The regular season got underway for every team in the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association this past weekend, as league play began with four conference series. Four teams were able to make a quick impression, as Adrian College, Lawrence University, MSOE and newcomer Lake Forest College all posted weekend sweeps.

The Bulldogs were able to win their pair of games on the road, as the battle of preseason No. 1 vs. No. 2 took place at Marian University. AC was able to start the campaign with a 4-1 victory and then closed out the weekend with a 9-1 win that ran their overall winning streak to 28 games and their league win streak to an amazing 37 in a row. In the new USCHO.com national poll that came out today, the team moved up a spot to its highest-ever ranking at No. 5 (up from No. 6 a week ago).

Also of note in the poll, MSOE received 10 points and Lawrence received five. This marks the first time in league history that the MCHA has three teams in the poll and/or receiving votes.

Lawrence grabs the early lead in the North Division, posting a pair of wins over Concordia by counts of 8-1 and 4-2. The Raiders moved to 4-0, posting wins of 4-2 and 5-1 over Northland. Lastly, the Foresters made quite a first impression, beating Finlandia on the road by scores of 7-6 and 3-0.

Players of the Week

Shawn Skelly	Brad Fogal	Trent Brown

-Adrian College Bulldogs junior forward Shawn Skelly ( Wolverine Lake, Mich.) picks up right where he left off last season, as he is the MCHA Player of the Week for his efforts in the road series victories over Marian. Skelly picked up two goals in the 4-1 victory Friday night and then followed up with two more goals and an assist in Saturdays 9-1 victory. The four goals on the weekend puts Skelly at 48 career goals, breaking the MCHA career goals record of 47 held by Josh Paquette (Finlandia University, 2004-2008) and Dave Chipman (Marian University, 1998-2000).
Other nominees: Quinn McIntosh (Finlandia), Brock King (MSOE), Ben DiMarco (Lawrence), Trent Brown (Lake Forest)

-Adrian College Bulldogs junior goalie Brad Fogal (Sharon, ONT) is honored as this week's MCHA Defensive Player of the Week. He stepped up big time for AC in goal, allowing just two scores on the weekend to the Sabres. He had 40 saves in the 4-1 win Friday night and 35 saves in the 9-1 victory Saturday. He also paced Adrian to 100% penalty kill in the series.
Other nominees: Connor Toomey (MSOE), Jameson Raymond (Lawrence), Brendan Sullivan (Lake Forest)

-Lake Forest College Foresters freshman defenseman Trent Brown (Ayr, ONT) steps up in his team's first game in MCHA history on his way to MCHA Freshman of the Week honors. Brown had five points in Friday's game, a 7-6 victory at Finlandia University. He assisted on each of the Foresters’ first three goals and scored the fifth and sixth. Brown then helped the team record a 3-0 shutout at Finlandia the following afternoon.
Other nominees: Kraig Wright (Northland), Brad Tierney (MSOE), Brad Scurfield (Lawrence), Brendan Sullivan (Lake Forest)