HAVERHILL, Mass. – Giancarlo Iuorio and Carsen Chubak of the eighteenth-ranked Niagara hockey team earned Atlantic Hockey monthly honors for November, the league announced on Tuesday. Iuorio was named AHA Player of the Month, while Chubak was tabbed as AHA Goalie of the Month for the second time this season.
Iuorio helped lead the Purple Eagles to a 7-0-0 record during November by scoring eight goals and adding five assists. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound center recorded at least one point in six of the seven contests, including five multi-point efforts. He finished the month with two power-play goals, a game-winning tally and a +11 rating.
Iuorio, who leads the Purple Eagles in goals (12) and points (20), is ranked second in the nation in goals per game (0.80) and 12th in the nation in points per game (1.33). His four power-play tallies on the season has him sitting in the 17th spot in the nation. The two-time AHA Player of the Week honoree recorded his first career hat trick against UConn on Nov. 2.
The Richmond Hills, Ont. native has garnered 89 career points thus far. Only 13 Purple Eagles have joined the 100-point club, with Paul Zanette (’11) being the last member to join the illustrious group in 2011.
Chubak helped lead the Purps to a clean slate in November with a 0.71 goals-against average and a .977 save percentage to along with 214 saves in 420 minutes of work.
After his 27-save effort against Army on Nov. 9, Chubak became the first NU goalie to register three consecutive blank slates, tying him for third in NCAA history, in the company of goalies such as Jimmy Howard and Ryan Miller. The following day, the Prince Albert, Sask. native earned the record for most consecutive shutout minutes (258.38) by an NU goalie. Chubak took the top spot from Greg Gardner (’00) who held the record with 232.38.
Another November highlight for the five-time AHA Goalie of the Week honoree was posting shutouts in three straight home contests (Nov. 2, Nov. 3 and Nov. 9), a feat that had not been accomplished on Monteagle Ridge since Greg Gardner did it during the 1999-00 season.
As of Dec. 4, Chubak holds the top spot in the nation in save percentage (.962), goal-against average (1.21) and shutouts (5).
Niagara will be in action on Dec. 12 as the Purple Eagles wrap up their four-game homestand against the RIT Tigers. Puck drop at Dwyer Arena is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
