BOSTON, Mass. -- Salve Regina University men's ice hockey freshman Arvega Hovsepyan (Glendale, Calif.) has been announced a semifinalist for the 24th Joe Concannon Award by the The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. 

In just his freshman year Hovsepyan already leads the team in scoring with eight goals and 23 assists for 31 total points. He has appeared in all 23 games to date. He posted a game-high two goals against Babson on November 16, 2024. When the Seahawks beat Framingham State 9-0 on January 4, 2025, Hovsepyan provided six assists, the most he's seen in an NCAA game.

"This year has seen as balanced a level of competition that there has ever been on the D-II/III landscape in New England," said Gridiron Club Hockey Awards Committee chairman Tim Costello. "A watch-list of over one hundred outstanding players showcased talents throughout the season to date which has made this year's group of nominees the deepest across conferences and number of teams that the committee has ever seen. While the forty semifinalists represent our largest field in the 24-year history of the Joe Concannon Award, it was an immense challenge to reduce to this list of semifinalists. While there are just a few weeks remaining in the regular season and conference tournaments, we are confident that the best players will rise to the occasion when stakes are highest." 

Hovsepyan joins a group of 40 semifinalists, the largest field ever, across five New England conferences and an independent team. The award was established in 2001 and was named for longtime Boston Globe journalist Joe Concannon, who was an advocate for amateur athletics and greatly appreciated college ice hockey. The honor is presented annually to the best American-born NCAA Division II/III hockey player in New England. Find more information about the award and Concannon's legacy at gridclubofgreaterboston.com. 

The finalists and winner will be announced in March 2025 after league playoffs have been completed and before the start of the NCAA Frozen Four, March 28-30. For the full list of semifinalists view The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston press release here.