Bemidji State
So. | G | Clinton, Ontario

His Statistics: 2 wins, 56 saves, 2 GA in a sweep of Niagara.

His Impact: Even though Niagara is still mathematically alive in its quest to win the College Hockey America regular-season championship, Bemidji State effectively sewed up the league crown by sweeping the Purple Eagles at Dwyer Arena last week.

Central to that effort was Dalton, who stopped 26 shots in the Beavers’ 3-1 win Thursday, then came back the following night to make 29 saves in a 4-1 BSU win.  The wins at Niagara are just the last two pieces of what has been an impressive stretch run for the sophomore netminder — Dalton has battled back from a four-game midseason losing streak to post a 7-1-1 mark in his last nine starts, and he’s allowed two or fewer goals six times during that span.

Dalton’s overall numbers are solid — he’s 15-9-1 with a 2.29 goals against average and a .917 save percentage — but CHA foes have found him nearly impenetrable. In league games, he’s 11-4-1 with a 1.88 GAA and a .927 save percentage.

His Runners-Up: Tom Fenton, American International; Zane Kalemba, Princeton; James Marcou, Massachusetts; Riley Nash, Cornell; Brian Stewart, Northern Michigan; Patrick Wiercioch, Denver

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