The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s players of the month for January 2022.
Michigan sophomore forward Matty Beniers and St. Cloud State senior defenseman Nick Perbix are the co-players of the month, while Quinnipiac freshman Yaniv Perets and Ohio State freshman Jakub Dobeš are co-goaltender of the months and Yale sophonore forward Ian Carpentier is the rookie of the month.
Beniers was a major reason the Wolverines went 7-1-0 against a tough schedule that included four games against nationally-ranked UMass and Minnesota. His line in those games was 5-9-14.
Perbix recorded 2-10-12 in just five games, eight of those points coming in a sweep of Miami, including a six-point night (1-5-6).
Perets allowed just three goals in five games, recording three shutouts as the Bobcats flirted with a No. 1 in the nation ranking. QU went 4-1 on the month, the one loss a tough 2-1 setback at Cornell’s Lynah Rink. Perets had a 0.59 GAA and a save percentage of .970.
Dobeš led the Buckeyes to a 5-1-2 record while averaging 39 saves per game. His numbers: 1.71 GAA and a save percentage of .957. He capped off the month with a 51-save shutout (6-0) at Penn State.
Carpentier averaged 1.33 PPG in the month of January, going 6-2-8 in the Bulldogs’ six contests. He was influential in Yale’s three-game unbeaten stretch in mid-month, going 5-1-6 in wins over RPI and Union and a tie with Colgate.
