GRAND FORKS, N.D. – On Tuesday, University
of North Dakota sophomore goaltender Cam Johnson was named National
Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Player of the Month for November.
Today, Johnson received more recognition when he was named Hockey
Commissioners’ Association (HCA) National Player of the Month.
Johnson went 4-0-0 in December as North Dakota skated to sweeps of ninth-ranked Denver (Dec. 4-5) and 17th-ranked
Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 11-12). The Troy, Mich., native posted shutouts
in each of his final three starts of the month and led the nation’s
goaltenders in goals against average (0.25) and save percentage (.992)
during the month.
He
became UND’s first player to garner HCA monthly honors since forward
Drake Caggiula was named HCA Player of the Month in November 2014.
Johnson’s
shutout streak began with an 18-save performance in the series finale
against Denver in which he earned the first shutout of his collegiate
career. The following week in Duluth, Johnson stopped all 78 shots he
faced in the series, including a career-high 40-save effort in the
series opener. That performance marked just the second time in UND
history a goaltender recorded a shutout with 40 or more saves.
Johnson
was named NCHC Goaltender of the Week after each of those series,
giving him three straight such honors and four overall on the season.
In
12 games this season, Johnson is 9-0-1 and leads the nation in goals
against average (1.07) and save percentage (.957). He is the second
straight Fighting Hawk to win NCHC monthly honors after sophomore
forward Nick Schmaltz was named NCHC Player of the Month for November.
UND hosts the U.S. Under-18 Team in exhibition action Saturday, Jan. 9, at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
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