Nichols College Athletics Hall of Fame
Monte was a four-year member of the men’s ice hockey program who guided the Bison to a four-year mark of 76-29-5 (.714) and the first NCAA Tournament berth in program history (2008-09). At he time of induction, he ranked No. 2 in career goals (84) and points (159), No. 5 in assists (75), No. 6 in penalties (74), and No. 8 in penalty minutes (172).
Monte burst onto the collegiate scene as a freshman in 2005-06, registering a team-high 42 points – including a team-leading 23 goals – to earn Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Northeast Rookie of the Year and ECAC Northeast Second Team honors. The 42 points is the seventh-highest single-season mark at NC.
As a sophomore, Monte scored at a goal-per-game clip, potting 26 goals in 26 games and finished with 37 points (26-11-37) to earn ECAC Northeast First Team honors. He finished second in the conference in goals and led the league with four short-handed markers in conference play. Monte scored four goals on three different occasions: Franklin Pierce (Dec. 3, 2006), Assumption (Feb. 10, 2007), and Western New England (Feb. 17, 2007).
Monte led the ECAC Northeast in scoring as a junior with 51 points (22-29-51) en route to earning Second Team honors. The 29 assists still stands as the single-season program mark as well as the ECAC Northeast record. Monte tied for the team lead and ranked second in the conference in goals with 22, led the team with nine PP goals & five game-winning goals, and led the conference with six short-handed points. A two-time conference player of the week, Monte was named a finalist for the Joe Concannon Award for the second time in his career.
Monte capped his stellar career by playing at a point-per-game clip (29 points in 29 games) and leading the team to their first-ever ECAC Northeast Championship as well as the NCAA Tournament. He was second on the team in PP goals (five), game-winning goals (three), and short-handed goals (one). Nichols finished the season with a program-record 25 wins against four losses.
