Shane Pinto s dominant season has been rewarded with his conference s top prize.
The Senators prospect was unanimously named the National Collegiate Hockey Association s (NCHC) Player of the Year after a season in which he led the conference in goals (15) and points (28).
In the conference s eight-year history, Pinto became the first player to win the award unanimously.
It caps off a special week for the 32nd overall pick in 2019 as he was also named the NCHC s Forward of the Year, Defensive Forward of the Year and was unanimously selected to the First-Team All-NCHC team.
In addition to his impressive goal and point production, the 20-year-old also led the conference with 11 multi-point games, seven power play goals and 13 power play points. His 1.22 point per game average was also the best among all NCHC players.