Patrick Holway - Maine
Sophomore Defenseman; Cohasset, Massachusetts
Patrick Holway led Maine and all defenseman nationally
with three goals and six assist for nine points in the final
month of 2017. His nine points also tied for the lead among
all Hockey East skaters over the month of December. Two
of his helpers set up game-winning strikes for the Black
Bears who are currently riding a seven-game unbeaten
streak dating back to November. The sophomore blueliner
fired 15 shots on goal last month, second-most among all
league defensemen, and takes a five-game point streak
into the 2018 calendar year (3g, 6a).
Runner-up: Erik Foley, Providence
Tim Doherty - Maine
Forward; Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Tim Doherty wrapped December with eight points on four
goals and four assists, good for third in the league and first
among first-year skaters. His four goals also tied for the
league lead. In helping Maine to a 5-0-1 month, Doherty
recorded at least one point in all six games and pushed his
point streak to seven games overall. Doherty, an academic
sophomore in his first year on the ice, played a part in two
game-winning goals, scoring the decisive tally on Dec. 29
and setting up the winner on Dec. 30. He also enjoyed a
four-game goal streak from Dec. 2 - Dec. 29.
Cayden Primeau went undefeated in the month of December,
backstopping Northeastern to a 4-0-1 record and
helping to lift his team into second place in the Hockey
East table. He stopped 135 shots in 302:57 of work, good
for the nation's third-best goals against average (1.19)
and sixth-best save percentage (.957). He allowed just
one goal in four of his five starts and two goals or fewer
in each game in which he appeared. He currently sits at
7-3-2 on the year with a 1.89 overall goals against average,
the best among all league netminders while his .927 save
percentage is second-best.