His Statistics: 2 GP, 3-1—4

His Impact: Twenty minutes into New Hampshire's non-conference series against Colorado College, the Wildcats found themselves in a 3-1 hole. Enter Fornataro, who subdued any momentum the Tigers had amassed by cutting the lead to one with a goal 15 seconds into the second period. It was the first of four unanswered scores for UNH — and the first of two goals on the night for Fornataro — en route to a 5-3 win Friday. In Saturday's finale, Fornataro gave the 'Cats a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal less than three minutes into the second period and would later assist on Brad Flaishans' third-period marker.

His Runners-Up: Matt Caruana (Niagara), Cam MacIntyre (Princeton), Joe Whitney (Boston College), Adam Roy (Holy Cross), Billy Sauer (Michigan), Mike Zacharias (Minnesota State)

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