NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) of the Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team was named as a semifinalist for the Joe Concannon Award for the second consecutive season. The award is given annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the NCAA Division II/III level as announced by Gridiron of Greater Boston President, Tim Whalen Jr.

Manning is one of 38 players who were named semifinalist for the award, which is in its 23rd year. 

Manning, a junior forward, appeared in 25 games this year on the first line, recording seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points. He recorded four games in which he had at least two points, including the first two games of the season in 6-2 wins over both Suffolk and Johnson and Wales.

Manning also had a two-goal performance against Curry on January 13 and registered a goal and assist in a 4-2 win over Nazareth on January 5.

For his career, Manning has played in 71 games over the course of three seasons, scoring 21 goals with 22 assists.

The Joe Concannon Award was established in 2001 shortly after the passing of the longtime writer for The Boston Globe, who had a great passion for the game of college hockey while always advocating for amateur athletics.

This year, 25 institutions are represented amog the semifinalists.

The following is the complete list of semifinalists by team, with statistics reflecting games through February 7

• Albertus Magnus: Tim Manning, junior forward from Concord, OH (7G – 10A – 17 points; +6)
• Amherst College: Ryan Tucker, senior forward from Clarkston, MI (10G – 9A – 19 points; +3)
• Anna Maria: Cam Tobey, graduate student defenseman from Falmouth, MA (3G – 8A – 11 points; +7)
• Assumption: Ronny Paragallo, junior forward from Huntington, NY (22G – 16A – 38 points; +14); John Woernle, freshman from Wellesley Hills, MA (2G – 20A – 22 points; +17); Shane Sullivan, graduate student from Holden, MA (9G – 20A – 29 points; +15)
• Babson: Ryan Murphy, sophomore forward from Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (8G – 14A – 22 points; +14)
• Bowdoin: Luke Wheeler, junior forward from Golden, CO (6G – 7A – 13 points; +5)
• Colby: Jack Sullivan, senior defenseman from Elmhurst, IL (2G – 11A – 13 points; +5)
• Connecticut College: Sean Dynan, senior goaltender from Reading, MA (12GP – 2.38 goals-against average; .921 save percentage; 1 shutout)
• Curry: Gage Dill, sophomore forward from Estero, FL (9G – 15A – 24 points; +15); Shane Soderwall, freshman goaltender from Algonquin, IL (15GP – 1.34 goals-against average; .953 save percentage; 4 shutouts); Tao Ishizuka, senior forward from Providence, RI (7G – 11 A – 18 Pts; +12)
• Endicott: Andrew Kurapov, senior forward from Corvallis, OR (9G – 16A – 25 points +9); Jackson Sterrett, senior forward from Hendersonville, TN (11G – 10A – 21 points; +5); Kevin Craig, senior defenseman from Hyannis, MA (4G – 7A – 11 points; +15)
• Johnson & Wales: Brendan Doyle, sophomore forward from Stratham, NH (16G – 8A – 24 points; -13)
• Massachusetts-Dartmouth: Jake Maynard, senior defenseman from St. John, IN (2G – 13A – 15 points; +1); Collin Patterson, freshman forward from Rockledge, FL (13G – 14A – 27 points; +9)
• Norwich: Clark Kerner, junior forward from Kansas City, KS (8G – 12A – 20 points; +9)
• Plymouth State: Connor Tait, junior forward from Boyds, MD (13G – 13A – 26 points; +25); Will Pray, freshman forward from Wheaton, MD (8G – 14A – 22 points; +15)
• Salem State: Erik Larsson, senior forward from Lake Tahoe, CA (9G – 18A – 27 points; -6); Zach Dill sophomore forward from Lake Tahoe, CA (7G – 18A – 25 points; -5)
• Salve Regina: Johnny Mulera, senior forward from Rockville, MD (12G – 14A – 26 points; +3); Matthew Fawcett, junior forward from Lincoln, RI (15G – 13A – 28 points; +9)
• Southern Maine: Austin Marini, senior forward from Hyde Park, MA (8G – 14A – 22 points; +10)
• St. Anselm College: Hunter Brackett, junior forward from Harwich Port MA (12G – 5A – 17 points; -4)
• St. Michael's College: Brennan McFarland, junior forward from Greeley, CO (11G – 16A – 27 points; +5)
• Suffolk: Devin Lowe, graduate student from Owings Mills, MD (4G – 13A – 17 points; -1)
• Trinity: Ned Blanchard, senior defenseman from West Hartford, CT (2G – 10A – 12 points; +24); Devon Bobak, sophomore goaltender from Northwood, OH (19 GP – 1.29 goals-against average; .938 save percentage; 3 shutouts); Christian Hayes, senior forward from Milton, MA (9G – 7A – 16 points; +14)
• Tufts: Tyler Sedlak, junior forward from Wykoff, NJ (9G – 11A – 20 points; +8); Peyton Durand, senior goaltender from Newport, RI (18GP – 1.88 goals-against average; .945 save percentage; 2 shutouts)
• University of New England: Billy Girard IV, junior goaltender from Boca Raton, FL (17GP – 1.97 goals-against average; .928 save percentage)
• VSU-Castleton: Andrew Stefura, junior forward from Boston, MA (15G – 10A – 25 points; -1)
• Westfield State: Gianluca Marini, senior forward from Lighthouse Point, FL (7G – 12A – 19 points; +4)

The Gridiron Club will announce the finalists and winner of the 23rd Joe Concannon Award in March, following league playoffs and before the start of NCAA Frozen Four on March 22 & 24 on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.