2018-19 Men's Hockey Roster
Roster
David Cotton
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 189
- Shoots:
- Left
- Hometown:
- Parker, Texas
- Previous Team:
- Waterloo (USHL)
COTTON’S CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 4 (three times, most recent vs. Merrimack, Nov. 3, 2018)
Goals: 3 (most recent at Wisconsin, Oct. 13, 2018)
Assists: 3 (twice, most recent vs. Harvard, Nov. 24, 2017)
Shots: 11 (most recent vs. UMass, March 22, 2019)
Plus/Minus: +4 (twice, most recent vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 11, 2019)
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20):
• Skated in 32 games and ranked third on the team in scoring while serving as team captain
• Set a new career-high with 39 points on 15 goals and 24 assists
• Named a Hockey East Third Team All-Star
• Honored with the Norman F. Dailey Award as the team's co-MVP with Spencer Knight
• Finished the year ranked 12th nationally in points per game
• Ranked third in Hockey East with a team-leading 13 multi-point games
• Collected a multi-goal effort in the Beanpot Semifinal against Boston University (Feb. 3)
• Closed his NCAA career among the top-50 all-time scorers in program history with 127 points
• Became the 54th player in program history to score at least 50 goals
• Led the team with 118 shots on goal and posted a +15 rating
• Also led the squad with six power play goals and added three game-winners
• Missed just two of the team's 150 total games during his four years (the last two of his career due to illness)
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19):
• Skated in all 39 games and led the team in goals (23), points (36), shots on goal (136), power play goals (8) and game-winning goals (4)
• Named a Hockey East First Team All-Star and a Second Team All-American
• Selected to the New England Division I All-Star Team and won the Paul Hines Award as most improved player
• Honored with the Norman F. Dailey Award as the team's co-MVP with Joseph Woll
• Finished the regular season atop the Hockey East leaderboard with 20 goals and led the league with eight power play goals
• Ranked sixth in the country in goals per game and was tied for 20th in power play goals
• Was 11th in Hockey East with eight multi-point games, ninth in points per game, and fifth in shots on goal per game
• Posted his first career hat trick and tied his career-high with four points in the second game of the season at Wisconsin (Oct. 13)
• Collected four points against Merrimack with two goals and two assists (Nov. 3)
• Scored twice, including the game-winner the following weekend against Vermont (Nov. 9)
• Named Hockey East Player of the Month in November
• Had the game-winner and a career-high 11 shots on goal against UMass in the Hockey East Semifinal (March 22)
• Picked up a goal and an assist in the Hockey East Championship Game against Northeastern (March 23)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18):
• One of seven skaters to play in all 37 games
• Finished second on the team in scoring with 28 points – recorded nine goals and tied for the team lead with 19 assists
• Notched 19 points – seven goals and 12 assists – in 24 Hockey East games
• Tied for the team lead with four power play goals and finished fifth on the team with a +8 plus/minus
• Racked up the second-most multi-point performances with six
• Put together a seven-game point streak from Dec. 2 to Jan. 14
• One of two players to post a four-point performance, doing so with his second career three-assist showing along with a goal at Harvard (Nov. 24)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17):
• One of six skaters to play in all 40 games, finishing with 24 points on 10 goals and 14 assists
• Notched 14 points – six goals and eight assists – in 22 Hockey East games
• Led all freshmen in points and tallied a team-high four game-winning goals
• Finished the season with a +10 plus/minus rating and accounted for three multi-point performances
• Scored his first collegiate goal in game-winning fashion over eventual national champion Denver at the Ice Breaker Tournament (Oct. 8)
• Collected first career three-point showing with a goal 10 seconds into regulation and two assists at Wisconsin (Oct. 16)
• Scored the game-winning goal on the power play against Providence at Fenway Park (Jan. 7)
• Registered his first career playmaker against Notre Dame (Jan. 28)
BEFORE BC:
• Played for the Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL during the 2015-16 season, recording 15 goals and 15 assists
• Skated for the Boston Jr. Bruins Select team in the MHSL and for Cushing Academy from 2013-15
• Also played for the Colorado Thunderbirds U16 and Colorado Rampage U16 Tier I team during the 2012-13 season
PERSONAL:
• Recipient of The Heffes Family Men's Hockey Scholarship Fund
• Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
• Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the sixth round (169th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft
• Son of Steve and Peggy Cotton
• Brother Jason previously played at Northeastern and was a Hobey Baker candidate at Sacred Heart in 2019-20
