ALBANY, N.Y. — Yale senior Kevin O'Neil has been named a finalist for ECAC Hockey's 2020-21 Student-Athlete of the Year award.  
 
Each of the 12 league institutions boast one finalist; on-ice accomplishments were removed from consideration for this award during the pandemic.
 
O'Neil, a forward with a 3.33 GPA, is a physics major in Pierson College who has been a regular on the ECAC all-academic team. He has also been a regular in the lineup since coming to New Haven, but neither he nor his team competed this winter because of the pandemic.

O'Neil, who helped the Bulldogs win their conference playoff series with Union last winter, had 17 goals and 44 points in 94 games during his three seasons.

Nominees for this prestigious award must be leaders within their teams, in the classroom, and in the community. The full list of this year's finalists is below:
 
Brown University:                  Tony Stillwell
Clarkson University:              Zach Tsekos
Colgate University:                Paul McAvoy
Cornell University:                 Kyle Betts
Dartmouth College:               Jeff Losurdo
Harvard University:               Casey Dornbach
Princeton University:             Christian O'Neill
Quinnipiac University:           Wyatt Bongiovanni
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst: Linden Marshall
St. Lawrence University:        Callum Cusinato
Union College:                       Josh Kosack
Yale University:                      Kevin O'Neill
 
The winner of the 2021 Student-Athlete of the Year award will be announced on Saturday,
March 20.