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Leonard Named Co-Hockey East Player of The Week
November 04, 2019 | Hockey
The junior forward scored four goals in a two-game weekend sweep of No. 10 Northeastern.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts hockey junior forward John Leonard has been selected as the Co-Hockey East Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday, sharing the recognition with Angus Crookshank of New Hampshire. The accolade marks the second of Leonard's career to go along with two Rookie of the Week honors as a freshman in 2017-18.
Leonard led the No. 3 Minutemen to a weekend sweep of No. 10 Northeastern last week with a pair of multi-goal games, scoring four goals on eight shots, which included a power-play goal and a game winner. The Amherst native also won 16 of 28 faceoffs (57.1%) against the Huskies.
Leonard became the first player in UMass' Division I history to post three consecutive multi-goal games as he previously scored twice in a 4-1 win over American International on Oct. 25.
In Friday's matchup against the Huskies, Leonard helped UMass overcome a 2-0 deficit to pick up the squad's first win at Matthews Arena since 2014 as the Minutemen defeated Northeastern 6-3. In Saturday's 4-2 victory, Leonard broke a 2-2 deadlock in the third period with his seventh goal of the season to help UMass extend its home win streak to 12 and its overall win streak to five.
Leonard is currently tied for fourth in the nation in goals per-game (1.00) and game-winning goals (2) through seven games.
UMass will be back in action on Sunday, Nov. 10, when the squad will travel to New Hampshire for a 1 p.m. matinee against the Wildcats, which will be broadcast on NESN.
Leonard led the No. 3 Minutemen to a weekend sweep of No. 10 Northeastern last week with a pair of multi-goal games, scoring four goals on eight shots, which included a power-play goal and a game winner. The Amherst native also won 16 of 28 faceoffs (57.1%) against the Huskies.
Leonard became the first player in UMass' Division I history to post three consecutive multi-goal games as he previously scored twice in a 4-1 win over American International on Oct. 25.
In Friday's matchup against the Huskies, Leonard helped UMass overcome a 2-0 deficit to pick up the squad's first win at Matthews Arena since 2014 as the Minutemen defeated Northeastern 6-3. In Saturday's 4-2 victory, Leonard broke a 2-2 deadlock in the third period with his seventh goal of the season to help UMass extend its home win streak to 12 and its overall win streak to five.
Leonard is currently tied for fourth in the nation in goals per-game (1.00) and game-winning goals (2) through seven games.
UMass will be back in action on Sunday, Nov. 10, when the squad will travel to New Hampshire for a 1 p.m. matinee against the Wildcats, which will be broadcast on NESN.
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