QU’s Jacob Quillan Leads HCA Monthly Honors for March-April
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Here are the men’s monthly honorees for March-April performances as selected by the Hockey Commissioners Association.
Men’s Player of the Month: Jacob Quillan, Quinnipiac,
SO Forward (Dartmouth, NS)
Quillan scored the season’s most important goal, the over- time game-winner in the NCAA Championship Game, to lift QU over Minnesota, 3-2, just 10 seconds into the extra frame. He was 7-2-9 in seven games for the Bobcats and had two GWGs in that span.
Runners-Up:
Liam McLinskey, SO F, Holy Cross
(Pearl River, NY) (7 GP, 9-0-9, 1.29 PPG/GPG) -
Set an Atlantic Hockey record with nine post-season goals,
including three GWGs for the Crusaders.
Adam Fantilli, FR F, Michigan (See below)
Men’s Rookie of the Month: Adam Fantilli, Michigan.
FR Forward (Nobleton, ON)
Named the recipient of both the Hobey Baker Award and Tim Taylor Award (Rookie of the Year) on April 7, Fantilli went 10-5-15 in seven games for Michigan.
Runners-Up:
Kaidan Mbereko, FR G, Colorado College
(Aspen, CO) (5 GP, 3-1-0, 1.57 GAA, .942)
Sam Lipkin, FR F, Quinnipiac
(Philadelphia, PA) (7 GP, 2-7-9, 1.29 PPG, Set up GWG in Final)
Lane Hutson, FR D, Boston University
(North Barrington, IL) (8 GP, 5-4-9, 1.12 PPG)
Christian Fitzgerald, FR F, Minnesota State
(Coquitlam, BC) (5 GP, 4-5-9, 1.8 PPG)
Men’s Co-Goaltender of the Month: Drew Commesso, Boston University,
JR Goalie (Norwell, MA)
Commesso got hot at the right time, winning seven straight
and finishing 7-1-0 in March-April period. He had a 1.96
GAA and a save percentage of .928 in leading the Terriers
into the Frozen Four in Tampa.
Men’s Co-Goaltender of the Month: Jaxon Castor, St. Cloud State,
SR Goalie (Phoenix, AZ)
Led SCSU into the NCAA Tournament with a 4-2-0 record in this period, two of the wins being shutouts. His impressive numbers: 1.67 GAA and a save percentage of .936.
Runners-Up:
Ian Shane, JR G, Cornell
(Manhattan Beach, CA) (5 GP, 1.00 GAA, 3-2-0, .955)
Jacob Barczewski, SR G, Canisius
(O’Fallon, MO) (8 GP, 5-3-0, 2.11 GAA, .932)
