DENVER –  Freshman forward Carter Savoie of the Denver Pioneers hockey team was one of three unanimous selections named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team, the conference announced on Monday.
 
Savoie had 12 goals and seven assists for 19 points in 22 regular-season games. The St. Albert, Alberta native and Edmonton Oilers prospect paced NCHC freshmen in goals and shots (77), placing second in rookie scoring behind St. Cloud State's Veeti Miettinen. He also led conference rookies in power-play goals (6) and game-winning goals (3), which he scored against North Dakota on Dec. 8, Colorado College on Jan. 2 and Colorado College on Feb. 27.
 
Voting was conducted by the eight head coaches at each institution and eight media members, one covering each member school. Coaches and media voted for six forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders, awarding first-team votes for six players (three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender) and second-team votes for the other six selections. Three points were awarded for a first-team vote while one point was awarded for a second-team vote, with the most points at each position earning the honors. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players, making 15 first-place votes the maximum a player can receive.
 
2020-21 NCHC All-Rookie Team
F – Veeti Miettinen, St. Cloud State – 45 points (15 first-team votes) unanimous
F – Carter Savoie, Denver – 45 (15) unanimous
F – Riese Gaber, North Dakota – 37 (11)
D – Jake Sanderson, North Dakota – 38 (12)
D – Wyatt Kaiser, Minnesota Duluth – 32 (9)
G – Ludvig Persson, Miami – 45 (15) unanimous
*First-place votes in parenthesis
 
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