NCHC PLAYER OF THE MONTH

Brock Boeser

North Dakota

Sophomore Forward

Burnsville, Minn.

Boeser started his sophomore campaign with a bang, tallying points in each of his first five games this season, including four multi-point games to lead North Dakota to a 5-2-0 start. He totaled 12 points in seven games in October, which led the NCHC and tied for third nationally in scoring, while his 1.71 points per game also led the NCHC. Boeser tied for the NCHC lead with his six goals and six assists with the six goals tying for fifth in the NCAA. He was twice named NCHC Offensive Player of the Week during the month and was named the game’s First Star four times.

Boeser opened his season with a four-point outing in a shutout of Canisius Oct. 7, scoring a goal and dishing out three assists, including on the game-winner. The next night he handed out two more helpers, again on the game-winning goal to complete a sweep, as he garnered his first NCHC weekly honor. The Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick was the game’s First Star both nights as well, finishing the series with a plus-5 rating. The following Saturday, Boeser tallied another assist in a 5-2 win over Rensselaer.

Boeser had a monster weekend Oct. 21-22 against Bemidji State, scoring five of UND’s eight goals in the series. In Friday’s opener, he recorded a natural hat trick, his second career hat trick and UND’s first natural hat trick since Ryan Duncan in the 2008 NCAA regionals, as he led the Fighting Hawks to a 3-2 comeback win. He also became the first player in 48 years to score every UND goal in a game in which UND scored at least three goals. Boeser capped his series with the Beavers by scoring two more goals in Saturday’s victory while posting a plus-3 rating. UND’s assistant captain was named First Star of the Game both nights, while he picked up his second NCHC weekly honor and was also named NCAA Third Star of the Week for his efforts.

Boeser finished October with a plus-5 rating, which tied for fifth in the NCHC, while he fired 30 shots on goal, which was third in the conference. Of his six goals, five came even strength and one on the power play, while he tallied one game-winning goal. A natural winger, he also took 41 faceoffs in seven games and won 56.1 percent of them.

Boeser is now a candidate for Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) National Player of the Month for October, which will be announced on Wednesday. Other nominees for NCHC Player of the Month included Denver junior goaltender Tanner Jaillet and Omaha junior forward Tyler Vesel.