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December 2011 Monthly Honors |
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Spencer Abbott – Maine
Senior Forward; Hamilton, Ont.
Abbott scored 15 points (6g,9a) in five games in December. He averaged
1.20 goals per game and 3.00 points per contest. Abbott finished the
month +4 plus/minus rating and 26 shots on goal. Had a power play goal
and score the game-winning goal in each game at Vermont.Tallied five
goals and added four assists for nine points in a two-game series at Vermont.
Was named the Shawn Walsh Memorial Most Valuable Player of the
2011 Florida College Classic with six points (1g,5a) in the tournament. |
Chris Rawlings – Northeastern
Junior Goaltender; North Delta, B.C.
Rawlings started all five games in net for Northeastern and only
surrendered more than two goals on one occasion, turning in a 1.97
GAA and a .933 save percentage. Rawlings did not lose a game
either, amassing a 4-0-1 mark, playing every minute (305:00). He
notched 30+ saves twice in the month, including 38 on Dec. 10th
in the victory vs. UMass-Lowell at Matthews Arena. |
Stephen Buco – UMass-Lowell
Freshman Forward; North Providence, R.I.
Buco ranked third on the River Hawks with six points (2g,4a) during
the month of December. He helped lead UMass Lowell to a 5-1-0
record, while carrying a +2 plus/minus rating and end the month
on a four-game scoring streak with five points (1g,4a). |
November 2011 Monthly Honors |
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Tim Schaller – Providence College
Junior Forward; Merrimack, N.H.
Schaller scored five power-play goals, one short-handed goal and one
game-winning goal in November to lead the Friars to a 4-3 record (2-1
Hockey East) with eight points (7g,1a) in seven games. Scored his first
career hat trick on November 4 against Vermont at Schneider Arena. He
was named Hockey East Player of the Week (11/7) and earned Hockey
East Weekly Top Performer honors (11/14) |
Doug Carr - UMass Lowell
Sophomore Goaltender; Hanover, Mass.
Carr was a perfect 5-0-0 in November with two shutouts. The
second-year netminder stopped 112-of-119 (.941) shots to record
a 1.40 GAA in 300 minutes of action. Carr eclipsed 30 or more
saves twice, helped UMass Lowell record its first sweep of the
Black Bears in Orono since 1985 and became the first River Hawk
to post consecutive shutouts since 2007. He is currently carrying
a consecutive scoreless minutes streak of 128:08. Carr also tallied
an assist at Maine on Nov. 12. |
Grayson Downing - New Hampshire
Freshman Forward; Abbottsford, B.C.
Downing recorded nine points (5g,4a) in seven November games;
other statistics included a .385 shooting percentage, one powerplay
goal and a +3 rating. He ranked first on the team in shooting
percentage and second in goals. Downing tallied a point in four of
seven games with three multiple-point efforts. He tallied personal
bests in goals (two), assists (two) and points (four) Nov. 22 at
Harvard. He followed that with a two-point performance (1g, 1a)
against Alabama-Huntsville. Downing opened November with two
points (1g, 1a) against UMass. |
October 2011 Monthly Honors |
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Bill Arnold – Boston College
Sophomore Forward; Needham, Mass.
Arnold registered a team-high 12 points (6g,6a) in eight October games
and was tied for the team lead with a plus-minus rating of +8. Of his six
goals, one was scored on the power play, one was scored shorthanded
and two represented game-winning scores. He tallied at least one point
in six of eight October games. Arnold recorded five multiple-point performances,
including a career-high three points (1g,2a) in a 6-2 win at North
Dakota (Oct. 8) leading the Eagles to their third IceBreaker title in school
history. Scored twice in a 4-2 home win over Massachusetts (Oct. 21). |
Joe Cannata – Merrimack
Senior Goaltender; Wakefield, Mass.
Cannata recorded an unblemished 5-0 October record for the
Warriors, 4-0 in Hockey East, with a 1.40 GAA and a .938 save
percentage for the Warriors, allowing only two even strength goals
all month long. He allowed two goals or less in all five starts and
recorded 20+ saves in three of the five games. |
Johnny Gaudreau – Boston College
Freshman Forward; Carneys Point, N.J.
Registered nine points (5g,4a) in eight games for the Eagles in
October. Scored once in each of five victories, including a fourpoint
effort (1g,3a) and a +3 rating in the team's 6-2 win at North
Dakota (Oct. 8). Tallied two points (1g,1a) in a 5-1 win at New
Hampshire (Oct. 15). Scored five goals on 16 shots (31.2 percent
shot percentage). |
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