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2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce

29 Justin Hryckowian

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 195
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Île Bizard, Quebec

Biography

Awards:
  • New England Division I All-Star (2023-24)
  • NEHWA Frank Jones Best Defensive Forward (2023-24)
  • Hockey East Best Defensive Forward (2022-23, 2023-24)
  • Hockey East Third Team All-Star (2023-24)
  • Hockey East Player of the Week (Feb. 12, 2024)
  • Offensive MVP - Team Award (2023-24)
  • Leading Scorer - Team Award (2023-24)
  • DogHouse Fan Favorite - Team Award (2023-24)
  • Hockey East Second Team All-Star (2022-23)
  • Hockey East Player of the Month (November 2022)
  • Hockey East Player of the Week (Nov. 7, 2022)
  • Hockey East All-Academic Team (2021-22, 2022-23)
  • 'Everydayer' - Team Award (2022-23)
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2021-22)
  • Rookie of the Year - Team Award (2021-22)
2023-24:
  • Captain
  • Appeared in 32 of NU’s 36 games
  • Finished with a team-high 43 points from 13 goals (3rd best mark on the team) and a team-high 30 assists (T-14th in the NCAA), recording at least one point in all but seven games
  • One of two Huskies to break the 40-point threshold since the 2017-18 season
  • Recorded 15 multi-point games (team-high), five power-play goals, three shootout goals, and two game-winning goals
  • In Hockey East play, he ranked in the top-15 among all skaters in goals (8), assists (15), and points (23)
  • Led the NCAA with a 61.3 faceoff win percentage (minimum 200 attempts), while leading Hockey East with a 62.2 faceoff win percentage and 280 faceoff wins
  • Record a career-high 24 faceoff wins against UConn (3/1)
  • Finished with team-high five points (2g, 3a) in two games en route to back-to-back Beanpot titles, including the primary assist on the game-winning goals in both the semifinal game against Harvard (2/5) and championship game against #3 Boston University (2/12)
  • Ended the year on a six-game point streak, tallying five goals and eight assists for a 2.2 points per game
  • Finished with 87 shots, 35 blocks, and a plus-24 rating (team-high)
  • Tallied his 100th career point in a two-goal performance against #2 Boston University in the Hockey East quarterfinals (3/16)
  • Signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars at the conclusion of the season
2022-23:
  • Appeared in all 35 of NU’s games
  • Started on 18 occasions
  • Finished with 36 points, second-best mark on the team, 15 goals (second best) and a team-high 21 assists
  • In Hockey East play, his 14 goals tied for first, his 29 points tied for fourth and tied for sixth with 15 assists
  • Had a six-game point streak, tallying six goals and six assists to average two points per game
  • Recorded his first career hat trick in a 6-2 win over Hampshire en route to a six-point series over the Wildcats (11/4)
  • Tallied a season-high three assists in an overtime win against LIU, including on the game-winning goal (12/18)
  • Lead the league with 319 faceoff wins (fourth in the NCAA; 471), tied for first with a plus-19 rating and tied for second with four game-winning goals
  • Recorded a season-high 23 faceoff wins against #11/9 Boston University (11/19)
  • Finished with 23 blocks, 102 shots on goal (second best on the team), and a plus-21 rating (tied for first on the team)
2021-22:
  • Appeared in 27 games
  • Tallied his first collegiate point with an assist against #6/7 Boston College (10/15)
  • Recorded 15 assists this season, tied for third on the team and tied for 25th in Hockey East
  • Scored his first collegiate goal and collected his second career assist against UConn (10/26)
  • Assisted on half the goals in the Huskies' 6-0 win over LIU (1/8)
  • Tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win at Vermont (1/18)
  • Led Hockey East with a 62.7% faceoff percentage from 341 wins
Before Northeastern: Named captain for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) where he had 17 goals and 21 assists in 44 games during the 2020-21 season... Skated with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) in 2019-20 and had four goals and 10 assists in 17 games... Played for the Salisbury School during the 2018-19 season (USHS-Prep) and put up 17 goals and 28 assists in 26 games, ranking second on the team in points... Played for the Lac St-Louis program from Bantam to Quebec AAA Midget

Personal: Son of Wojtek Hryckowian and Tina Dandurand... Both Wojtek and Tina played high school basketball... Has two brothers, Evan and Dylan... Went to Kuper Academy and Salisbury School where he was part of the honors program... Majoring in Communications

NHL: Free Agent

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2021-22Freshman

    Forward
    5'10" 195 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10" 195 lbs
    29
  • 29
    C

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    5'10" 195 lbs
    29
    C