University of Massachusets Athletics
Mauldin Named Finalist For Walter Brown Award
February 03, 2003 | Hockey
Feb. 3, 2003
AMHERST, Mass. - Sophomore forward Greg Mauldin (Holliston, Mass.) has been named a finalist for the 51st annual Walter Brown Award, given annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. He is one of 12 players named, and one of seven playing in the Hockey East. Former winners of the award include Chris Drury, Brian Leetch and Jacques Joubert. The award is the oldest nationally-recognized honor accorded to individual players in the sport of American college hockey.
Mauldin leads the Minutemen with 32 points, 15 goals and 17 assists. He has been on a tear lately, scoring 26 points (11 g, 15 a) in his last 18 games. He currently ranks fifth in Hockey East in scoring in all games played, and is fourth among all players in conference games with 23 points. He has scored multiple points in 10 games, including three points six times. He scored UMass' first hat trick in 215 games in a 7-2 win over Dartmouth on Nov. 30. He followed up that performance with three points each in wins over Princeton and Boston University to earn Hockey East Player of the Week for that week. He recently won the award again with a four-point weekend in a split against Northeastern. He became the first UMass player since the 1999-2000 season to score 30 points in a year, and already ranks tied for 33rd on the school's career scoring list with 56 points (27 g, 29 a). Mauldin led UMass in scoring last season with 24 points (12 g, 12 a).
Mauldin and his teammates will battle Hockey East rival Boston University on Friday, Feb. 7, at the Mullins Center. Face-off is at 7:00 p.m.
