As a Senior (2007-08): Signed a free-agent contract with the NHL's Ottawa Senators on March 24, and made his NHL debut in Boston on March 29 ... Skated in 40 of Colgate's 42 games ... Selected to participate in the 2008 Frozen Four Skills Challenge ... One of 20 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award ... Named to the all-ECAC Hockey third team and the ECAC Hockey all-academic team ... Received Colgate's Rob Ries Memorial Award ... Finished his career with 114 points, which ranks 32nd all-time at Colgate ... Played in 142 career games, which ranks sixth in school history ... Led ECAC Hockey with 29 assists on the season ... Tied for third in the league with 37 points ... Sat out the last game of the season due to injury ... Posted an assist in the deciding game of the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series with No. 7 Clarkson on March 16 ... Earned an assist in each of the last two games of the ECAC Hockey first-round playoff series with St. Lawrence, March 7-9 ... Tied for ninth in ECAC Hockey with 20 points, and tied for fifth with 15 assists during league play ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime at No. 19 Quinnipiac on February 24 ... Posted an assist at No. 15/17 Princeton on February 22 ... Earned three assists in the win over Union on February 16 ... Helped set up both Raider goals in the 2-1 win at St. Lawrence on February 8 ... Assisted on the tying goal against Cornell on February 2 ... Named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on January 21 ... Netted a power-play goal and assisted on the game-winning goal against Brown on January 26 ... Scored a shorthanded goal against St. Lawrence on January 19 ... Netted the game-tying goal, which was his 100th career point, versus No. 12 Clarkson on January 18 ... Posted two assists at Union on January 11 ... Named to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll on January 2 ... Selected to the Badger Showdown all-tournament team ... Assisted on Colgate's lone goal against No. 11 Northeastern in the championship game of the Badger Showdown on December 29 ... Scored a goal and added an assist at No. 13 Wisconsin in the opening round of the Badger Showdown on December 28 ... Earned an assist against Robert Morris on December 2 ... Posted three assists against Connecticut on November 23 ... Assisted on both goals in the 2-1 win at No. 19 Harvard on November 17 ... Recorded a goal and an assist at Dartmouth on November 16 ... Scored a goal at Yale on November 11 ... Posted an assist at Brown on November 9 ... Registered an assist on CU's lone goal at No. 9 Michigan State on October 20 ... Recorded a pair of assists at No. 9 Michigan State on October 19 ... Named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on October 15 ... Scored a power-play goal and added an assist versus RIT on October 13 ... Posted a goal and an assist in the season-opener against Sacred Heart on October 12 ... Named to the ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches Team ... Won 236 of his 420 faceoffs for a .562 winning percentage ... Was called for 20 penalties totaling 51 minutes ... Had 146 shots on goal, 40 blocked shots, and a +13 rating on the year.
As a Junior (2006-07): Appeared in 37 of Colgate's 40 games ... Missed three games with a leg injury ... Named to the all-ECACHL second team ... Served as an assistant captain ... Received Colgate's Steve Riggs and Rob Ries memorial awards ... Earned a spot on the ECACHL all-academic team ... Finished third on the team in scoring with 37 points on 16 goals and 21 assists ... Tied for eighth in the ECACHL in overall points and tied for ninth in overall goals ... Assisted on Colgate's lone goal in the second game of the ECACHL quarterfinal series at No. 12 St. Lawrence on March 10 ... Scored a goal in each game of the ECACHL first round sweep of Rensselaer, March 2-3 ... Ranked second in the ECACHL with 28 points during league play ... Tied for third with 16 assists in league games ... Tied for third in the league with 13 power-play points in ECACHL contests ... Tied for fifth in the conference with 12 goals in ECACHL games ... Assisted on all three Raider goals during the weekend series against Princeton and No. 20 Quinnipiac, February 16-17 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on February 12 ... Scored a power-play goal and added an assist at Union on February 10 ... Earned an assist at Rensselaer on February 9 ... Earned a spot on the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on February 5 ... Recorded his first career hat trick and added an assist in the 6-2 win against No. 17 St. Lawrence on February 2 to finish a season-long five-game point streak ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on January 29 ... Posted an assist at No. 18 Cornell on January 27 ... Netted a power-play goal and added a pair of assists in the win against No. 18 Cornell on January 25 ... Recorded a goal and an assist versus Yale on January 20 ... Scored a goal against Brown on January 19 ... Netted Colgate's first goal against No. 19 Niagara on January 5 ... Contributed two assists against Northeastern in the first game of the Toyota UConn Classic on December 29 ... Honored as the Inside College Hockey (INCH) National Player of the Week and New England Hockey Journal ECACHL Player of the Week on December 5 ... Selected to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on December 4 ... Scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal and added an assist against Rensselaer on December 2 ... Registered a career-high four points on a goal and three assists versus Union on December 1 ... Capped a four-game scoring streak with a goal against Ohio State at the Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Tournament on November 24 ... Posted a power-play goal at Princeton on November 18 ... Netted an extra-attacker goal at Quinnipiac on November 17 ... Scored Colgate's lone goal against Harvard on November 11 ... Registered two assists at Brown on November 4 ... Posted an assist versus Niagara at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester on October 12 ... Earned an assist on a power-play goal against No. 9 Denver at the Ice Breaker Tournament on October 7 ... Earned a team-best .603 winning percentage on faceoffs with 270 wins on 448 attempts ... Called for 26 penalties totaling 52 minutes on the year ... Posted 142 shots, 28 blocked shots, and a +7 rating on the season.
