Defense: Cody Plaza, Islanders Hockey Club 

Plaza (‘03/Danvers, Mass.) posted a pair of goals and added three assists for five points through eight games during the month of December, while also being a defensive stalwart for the Islanders. He led the team in takeaways (52) and plus-minus (+8) for the past month. For the season, he has nine points meaning his December output represented the bulk of his production so far. Plaza is a second-year junior defenseman who played in the Eastern Hockey League last year before making the jump up to the NCDC.