UTICA, NY – Freshman forward Hayden Dawes (Stony Plain, Alberta/Drayton Valley (AJHL)) of the nationally-ranked No. 15 Utica College men’s hockey team was named the ECAC Men’s West Conference Rookie of the Week after his performance in the Pioneers’ 6-1 win over Morrisville on Sunday.
Dawes netted two goals and added one assist as the Pioneers win over Morrisville on Sunday afternoon at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. His three points on Sunday are a new career-high. He currently leads all freshmen and is tied for seventh in the ECAC West with an average of 1.08 points per game this season. He is also tied for 12th in the country in rookie scoring. Dawes has at least one point in 9-of-12 games this season and he has three multi-point outings.
UC Head Coach Gary Heenan earned his 200th career victory on Sunday as the Pioneers won their fifth straight game and moved their record to 8-3-1 overall on the year.
The Pioneers return to the Utica Memorial Auditorium this weekend when they wrap up a four game home stand. UC takes on Oswego Friday night (7 p.m.) before hosting Buffalo State on Saturday (7 p.m.). Friday night Utica will host its annual Adirondack Bank Bobblehead Night and the first 2,000 fans through the turnstiles will receive an Adam Dekker ’08 bobblehead. Dekker was a four year stand out goaltender for the Pioneers from 2004-2008. He is the College’s all-time leader with 47 career victories and 2,262 career saves. His seven career shut outs are also a school-record.
