Statistics: Career / 2010-11 / 2009-10 / 2008-09 / 2007-08
2010-11: Played in 38 games ... Team leader in goals (21) and points (48) ... Second in assists (27) ... Leads the team with 11 power play goals and two shorthanded tallies ... Has a national-best nine game-winning goals ... Assessed 18 penalties for 36 minutes ... Recorded 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in 22 ECAC Hockey contests ... Registered multiple points in 16 games with two seven-game point scoring streaks ... Among national leaders, ranks first in game-winning goals, sixth in power play goals, 14th in points per game, 16th in shorthanded goals and 18th in goals per game ... Among ECAC Hockey leaders, ranks first in point scoring, power play points and game-winning goals, second in power play goals and goal scoring, fourth in assists, and eighth in shorthanded points ... In 22 conference games, led the league in points, power play points (5-9-14) and game-winning goals (5), while finishing second in assists and third in goals ... Recorded four assists in a 6-2 win at Brown (12/4) ... Had a goal and two assists in a 4-1 win over #7 Boston University (12/11) ... Tallied the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Colgate (1/15) ... Scored two goals, including the game-winner, in a 3-2 win over Harvard (1/21) ... Had a goal and two assists in a 5-2 victory against #1 Yale (1/29) ... Notched the game-winning goal with two assists in a 5-2 win at #19 Princeton (2/5) ... ECAC-Hockey Pre-Season All-League ... INCH Pre-Season All-America First Team ... Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Candidate ... INCH National Player of the Week twice (12/13, 1/24) ... Hobey Baker Award List ... Rensselaer Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Two-time ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Player of the Week (1/2, 2/1) ... HCA Commissioners’ Player of the Month Honorable Mention (Jan.) ... USCHO.com Third Star (2/2) ... Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist ... INCH All-ECAC Hockey ... INCH ECAC Hockey Player of the Year ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Year finalist ... All-ECAC Hockey First Team ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Year ... Hobey Baker Top Ten Finalist.
2009-10: Played in all 39 games ... Team leader in goals (26) and points (52) ... Second in assists, with 26 ... Led the team with 13 power play goals and 2 short-handed goals ... Also tallied two game-winning goals ... Assessed 20 penalties for 40 minutes ... Recorded 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points in 22 ECAC Hockey contests ... Scored six power play goals and two game-winners against conference opponents ... Among ECAC Hockey leaders, ranked first in power play points and short-handed goals, third in goal scoring, third in assists, and fourth in power play goals ... Among national leaders, ranked third in power play goals, sixth in points per game, eighth in goals per game, and tenth in short-handed goals ... Recorded at least one point in 29 games, including 15 with multiple points ... From 10/30-12/29, recorded at least one point in 14 straight games ... Had two goals, including a power play goal and the game winner, and an assist in a 4-3 overtime victory over Union (10/30) ... Tallied a goal and two assists in each of two matchups vs. #6 Yale (11/6 and 1/30) ... Had back-to-back three point games against Dartmouth (three goals on 2/13) and Quinnipiac (a goal and two assists on 2/19) ... Two-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Week ... Multiple ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll ... Hobey Baker Top Ten Finalist ... National All-America ... All-ECAC Hockey First Team ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Year ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ...
2008-09: Played in all 39 games … Had 11 goals and 21 assists for 32 points … First on team in goals, assists, points, power play goals (5) and game-winning goals (3) … Second in penalties (28) and third in penalty minutes (59) … Recorded eight goals and 15 assists for 23 points in 22 ECAC Hockey games … Scored three power play goals and two game-winners in league contests … Had five-game point streak (3 goals, 2 assists) from Oct. 24 to Nov. 7 … Scored game-winning goal against Robert Morris on Oct. 25 and Harvard on Nov. 7 … Tallied a goal and six assists in four-game span from Dec. 5 to Dec. 14 … Had two assists at Yale (12/5) and three helpers the next night at Brown (12/6) … Registered at least one point in eight of 10 games from Jan. 9 to Feb. 13 … Notched a goal and two assists in 5-1 win at #7 Princeton on Jan. 10 … Had a goal and two assists, including overtime goal, in 7-6 win at St. Lawrence … Set school record for fastest goal scored in overtime (9 seconds) … Tallied a goal and an assist in 4-3 win over Brown (Feb. 13) … Recorded a goal and an assist against Clarkson (2/27) … ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Team's Most Valuable Player Award ...
2007-08: Played in all 38 games … Tallied seven goals and a team-high 21 assists for 28 points … Assessed 12 penalties for 24 minutes … Third in ECAC Hockey in points among freshmen … Ninth in league for assists … Had team-best 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) and 20 penalty minutes in 22 ECAC Hockey contests … Recorded first career point – an assist – in season opening victory over Bentley (10/9) … Scored first career goal against nationally-ranked Minnesota (10/12) … Had first career two-point game with a pair of assists in 2-0 Governor’s Cup Championship win over Colgate (10/27) … Recorded four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in 7-4 win at Dartmouth (11/10) … Scored a goal and added two assists against nationally-ranked Notre Dame (11/24) … Registered four-point game (1 goal, 3 assists) in 6-3 victory over St. Lawrence (1/26) … ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (1/28) … ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team … ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... School's Male Freshman Athlete of the Year ...
Before Rensselaer: Attended and played for the Academy of Holy Angels for four years … Teammate of Bryan Brutlag ... Captain as a senior … Notched 26 goals with 38 assists for 64 points in 28 games in 2006-07 … Team’s Most Valuable Player … All-Missota Conference … Team won Missota Conference Championship all four years … Team won Schwans Cup title in 2006 and 2007 … All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2005-06 … Team won section titles in 2004 and 2005 and was runner-up in 2007 … 2004-05 team won Minnesota State Championship … 2003-04 team won Consolation Championship … High Honor Roll in 2006-07 … Honor Roll for two years …
Personal: Chase David Polacek ... Last name is pronounced po-LAH-chick … Born June 19, 1989 … Management major … Enjoys golfing, table tennis and fishing … Son of Peggy and Steve Polacek.
