MCHA Players of the Week
Plenty of storylines remain in place as the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association enters the final month of the regular season. In the Southern Division, Adrian College and MSOE both swept weekend series to remain deadlocked heading down the stretch. The Bulldogs (6-1 and 9-2 winners over Finlandia) and Raiders (2-0 and 4-2 over Lawrence) are now tied at 12-1-1 in MCHA play and, coincidentally, 15-3-1 overall. A head-to-head series to close out the regular season looms the final weekend.
| Marian Strengthens Division Lead; Weekend Includes Four Sweeps |
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| Written by Chris Zills |
Monday, January 25 2010 |
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The Bulldogs extend their win streak against conference opponents to 45-staight, topping Lawrence by scores of 10-3 and 8-2 to move to 12-0 in league play. AC did pick that rankings spot back up that they lost a week ago, moving back up to No. 11 in this week's USCHO.com national poll.
The Foresters won for the fourth time in five games, sweeping past Northland College by scores of 4-2 and 8-5. And, lastly, MSOE made it four weekens sweeps, taking down Finlandia by scores of 4-2 and 6-2.
-Shawn Skelly- -Chad Thompson- -Nicholas Hewko-
Players of the Week: -Adrian College Bulldogs junior forward Shawn Skelly (Wolverin Lake, Mich.) helped his team to a pair of convinving wins with a league-best five-goal weekend to earn MCHA Player of the Week honors. He struck for a hat trick Friday in the 10-3 win and then found the back of the net for another pair of tallies Saturday. He now has 21 (14G/7A) points in league play to give him 123 in his career, as he continues his assult on the league record of 130.
-Lake Forest College Foresters sophomore defenseman Chad Thompson (Rockwood, ONT) wins the MCHA Defensive Player of the Week award in a crowded field of candidates. The newcomer assisted on six consecutive Lake Forest goals during the team’s sweep of visiting Northland College over the weekend. He helped set up all four of the Foresters’ scores, including three in the third period, in Friday’s 4-2 come-from-behind victory. Thompson also assisted on the first two goals of Saturday’s 8-5 triumph.
-Northland College LumberJacks freshman forward Nicholas Hewko (Hamilton, ONT) earns the MCHA Freshman of the Week award. He netted his first hat trick of his career Saturday and also scored Friday. Overall, he netted four of his team's seven goals over the weekend. |
With a 3-0 week and a winning streak that has now hit five consecutive, Marian University strengthened its hold on the MCHA Northern Division lead. The Sabres now have 18 points after a weekend sweep of Concordia (winning 7-4 and 5-4), pushing their advantage over Lawrence to five points after the Vikings were swept by Adrian College.
