Northeastern University Athletics

2019-20: 

• Assistant Captain
• Had a goal and two assists at St. Cloud State (10/25)
• Registered a goal and an assist against New Hampshire en route to winning the 2019 Friendship Four (11/29)
• Part of the second winningest class in Northeastern history with 86
• Three-time Beanpot Champion
• Had a career-high 26 blocks

2018-19:

• Played in 35 games for the Huskies and tallied a career-high in assists (11), points (16) and was a +16
• Scored a career-high two goals and two assists vs Merrimack (11/30)
• Helped the Huskies win the Hockey East Championship
• Had career-high two shorthanded goals and .179 shooting percentage

2017-18: 

• Played in a career-high 37 games, finishing with three goals and five assists ...
• Had an assist against UMass Lowell for his first collegiate point (10/28)
• Scored his first collegiate goal against Boston College (11/18)
• Had a goal and an assist against Merrimack (12/1)
• Potted the game-winning goal in overtime at Vermont (2/16)
• Had an assist in Hockey East semifinals game against Providence (3/16)

2016-17:

• Played in 14 games
• Made his collegiate debut at Bentley (10/14)

Before Northeastern: Played the last three seasons with the Boston Junior Bruins in the USPHL Premier … Appeared in 126 career games, tallying 48 goals and 60 assists … During his final season in 2015-16, he recorded 59 points on 24 goals and 35 assists, which led the team and was third in the league … Was named the USPHL Forward of the Year in 2016 ... His seven power play goals were tied for fifth in the USPHL, while his four game-winning goals were tied for eighth … Had point streaks of five games or more at three points during the year, including a season-long 10-game streak (eight goals, 10 assists) from Nov. 2 to Dec. 12 … Was named the USPHL Forward of the Week on Sept. 21 after beginning the season with one goal and six assists in two games.

Personal: Born to Daniel and Susan Picking ... Has two siblings ... Business major ... Class of 2020.
 
Madigan on Picking: "John is a center iceman who played with the Junior Bruins. He’s a good two-way player, smart, a real good skater who was tied for first in scoring in the USPHL with the Junior Bruins which have traditionally been one of the best teams in the USPHL. Here’s a young man just down the road who we believe is an underrated type of player, someone who is smart, can contribute offensively but he plays 200 feet. We want to play fast as a team, and all of those guys have the ability to play fast." 
 

Season	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	Shot %	Pen-Min	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	Block
2016-17	14	0	0	0	10	.000	0-0	-5	0	0	0	6
2017-18	37	3	5	8	30	.100	2-4	+5	0	0	0	13
2018-19	35	5	11	16	28	.179	2-4	+16	1	2	0	15
2019-20	34	5	6	11	37	.135	5-10	-4	0	1	0	28
TOTAL	120	13	22	35	105	.124	9-18	+12	1	3	0	62

NHL: Free Agent