Brink, Heise and Murphy Lead HCA February Honorees
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Here are the men’s and women’s monthly honorees and runners-up for February as chosen by the Hockey Commissioners Association.
Men’s Player of the Month: Bobby Brink,
JR Forward, Denver (Minnetonka, MN)
Brink put up strong numbers against a strong schedule in Febru- ary. Much of his 5-10-15 line came in six games against the likes of Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud and Western Michigan, all highly ranked foes.
Runners-Up:
Bobby Trivigno, SR F, UMass,
(Setauket, NY) (8 GP, 4-13-17)
Brian Halonen, SR F, Michigan Tech
(Delano, MN) (10 GP, 6-8-14)
Women’s Co-Player of the Month: Taylor Heise,
SR Forward, Minnesota (Lake City, MN)
Heise continued her torrid pace with 8-10-18 in eight games,
locking up the WCHA Regular Season scoring title. She aver-
aged 2.25 PPG with five multi-point games and a +16 plus/minus
rating.
Women’s Co-Player of the Month: Maureen Murphy,
GR Forward, Northeastern (Buffalo, NY)
Murphy had a monster month for the #3 Huskies, recording 12- 8-20 in nine games. She had three hat tricks (including one in a playoff game) in a 7-1-1 month that saw Northeastern play six different Hockey East opponents.
Runner-Up:
Becca Gilmore, SR, F, Harvard
(Wayland, MA) (12 GP, 7-12-19, 1.6 PPG)
Men’s Rookie of the Month: Rhett Pitlick, FR Forward,
University of Minnesota (Plymouth, MN)
Pitlick was a key reason the Gophers went 8-0 in February to clinch the Big Ten title. He had a line of 5-5-10 in eight games, those five goals being his first of the season.
Runners-Up:
Anton Rubtsov, FR F, Alaska
(St. Petersburg, Russia) (8 GP, 6-4-10, 1.25 PPG)
Ryan Ufko, FR D, UMass
(Darien, CT) (8 GP, 3-7-10)
Women’s Rookie of the Month: Tyra Turner, FR Forward,
Saint Anselm (Andover, MN)
Turner registered three two-goal games in February, ending the month with a line of 7-6-13 in seven games. She scored seven of her team’s 22 goals in the month (32%)
Runners-Up:
Hannah Murphy, FR G, Colgate
(Bradford, ON) (9 GP, 1.22 GAA, 8-1, .950)
Vanessa Upson, FR F, Mercyhurst
(Stoney Creek, ON) (8 GP, 3-8-11)
Men’s Goaltender of the Month: Dryden McKay, SR Goalie,
Minnesota State University (Downers Grove, IL)
McKay was undefeated in February, as he was in December when he won GOM honors. This time, his numbers were 6-0, a 0.83 GAA, with a save percentage of .956. He did not allow more than a single goal in any game.
Runners-Up:
Yaniv Perets, SO, Quinnipiac
(Dollard des Ormeaux, PQ) (8 GP, 0.89 GAA, 5-3, .957)
Matthew Galajda, GR, Notre Dame
(Aurora, ON) (6 GP, 1.42 GAA, 5-1, .952)
Kyle McLellean, SO, Mercyhurst
(Manchester, MO) (8GP, 1.89 GAA, 6-2, .950)
Zach Driscoll, SR G, North Dakota
(Apple Valley, MN) (8 GP, 1.74 GAA, 7-1, .941)
Women's Goaltender of the Month: Corinne Schroeder, GR, Goalie
Quinnipiac University (Elk Creek, MB)
Schroeder put up great numbers against a schedule that included four games against Top 10 opponents. She went 6-1 with a GAA of 0.96 and a save per- centage of .965. She allowed one goal or fewer in six appearances and had two shutouts.
Runners-Up:
Suzette Faucher, SO, Franklin Pierce
(Middleton, WI) (0.54, .974, 6-0)
Sandra Abstreiter, GR G, Providence College
(Freising, Germany) (1.43, .953, 8-2-1)
Amanda Thiele, SO, Ohio State
(Milford, MI) (7 GP, 1.00, 6-1, .950)
