Atlantic Hockey has released its player, rookie, and goalie of the month for October and it was a clean sweep for the Canisius Golden Griffins.
AHA Player of the Month:
Cory Conacher, Canisius – The reigning Player of the Year picked up where he left off last season with ten points in October, helping the Griffs to a 4-2-1 start.
Also Nominated: Adam Pleskach (AIC), Everett Sheen (Holy Cross), Giancarlo Iuorio (Niagara), Denny Urban (Robert Morris), Adam Hartley (RIT)
AHA Goalie of the Month:
Dan Morrison, Canisius – Morrison compiled a 1.97 GAA and a .947 save percentage in October.
Also Nominated: Brooks Ostergard (Robert Morris)
AHA Rookie of the Month:
Kyle Gibbons, Canisius – the freshman from Westlake, Ohio got off to an impressive start, recording five goals and three assists in his first seven games.
Also Nominated:Cole Schneider (Connecticut), Shayne Stockton (Holy Cross), Ryan Rashid (Niagara)
What Have You Done For Me Lately
Turning the focus from last month to last week, here’s your USCHO.com AHA Player of the Week
POTW:
Paul Zanette, Niagara – The last three USCHO POTW’s have had five point weeks, but Zanette went one better. The senior forward had four goals and two assists in a pair of wins for the Purple Eagles.
Notables:
Garrett Bartus – Connecticut. Bartus stopped 59 of 62 shots to help the Huskies to take three points from Canisius. UConn is off to its best start in 12 years.
Tony Capobianco – Canisius – The other goalie in Saturday’s 1-1 between UConn and Cansius wasn’t bad either. Capobianco made 39 saves to help the Griffs come away with a point in a 1-1 tie.
Ryan Leets, Army – In his first career start, Leets made 29 saves and recorded an assist in a 5-2 win at Massachusetts.
Milestones
Two Atlantic Hockey coaches recorded career milestones last week. Mercyhurst’s Rick Gotkin got his 400th win last Friday in a 6-2 win at Air Force, and Bentley coach Ryan Soderquist picked up his 100th win in a 2-1 win over Northeastern.
Getting My Vote
My USCHO.com Men’s D-I Poll ballot this week:
1. BU
2. Duluth
3. Yale
4. Miami
5. Maine
6. Michigan
7. North Dakota
8. UNO
9. BC
10. Union
11. New Hampshire
12. Wisconsin
13. Western Michigan
14. Notre Dame
15. Alaska
16. Denver
17. Michigan State
18. Ferris State
19. RPI
20. Robert Morris
