COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With the 2024-25 season complete, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) handed out its final monthly honors of the year, covering March and April. All three monthly award winners participated in the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four last weekend, including both netminders. National Champions Western Michigan captured a pair of honors, while Denver claimed the third accolade:

• Player – Tim Washe, Western Michigan, Gr., F
• Goaltender – Matt Davis, Denver, Sr., G
• Rookie – Hampton Slukynsky, Western Michigan, Fr., G

These are the first career NCHC monthly honors for both Washe and Slukynsky, while Davis gloved Goaltender of the Month for March and April for the second straight season. Slukynsky is the third different Bronco to garner NCHC Rookie of the Month this season, including second straight, joining forward Zach Nehring (October) and defenseman Joona Väisänen (February).
 
All three NCHC monthly honorees – Washe, Davis and Slukynsky – are now eligible for Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) March/April National Player, Goaltender and Rookie of the Month, respectively. HCA national monthly honors for March/April will be announced on Thursday.
 
PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Tim Washe, Western Michigan
Graduate Student Forward
Clarkston, Mich.
 
As team captain, Washe led Western Michigan to the program’s first NCAA National Championship last Saturday, as well as the program’s first Frozen Four berth and first NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship back in March. The grad student led the NCHC with 15 points and 1.36 points per game in 11 games in March and April. His nine assists were also tops in the conference in that span, while his six goals tied for second behind only teammate Alex Bump’s seven. Washe recorded a point in 10 of 11 games in March and April, including four multi-point games.
 
Washe scored two game-winning goals in March – one on March 15 against St. Cloud State to send WMU to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff and one on March 29 against UMass in the Fargo Regional final to send the Broncos to their first Frozen Four. His eight game-winners on the season tied for second nationally, while he also assisted on two other game-winning goals in March/April. Washe totaled four points in the NCAA Tournament, including three assists in the Frozen Four to earn Frozen Four All-Tournament Team honors.
 
A few weeks earlier, Washe tallied seven points in the NCHC Tournament to lead WMU to the Frozen Faceoff crown. He notched five points (3g/2a) in a quarterfinal sweep of St. Cloud State, including three points in the series-clincher March 15. The newest member of the Anaheim Ducks also notched a goal and an assist at the Frozen Faceoff, including the game-tying goal to force overtime in the championship game against Denver on March 22.
 
Washe was also dominant in the dot, as he’s been all season, leading the NCHC with 134 faceoff wins in March and April, while posting a .590 win percentage in the center circle (134-93). He posted a +6 plus minus in March and April, before signing an NHL contract with the Ducks as a free agent on April 14. He then made his NHL debut last night (Tuesday, April 15) at Xcel Energy Center, where he lifted the Frozen Faceoff trophy only three weeks earlier.
 
Washe finished the season with 38 points on 16 goals and 22 assists in 42 games. The 38 points tied for seventh in the NCHC, while his 16 goals tied for ninth. He posted a +22 plus/minus, which was seventh in the conference, while leading the NCAA with a 63.1 faceoff win percentage (483 faceoff wins). Washe finished his WMU career with 74 points (28g/46a) in 171 career games, which are the most games played in Broncos history.
 
GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH
Matt Davis, Denver
Senior Goaltender
Calgary, Alberta
 
Davis was once again stellar in the postseason, backstopping the Pioneers to the Frozen Faceoff championship game and a second straight trip to the NCAA Frozen Four. After leading DU to a national title in 2024, he came up just short in 2025, but still posted a 7-4-0 record in 11 starts in March and April. Davis led the NCHC with a .930 save percentage and 318 saves in March/April, while averaging 28.91 saves per game down the stretch, which was second among NCHC netminders with at least four games played. He was also second in the NCHC with a 2.12 goals-against average in March and April.
 
Davis shined in three NCAA Tournament games, compiling a .956 save percentage and 109 saves, with a 1.50 GAA. The undrafted free agent allowed only one goal in each Manchester Regional game, making 30 saves in a 5-1 win over Providence on March 28 and 35 saves in a 3-1 win against overall No. 1 seed Boston College in the regional final two days later. Davis was named to the Manchester Regional All-Tournament Team. He also compiled 44 saves in a 3-2, double-overtime loss to Western Michigan in the Frozen Four on April 10.
 
Three weeks earlier, Davis compiled 46 saves in another double-overtime loss to WMU in the Frozen Faceoff championship game on March 22. He also racked up 27 saves in a 4-2 win over Arizona State in the Frozen Faceoff semifinals, earning him Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team honors. Davis closed the regular season strong as well, backstopping DU to a sweep of rival Colorado College, including 32 saves in a 4-3 win on March 8 in the regular-season finale. That win helped the Pioneers secure home ice for the playoffs and earned Davis NCHC Goalie of the Week honors.
 
Davis finished the season with a 29-10-1 record in 40 starts, while ranking second in the NCHC with a .924 save percentage. His 2.07 GAA on the year ranked third in the NCHC, while his 997 saves on the season led the conference. Davis completes his college career with a 63-17-4 record in 90 games, while racking up a .921 career save percentage and a 2.13 GAA with the Pioneers.
 
ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Hampton Slukynsky, Western Michigan
Freshman Goaltender
Warroad, Minn.
 
Slukynsky backstopped Western Michigan to the program’s first National Championship and first NCHC Frozen Faceoff title over the last month and a half. He became the first freshman goalie to start and win the NCAA title since 2009. After splitting time much of the season, Slukynsky took over the Broncos net, starting all 11 games in March and April, posting a 10-1-0 record, including finishing on a 10-game winning streak. The Los Angeles Kings draft pick led the NCHC with a 1.97 goals-against average in March/April, while compiling a .907 save percentage during the two months, which was fifth in the NCHC during that span. He was second in the NCHC with 234 saves, averaging 21.27 saves per game.
 
Slukynsky especially upped his game in the NCAA Tournament, going 4-0 while allowing only six goals, including two double-overtime games. He posted a .943 save percentage and a 1.26 GAA in those four NCAA games, helping him land on both the Fargo Regional All-Tournament Team and the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team. The Second-Team All-NCHC selection allowed only one goal in each regional game as the Broncos picked up a pair of 2-1 wins over Minnesota State (in double OT) and UMass, with Slukynsky making 28 saves each game. In the NCAA Championship Game, he stopped 24 shots in a 6-2 win over Boston University.
 
Prior to the NCAA Tournament, Slukynsky helped WMU win the NCHC Frozen Faceoff, going 4-0 in the NCHC Tournament as well. He turned aside 26 shots in WMU’s 4-3, double-overtime win over Denver in the championship game. Slukynsky had 20 saves in the Broncos’ second double-OT win over Denver in the Frozen Four on April 10.
 
Slukynsky finished his stellar rookie campaign with a 19-5-1 record in 25 starts, while leading the NCHC with a 1.90 GAA and ranking fifth with a .922 save percentage (leader was .924). He won 14 of his last 15 starts to end the year, with his GAA ranking sixth nationally. Slukynsky was a unanimous selection to the NCHC All-Rookie Team this season, along with his Second-Team All-NCHC honor.
 
OTHER NOMINEES:

Player of the Month
Zeev Buium, Denver, So., D
 
Goaltender of the Month
T.J. Semptimphelter, North Dakota, Gr.
Hampton Slukynsky, Western Michigan, Fr.
 
Rookie of the Month
Iiro Hakkarainen, Western Michigan, F