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.