Presenting the 2024 Providence Journal All-State Boys Hockey selections
The All-State Rhode Island High School Sports Awards is proud to announce the player of the year nominees for Boys Hockey. The winners will be announced during the live show on Thursday, June 27, at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
During the live show, athletes of the year in 30 sports will be honored. In addition, top teams, coaches and overall athletes will be honored as will a Courage Award winner. Nominated athletes who RSVP will receive a complimentary ticket to the event thanks to sponsors. Details on how additional tickets can be obtained will be available soon.
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The All-State Rhode Island High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country. This year, one school from the area will win a $1,000 donation to its athletic department through our School Spirit Contest.
The 2024 Providence Journal All-State Boys Hockey
First Team
Griffin Crain, Hendricken
Forward, Senior
Crain graduates with one of the most successful Hendricken hockey classes of all time. The Hawks won their third title in a row this winter. In the regular season, he led Division I in points with 38 (19 goals, 19 assists) and had three scores in the playoffs. Crain was a First-Team All-State forward last year and Second-Team defenseman as a sophomore.
Aidan Forcier, Prout
Forward, Junior
Forcier’s standout winter guided Prout to the top seed in the Division I playoffs. The forward managed 19 goals and 20 assists, good for second in the division. He topped his point total of last year with goals alone this season in an impressive third-year jump.
Steve Rodrigues, Burrillville
Forward, Senior
Burrillville hadn’t reached the state championship since the 1975-76 winter until making the final game this season. And Rodrigues is a big reason why. The senior amassed a team-leading 20 goals, including five in the playoffs, to pace the Broncos.
Paul Boghosian, La Salle
Defense, Senior
La Salle was on the verge of a championship appearance before falling to Hendricken in overtime in the Frozen Four. La Salle, led by Boghosian, surrendered just 25 goals and was plus-57 in goal differential. The blueliner tallied two goals and eight assists.
Cameron Force, Burrillville
Defense, Junior
The clutch trait isn’t something that can be taught. Either you have it or you don’t, and Force has it. The junior scored the game-winner in the Frozen Four against Prout for a berth in the championship game. In total, the defenseman scored seven goals and handed out 13 assists in the regular season. In the playoffs, he added a pair of scores and two helpers.
Angelo Evangelista, Prout
Goalie, Junior
Evangelista paced the state’s goalies with a 0.95 goals-against average over 473 minutes in the regular season. The star netminder regularly kept Prout ahead with a 96% save percentage over 11 games.
Second Team
Forward — Jack LaRose, Hendricken, Senior
Forward — Seamus Murphy, La Salle, Senior
Forward — Shane Temple, Portsmouth, Junior
Defense — Tyler Simo, Prout, Senior
Defense — Cody Wood, Barrington, Junior
Goaltender — Michael Fiyod, Burrillville, Senior
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This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: 2024 Providence Journal All-State Boys Hockey first and second teams
