February 6, 2009

Deja vu: Leitch Recognized as Quinnipiac Athlete of Month

HAMDEN, Conn. -- Quinnipiac senior Bryan Leitch (Coquitlam, British Columbia) has been named the Eli’s Restaurant Group Quinnipiac Male Athlete of the Month for January. This is the second straight month that Leitch has been recognized as the top male athlete at Quinnipiac. Leitch was honored with his second career Athlete of the Month recognition after leading the Bobcats with 18 points (five goals, 13 assists) on his way to his third ECAC Hockey Player of the Week nod of the season.

Leitch became just the third player in ECAC Hockey history to be named the league’s Player of the Week three times in one season as he leads the nation in points (44), points per game (1.69), assists (35) and assists per game (1.35). His most recent weekly honor came following a five-point weekend at the TD Banknorth Sports Center against Harvard and Dartmouth. Leitch scored two goals and picked up an assist against the Crimson on Jan. 2 and followed with two more goals against the Big Green the following night in a 6-0 victory. The senior winger was also named as a candidate for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate player as well as being named a finalist for the 2009 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge in Washington, D.C., on April 10. Leitch also became just the second player in Quinnipiac Division I history to reach 150 career points and the fifth to reach the 100-assist mark.