BURLINGTON, Vt. – University of Vermont senior Stefanos Lekkas was named one of three recipients of the 2020 Joe Tomasello Unsung Hero Award. The announcement came from the New England Hockey Writers Association earlier today.
 
University of Maine senior Jillian Flynn and Yale senior Laura Anderson were also honored with the award.
 
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"Stef was both a hero and unsung hero during his time at UVM. He received accolades at one point when the team was successful yet was a quiet, unsung hero the past two years," said head coach Kevin Sneddon. "Throughout his career, his loyalty, his dedication to his position, his love for his teammates and coaches, and his true acceptance of being unrecognized for excellence makes him one of the best players I have had the chance to coach in 27 years."
 
Lekkas finished his Green & Gold career with 3,913 career saves and is the Hockey East all-time saves leader, second in UVM history, and fifth in NCAA history.
 
The Elburn, Illinois native is the program's all-time save percentage leader (.918), and ranks second in games played (134), third in goals against average (2.61), fourth in wins (45), and fourth in shutouts (7). He was named team MVP by his teammates all four seasons at Vermont.  
 
After this junior season in 2018-19, Lekkas was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star, Mike Richter Award semifinalist, and Walter Brown Award semifinalist.
 
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