brown
Award,” said committee chairman Tim Costello. “But
Dov Grumet-Morris emerged as a particularly outstanding candidate
for his superb performance this year and throughout his college
years, both on the ice and in his academic work.”
