Northeastern University sophomore goaltender Devon Levi has been named the recipient of the 2022 Tim Taylor Award, bestowed annually upon the best first-year player in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey by the Hockey Commissioners’ Association. He is the first NU player to win this award and the eighth from the Hockey East Association in the 16 years in which the award has been bestowed. The award is voted on by the nation’s assistant coaches and is named for the former Yale University and U.S. Olympic Team head coach.

Hockey East Winners of the Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year Award
Year Recipient/Position/Institution
2009 Kieran Millan, G, Boston University
2010 Stephane DaCosta, F, Merrimack College
2013 Jon Gillies, G, Providence College
2015 Jack Eichel, F, Boston University
2017 Clayton Keller, F, Boston University
2019 Joel Farabee, F, Boston University
2020 Alex Newhook, F, Boston College
2022 Devon Levi, G, Northeastern