His first name lends itself to the nickname "Tiny." His last name looks like "petite." At 5'11, he isn't exactly a giant in stature.
Make no mistake about it though, freshman Tim Pettit has come up huge in helping the Harvard hockey team out of its recent five-game slump.
The freshman winger was named
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Week on Monday. It was the second time this season Pettit garnered rookie honors.
Pettit, the top scoring freshman in the conference, had a torrid week despite a 1-2 Crimson record. He tallied four goals and four assists over that three-game stretch.
Pettit notched a goal and two assists in Harvard's consolation game loss to Northeastern and contributed a goal and an assist in Friday's loss to Clarkson.
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