Collin Graf
Born (2002-09-21) September 21, 2002 (age 21)
Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NCAA team Quinnipiac Bobcats

Collin Graf (born September 21, 2002) is an American college ice hockey player for Quinnipiac University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He previously played for Union College.

Playing career

Graf began his collegiate career for the Union Dutchmen during the 2021–22 season, where he recorded 11 goals and 11 assists in 37 games.[1] Following his freshman year he transferred to Quinnipiac.[2] During the 2022–23 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded a team-high 20 goals and 38 assists in 40 games.[3] His 58 points were the most by a Bobcats player since Bryan Leitch set the program-record of 59 points during the 2008–09 season.[4] On November 12, 2022, Graf recorded his first career hat-trick in a game against Yale.[5] During the month of November he recorded four goals and eight assists, including points in nine of the team's 10 games. During the Friendship Four he recorded three assists and was named the Player of the Tournament.[6] He was subsequently named the ECAC Forward of the Month and the HCA Co-National Player of the Month.[7][8] During the month of December he recorded three goals and nine assists, and was one of only two players in the league to record double-digit points. He was subsequently named the ECAC Forward of the Month for the second consecutive month.[9] Following the season he was named to a unanimous All-ECAC First Team selection and named an AHCA East First Team All-American. He was also named a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.[10][11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2019–20 Boston Junior Bruins NCDC 49 16 31 47 33
2020–21 Boston Junior Bruins NCDC 24 19 35 54 24 6 3 5 8 2
2021–22 Union College ECAC 37 11 11 22 10
2022–23 Quinnipiac University ECAC 41 21 38 59 4
NCAA totals 78 32 49 81 14

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-ECAC First Team 2023 [12]
AHCA East First Team All-American 2023 [13]
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2023 [14]

References

  1. ^ "Collin Graf Bio". gobobcats.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Monroe, Brevin (January 5, 2023). "Quinnipiac Hits Transfer Portal Gold with Graf". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Two ECAC Hockey Representatives Named to 2023 All-College Hockey News Teams". ecachockey.com. March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Levasseur, Cameron (March 16, 2023). "Quinnipiac men's hockey earns four individual awards, five all-league selections". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Quinnipiac Shuts Out Yale Courtesy of Graf's Hat Trick". ecachockey.com. November 12, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Graf Selected as HCA's Co-National Player of the Month". gobobcats.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Graf, Lipkin Selected as ECAC Monthly Award Honorees". gobobcats.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Graf, Walsh, Dukaric Honored with National Monthly Awards". ecachockey.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Graf, Lipkin Earn ECAC Monthly Awards". gobobcats.com. January 6, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Four Bobcats Earn Major Individual Awards; Six Selected All-ECAC Hockey". gobobcats.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Dayton, Kels (March 15, 2023). "Two Quinnipiac men's ice hockey players named finalists for Hobey Baker Award as top player in country". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men's All-League Teams". ecachockey.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "2022-23 Men's CCM Hockey Division I All-Americans". ahcahockey.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  14. ^ "Quinnipiac crowned". collegehockeyinc.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.