CCM / RBK Hockey Player of the Month
Nathan Gerbe – Boston College
Junior Forward; Oxford, Mich.

Gerbe registered a team-high nine points (4g,5a) and plus minus rating of +4 in seven games in January, leading the Eagles to a 4-1-2 January record. He tallied at least one point in five of seven games, including three multiple-point performances. Earned Hockey East Player of the Week honors on Jan. 14 after two stellar efforts against Vermont; recorded three points (1g,2a) and a +4 rating in the team’s 4-1 win over Vermont on Jan. 9, then scored two points (1g,1a) in a 5-2 win over the Catamounts Jan. 11. Netted one power-play goal and two game-winning goals; scored the decisive goal in the team’s 5-2 win over Vermont on Jan. 11 and tallied the game-winning score in the team’s 4-2 win at Maine on Jan. 26. Runners-up: Matt Fornataro, UNH (Calgary, Alb.), 7GP-1g-8a-9p J.C. Robitaille, Merrimack (Des Ruisseaux, Que.), 7GP-6g-1a-7p Jan. Opponent Result G-A-P 5 at Clarkson L 2-4 1-0-1 9 VERMONT W 4-1 1-2-3 11 VERMONT W 5-2 1-1-2 18 at UMass Lowell W 5-4 0-2-2 19 BOSTON UNIVERSITY T 2-2 OT 0-0-0 25 at Maine T 3-3 OT 0-0-0 26 at Maine W 4-2 1-0-1 Totals: 4-1-2 4-5-7

ITECH Goaltender of the Month
Tyler Sims – Providence
Senior Goaltender; Fort Wayne, Ind.

Sims recorded a 4-2-0 record in the month for the Friars with a 2.34 GAA and a .916 save percentage. He earned wins against four nationally ranked teams in the month and he allowed three goals or less in all six games. Sims totaled a 30-save effort on Jan. 26 in the 5-2 victory over the Huskies. In the first three game of the month, Providence played in three one-goal game, including two overtime contests. Sims notched 25+ saves in four of the six games in the month of January. Runner-up: Kevin Regan, UNH (South Boston, Mass.) 6GP 5-1-0, 2.64 GAA, .922 save percentage Jan. Opponent Result Min Svs GA 11 UMASS LOWELL W 4-3 OT 60:46 25 3 12 at UMASS LOWELL L 2-3 OT 64:58 27 3 18 MASSACHUSETTS W 3-2 60:00 24 2 19 MAINE L 0-4 58:54 21 3 25 at Northeastern W 5-1 59:30 30 1 26 NORTHEASTERN W 5-2 60:00 25 2 Totals: 4-2-0 364:10 152 14 2.31 GAA, .916 save percentage

PRO AMBITIONS Rookie of the Month
James vanRiemsdyk – New Hampshire
Freshman Forward; Middletown, N.J.

vanRiemsdyk returned to the UNH lineup two games into the month, but was one of the most productive players in the league in January. The freshman forward potted four goals and three assists for seven points in just five games. He had a goal and an assist in each game of a weekend home-and-home sweep of No. 5 Massachusetts. He tallied a goal in UNH’s loss to Dartmouth and closed out the month with the gamewinning goal and an assist in UNH’s 5-3 win over Boston University. vanRiemsdyk was the Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Jan. 14. Runners-up: Chris Barton, Merrimack (Calgary, Alb.) 7GP-2g-6a-8p Wahsontiio Stacey, UVM (Kahnawake, Que.) 7GP-4g-1a-5p Joe Whitney, BC (Reading, Mass.) 7GP-3g-6a-9p Jan. Opponent Result G-A-P 11 at Massachusetts W 3-2 1-1-2 12 MASSACHUSETTS W 5-3 1-1-2 19 vs. Dartmouth L 3-5 1-0-1 25 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W 4-2 0-0-0 26 at Boston University W 5-3 1-1-2 Totals: 4-1-0 4-3-7