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2019-20 Hockey Roster

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John McCeary
John McCeary

91 Nick Hutchison

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hicksville, N.Y.
  • Prev School Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)

Biography

AWARDS
AHC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM (2016-17)
ALL-ATLANTIC HOCKEY SECOND TEAM (2019-20)
ATLANTIC HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE MONTH (DECEMBER 2020)
AHCA ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR (2019-20) 
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 2-11x, last vs. Holy Cross (12/29/19)
Assists: 3 - vs. AIC (3/9/18)                       
Points: 3-6x, last at Bentley (3/7/20)
2019-20 • SENIOR YEAR
• All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team selection
• Named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month for December
• Took part in 31 games
• Led Canisius with 18 goals and finished tied for team lead with 32 points
• Paced squad with plus/minus rating of +3
• Finished career ranked third on program’s Division I chart for career goals (60) and ninth in points (113)
• Also ended career second on Division I list for career power-play goals (26)
• Concluded regular season fourth in Atlantic Hockey scoring race with 27 points (15g, 12a) in league play. His 15 goals were tied for second most among all league players
• Posted multiple points on nine occasions, with a trio of three-point performances
• Tallied a goal and an assist in 4-2 victory over “Battle of the Bridge” rival Niagara (Nov. 15)
• Scored two goals in series finale versus the Purple Eagles (Nov. 16)
• Tallied a goal and added two assists in 5-2 triumph over Holy Cross (Dec. 28)
• Scored two goals, including game winner and added an assist in 3-1 victory over Crusaders in series finale (Dec. 29). Reached the 50-goal plateau for his career during the contest
• Notched a goal and an assist in a pair of ties versus Atlantic Hockey foe Bentley (Jan. 10-11)
• Reached the 100-point plateau for his career with a goal and an assist in 3-3 tie at Sacred Heart (Jan. 17)
• Tallied game-winning goal in overtime and added an assist in 3-2 victory at Army (Jan. 31)
• Scored a goal in both games of sweep versus longtime rival Mercyhurst to close out regular season (Feb. 28-29)
• Matched career high with a goal and two assists in game two of AHA First-Round Series at Bentley (March 7)
• AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar selection
• Named to Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week (Oct. 16)
• Took part in 34 contests
• Ranked second on the team with 13 goals and third in scoring with 26 points
• Scored two goals, including game-winner in overtime, in game-two victory over Niagara in AHA First-Round series (March 9)
• Dished out an assist in regular-season finale at RIT (March 2)
• Equaled career high with three points (1g, 2a) in 6-4 victory against Robert Morris (Jan. 19)
• Assisted on game-winning goal in 3-1 victory against No. 13 North Dakota (Jan. 4)
• Tallied two goals in series-opening contest at Army (Nov. 30)
• Matched career high with three points (1g, 2a) in series finale at Niagara (Nov. 17)
• Recorded a power-play goal and added two assists in 6-3 victory versus Clarkson (Nov. 10)
• Finished with two goals in 7-6 victory versus the Crusaders (Oct. 13)
• Tallied a goal and an assist in season-opening contest at Holy Cross (Oct. 12)
• Named to Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• One of five skaters to appear in all 38 games for the Griffs
• Finished second on squad in goals (16) and points (31) and tied for third in assists (15)
• Finished tied for second nationally with five game-winning goals
• Tied for second on program’s Division I chart for game-winning goals in a season
• Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week (Oct. 17)
• Tallied two power-play goals, including game-winner, in 4-1 victory over RMU (Oct. 14)
• Tallied game-winning goal and added an assist in 5-1 victory versus Bentley (Nov. 17)
• Notched game-winning goal in 4-3 overtime victory at Army West Point (Nov. 24)
• Assisted on game-winning goal in series finale at Army West Point (Nov. 25) 
• Recorded game-winning goal in 4-2 victory at No. 20 Niagara (Dec. 8) 
• Tallied a goal and an assist in 8-2 triumph versus No. 20 Niagara (Dec. 9) 
• Scored two goals in 4-4 tie at St. Lawrence (Jan. 5)
• Recorded two goals in 6-1 victory at AIC (Jan. 14)
• Scored two goals in series opener at Air Force (Feb. 16)
• Dished out career-high three assists in 8-1 victory over AIC in game one of AHC Quarters (March 9)
• Assisted on series-clinching goal in game-three victory over Yellow Jackets (March 11)
• Named to Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• AHC All-Rookie Team selection
• Took part in 37 games during rookie campaign
• Led Canisius rookies and ranked second on the team in goals (13) and third in points (24)
• Tied for second among first-year players in NCAA Division I ranks in power-play goals (8) and ninth in faceoffs won (275) 
• Led league rookies in points scored during conference play (20)
• Posted first collegiate point with goal at No. 1 North Dakota
• Scored power-play goal in 6-3 victory over Robert Morris
• Recorded first multi-goal game with two-goal effort at Army
• Notched two assists in 3-0 victory at Holy Cross
• Scored lone Canisius goal against No. 16 St. Lawrence
• Scored two goals in 6-1 victory versus RIT
• Tallied a goal and two assists in 5-2 victory at Niagara
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played two years with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL
• Totaled 60 points in his two seasons, recording 23 goals and 37 assists
• Ranked second on the team during the 2015-16 campaign with 1.14 points per game, posting 42 points, 16 goals and 26 assists in 37 games
• Spent the 2013-14 season with the Tri-City Storm, appearing in 32 games
• Played for Avon Old Farms School in 2012-13 with 38 points, 12 goals and 26 assists in 28 games
• Earned Offensive MVP and All-New England honors
• Helped the Long Island Royals U16 to a national championship, serving as the team’s assistant captain
PERSONAL
• Son of Robert and Eileen
• One sister, Cailey, and one brother, Conner
• Cailey played collegiate hockey at Maine and is a member of the NWHL's Metropolitan Riveters
• Conner plays for the Penticton Vees in the BCHL and is recruited to play collegiately at the University of Vermont
• Majoring in sport management

Statistics

Season:
2019-20

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 91

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'3" 201 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'3" 201 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'3" 201 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'3" 205 lbs
    91