College Hockey Monthly Awards

Players of the month

Atlantic Hockey- Tony Quesada G Holy Cross. Played in 2 games and has a 2-0 record with a stingy 1.00 goals against average. He shutout Army on Friday in the 1-0 win for Holy Cross. Quesada also made 22 saves in the 3-2 upset of UMASS-Amherst. A good month all around for the Crusaders and excellent goaltending.

CCHA- T.J. Hensick F Michigan. Leads the CCHA in scoring with 13 points (3 g 10 a) which is also good for 3rd in the country for scoring. His best game was on Saturday against Alaska-Fairbanks getting a goal and two assists for the Wolverines. And has scored at least one point in all but 2 games in which the Wolverines went 0-1-1 in those 2 games. His stock is rising and could climb up the Hobey Baker list by the end of the year.

CHA- Jake Bluhm F Bemidji State. Leads the league in goals with 5 and has lead Bemidji State to a fast 5-1 start.

ECACHL- Reid Cashman D Quinnipiac. Leads the team in points with 11 and assists with 10. He had a great season last yearwith 13 goals and 32 assits for 45 points and looks like so far he can improve on those stats. The Bobcats are 6-2 with the only two losses against Michigan. Their schedule gets tougher however with Harvard (which will be played in Hartford) and Dartmouth coming to town this week in their first 2 games in their inagural season in the ECACHL.

Hockey East- Co-winners this month the combination of 2 goaltenders in Maine with Ben Bishop and Matt Lundin. Lundin has played in 3 games with two shutouts against Quinnipiac and UMASS-Amherst and has only allowed 1 goal all year. His goals against average is a stingy .33. Bishop a freshman has started in most games and he has done very well defeating Denver twice and BC. He is 4-1 with a 1.59 gaa. Combined the goaltneders are 7-1 with an amazing .96 goals against average.

WCHA- Brett Sterling (pictured above) F Colorado College The Hobey Baker finalist last year has is leading the country in goals with 8 and points with 16. Quite amazing in the first month of play. His play has lead the Tigers to a 7-1 record.

NCAA- Brett Sterling Colorado College