Gridiron Club Names Greg Osborne Winner of Seventh Annual Joe Concannon Hockey Award, McCullough a Finalist
Colby senior tops strong field of finalists from NESCAC, ECAC East and ECAC Northeast

Courtesy Gridiron Club-Contact Tom Burke, Communications Director, 617.323.5694

Boston, Mass. - March 26, 2007 - Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Dave O’Brien has announced that senior forward Greg Osborne of Colby College is this year’s winner of the seventh annual Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes New England’s best American-born Division II-III hockey player. 
Osborne, a resident of Stoughton, MA, finished his career at Colby with an outstanding season in which he scored 21 goals and 20 assists for 41 points in just 25 games. During his career, Osborne posted a balanced total of 48 goals and 57 assists for 105 points in 97 games for the White Mules. Osborne was named a first team NESCAC League all-star for the season and was named the league’s Player of the Year. He was team captain and led Colby to the NESCAC conference semi-finals where they lost a one-goal decision to eventual champion Middlebury.
A strong slate of finalist candidates, selected from the field of 18 smeifinalists, vied with Osborne for the Concannon Award. They included senior forward Kyle McCullough from UMass-Dartmouth; senior defenseman Brett Smith from St. Anselm College; senior forward Ryan Moore from Fitchburg State; and senior forward Will Bennett from Wesleyan University.
McCullough, from Danvers, MA led the Corsairs to a second consecutive ECAC Northeast title and top seeding in the East for the NCAA tournament. McCullough finished the season with 17 goals and 31 assists for 48 points. For his career, Kyle had 64 goals and 90 assists for 154 points during 111 games at UMass-Dartmouth.
Smith, from Hudson, MA, was a true impact player at both ends of the ice for the St. Anselm Hawks. His six goals and 13 assists for 19 points in just 22 games were among the team leaders in scoring, while he logged huge amounts of ice time each game. The senior defenseman finishes his career at St. A’s with 35 goals and 69 assists for 104 points in 108 games.
Moore, from Randolph, MA was the ECAC Northeast Player of the Year in leading his Fitchburg State Falcons to the conference semifinals. He finished as the conference’s leading scorer with 23 goals and 19 assists for 42 points in just 27 games played.
Bennett, from Boston, MA, was co-captain at Wesleyan and helped lead the Cardinals to their best season ever. His team-leading 11 goals and 24 assists for 35 points helped propel Wesleyan to their first ever home- ice berth in the conference playoffs.
“This year has been maybe been the best season of competition at the Division II and III levels in New England college hockey,” noted Committee Chairman Tim Costello. All of our nominees had terrific seasons and our five finalists truly distinguished themselves from a very talented field. Greg has demonstrated great skills on the ice, leadership and sportsmanship and truly fits nicely among the group of illustrious past winners of the Concannon Award.”
The 2007 Joe Concannon Award will be presented to the winner at the New England Hockey Writers’ Dinner on Wednesday, April 11.

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