Denver junior forward Aidan Thompson has been named the NCHC Player of the Month.

Thompson has been on a tear to start the season and continued that into November, tallying at least a point in all eight games he played last month and scoring a goal in five of them. The Chicago Blackhawks draft pick led the NCHC with 11 points in November, while his 1.38 points per game also led the conference. Thompson scored six goals to tie for the NCHC lead in November, while dishing out five assists, which was sixth in the NCHC during the month.

The Fort Collins native is currently riding a career-long 14-game point streak to start the season, which is Denver’s longest point streak since Bobby Brink had a 14-game run from Dec. 31, 2021-Feb. 19, 2022.

Thompson recorded four points (2g/2a) in a sweep at Yale to open November, including two goals and an assist in a 5-1 win in the series finale on Nov. 2. The DU alternate captain was named NCHC Forward of the Week for his efforts, including the game-winning goal and a career-high 11 shots on goal on Nov. 2. In a sweep of Lindenwood on Nov. 8-9, Thompson tallied a goal and an assist. A weekend later, he came up big in a sweep at then-No. 9 North Dakota with a goal each night and three points in the series, including two in a 5-2 win on Nov. 15. Thompson then closed out November with an assist and a goal against Arizona State on Nov. 22-23, respectively.

Thompson, who helped DU to a 6-2 record last month, finished the month with 45 shots on goal, tying for the NCHC lead in November. He posted a plus-2 plus-minus with three power-play goals and one game-winning goal last month.

On the season, Thompson sits second in the NCHC and NCAA with 22 points (10g/12a) in 14 games this year, while his 10 goals trail only teammate Sam Harris’ 11 in the NCHC and tie for third nationally.

During his youth hockey days, Thompson played for the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders and Colorado Thunderbirds.

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(December 5, 2024)