As a Sophomore (2005-06): Skated in 37 of Colgate's 39 games ... Shared the team's Whit Williams Award with Eric Main as the Raiders' most improved players ... Earned a spot on the ECACHL all-academic team ... Finished the season with 36 points on 14 goals and 22 assists ... His 32-point scoring increase over his freshman campaign made him the second-most improved player in the country next to Hobey Hat Trick finalist Chris Collins of Boston College, who improved his scoring output by 46 points ... Tied for eighth in the league with 23 points and tied for 14th with nine goals in ECACHL games ... Tied for 10th in the league for overall assists, and tied for seventh with 14 helpers in conference contests ... Tied for the league lead with six power-play goals in ECACHL games, and tied for fifth overall with eight power-play goals on the season ... Recorded a goal and two assists in the ECACHL quarterfinal series against Quinnipiac, March 10-12 ... Scored the game-winning goal at Rensselaer on February 25 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal at Union on February 24 ... Netted a power-play goal versus Harvard on February 17 ... Posted an assist at St. Lawrence on February 10 ... Assisted on the tying goal versus Cornell on February 4 ... Scored Colgate's only goal at Cornell on February 3 ... Recorded two assists versus Brown on January 28 ... Assisted on the overtime game-winner against Yale on January 27 ... Missed two games in mid-January with a hip injury ... Earned an assist versus Brown on December 22 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on December 5 ... Assisted on all three Raider goals in a 3-2 win versus Princeton on December 3 ... Scored CU's first goal in a 4-3 win against Quinnipiac on December 2 ... Registered a goal and two assists in the series against Western Michigan, November 25-26 ... Recorded a goal and an assist, both on the power play, against Union on November 19 ... Named to the ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on November 14 ... Scored a power-play goal and had an assist at Harvard on November 12 ... Scored his first career short-handed goal and added an assist at Dartmouth on November 11 ... Earned an assist at Yale on November 5 ... Scored two power-play goals and assisted on the game-winning tally at Brown on November 4 ... Recorded an assist against Bentley on October 29 ... Scored the Raiders' first goal versus Army on October 21 ... Earned an assist on Jon Smyth's extra-man goal in the second game against Lake Superior State on October 15 ... Netted the game-tying goal against LSSU on October 14 ... Scored the game-winning goal on a power-play and added an assist against UMass-Lowell on October 7 ... Won 64 of his 121 faceoff attempts for a 52.9 percent success rate ... Whistled for 10 penalties totaling 31 minutes ... Had 111 shots and a team-best +16 rating on the season.
As a Freshman (2004-05): Skated in 28 games … Contributed two goals and two assists for four points on the season … Earned an assist in a 3-1 win versus Princeton on February 12 … Scored Colgate's first goal on a power play in a 2-2 overtime tie with Cornell on February 4 … Assisted on the game-winning goal versus Vermont on January 21 … His first career goal was the game-winner against Ferris State on October 9 … Recorded a goal and an assist in an exhibition game against Ottawa on December 18 … Whistled for 11 penalties totaling 22 minutes on the season, including six penalties for 12 minutes during league competition.
Before Colgate: Played for the Cornwall Colts of the Central Junior Hockey League … Scored 23 goals and added 59 assists for 82 points in 54 games during his final season … Led the league in assists … Named team MVP … Served as team captain … Led team to a third-place regular-season finish and an appearance in the semifinals of the league playoffs … Honored as a first-team all-star … Previously played for the Winchester Hawks of the Eastern Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League.
Personal: Graham Jesse Winchester was born on October 4, 1983 in Cornwall, Ontario … Son of Steve and Sandy Winchester … Has two brothers … Majoring in geography.
