Utica University junior forward Dante Zapata has been named the 2021-22 UCHC Player of the Year.

Zapata is 10th nationally in points per game, averaging 1.56. He has 16 goals and 26 assists for 42 points in 27 games. Zapata is among the national leaders with eight power-play tallies, is plus-19, and has won 68.4 percent of his faceoffs taken. Zapata has 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) over his last nine games played.

During his youth hockey days, the native of Huntington Beach, Calif., spent time with the Arizona Bobcats.

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(March 2, 2022)