Dylan Sikura ended the month of October leading
all of Hockey East in scoring and ranking second
in the NCAA with 14 points on six goals and eight
assists in just seven games played. Sikura started
the season on a six-game point streak, notching at
least two points in each of the Huskies' opening six
contests. He scored one game-winning goal (Oct. 7)
and assisted on the decisive tally at UMass Lowell
on Oct. 27.
Runner-up: Max Gildon, UNH (Fr., D; Plano, Texas)
Max Gildon - New Hampshire
Defenseman; Plano, Texas
Max Gildon has helped anchor a New Hampshire
defense to a 5-1-1 start, including a 5-0-0 run to
open the year, the Wildcat's best start in 24 seasons.
Gildon is tied for the league lead with six goals, the
most of any defenseman in the NCAA this year,
and is second among league defensemen with
eight points. He scored a hat trick in a 6-3 win over
Colorado College on Oct. 21 and was named Pro
Ambitions Rookie of the Week on Oct. 23.
Runner-up: John Leonard, UMass (Fr., F; Amherst, Mass.)
Danny Tirone - New Hampshire
Senior; Trumbull, Connecticut
Danny Tirone started each of New Hampshire's seven
contests in October, posting a 5-1-1 record overall
and a 2-0-1 mark in Hockey East play to put the Wildcats
at the top of the league table. He pitched a blank
sheet on Oct. 13 in a 5-0 win against Colgate. Tirone
was also named Hockey East Defensive Player of the
Week on Oct. 9 for his performance in backstopping
his team to a sweep of then-#5 UMass Lowell in the
season's opening weekend. In that series, Tirone
stopped 52 of 56 shots.