GRAND FORKS, N.D. – For the third straight month, a University of North Dakota player has earned monthly recognition from the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC).

Freshman Brock Boeser (pronounced BESS-er) was named NCHC co-Rookie of the Month on Tuesday after leading the league's freshmen in points per game (1.67) and goals per game (0.83) in January.

Boeser shared the award with St. Cloud State forward Mikey Eyssimont.

Boeser collected five goals and five assists in six January games to help lift the Fighting Hawks into sole possession of first place in the NCHC. The Burnsville, Minn., native missed UND's first two games of the month while winning bronze medal with the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships. He returned to UND's lineup Jan. 15-16 against Omaha and enjoyed a 4-point (2 goals, 2 assists) series that resulted in NCHC Rookie of the Week honors.

After picking up a pair of assists against Colorado College (Jan. 22-23), Boeser closed out the month with another NCHC Rookie of the Week honor after scoring the game-winning goal in each game of a conference sweep at Western Michigan (Jan. 29-30).

He finished that series with three goals and an assist and moved into a tie for the NCHC goal-scoring lead with 18. It's the most goals by a UND freshman since current National Hockey League stars T.J. Oshie (24) and Jonathan Toews (22) in 2005-06.

Boeser joins sophomore goaltender Johnson and sophomore Nick Schmaltz as monthly NCHC honorees. Johnson was the NCHC Player of the Month in December after Schmaltz received the award in November.