Re: This Week In Hockey East, Volume II: Now Even Hockey East-ier!
This week's WHEA award winners.
WARRIOR HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#21 AMANDA PELKEY, VERMONT
(Junior Forward; Montpelier, Vt.)
Pelkey picked up a league-high four points (2g,2a) leading Vermont to a two-game road sweep vs. Maine this weekend. She recorded two goals on Saturday and two assists on Sunday. She registered five shots and a +2 rating for the Catamounts on the weekend.
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#44 VICTORIA ANDREAKOS, VERMONT
(Freshman Forward; Aurora, Ont.)
Andreakos recorded three points (1g,2a) over the weekend as Vermont swept a two-game series at Maine. She posted a goal on Saturday and followed that up with two points (1g,1a) in the victory on Sunday. Notched 10 shots on goal and a +2 plus/minus rating in two games.
WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#2 ASHLEY WILKES, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Freshman Goaltender; North Pole, Alaska)
Wilkes made a career-high 27 saves for a .931 save percentage against No. 7 Quinnipiac last Saturday. She shut out the Bobcats with six saves in the first period and followed that with 10 in the second and 11 in the third.
WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK
VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
The Catamounts earned a pair of road wins at Maine over the weekend by scores of 4-1 on Saturday and 5-0 on Sunday at Alfond Arena. Vermont went 3-for-8 (37.5%) on the power play vs. the Black Bears.
ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD
At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the " Army ROTC Three Stars of The Game" are selected. Here are the 2013-14 season leaders to date:
Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School
1. Louise Warren Sr. F BU
2. Chloe Desjardins Jr. G NU
Katie MacSorley Sr. F NU
Vilma Vaattovaara So. G UNH
Brittany Zuback Jr. F UVM
HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Sarah Bayersdorfer, BU (Jr., F, Short Hills, N.J.) Scored on her only shot of the weekend in a 2-0 win over St. Cloud State on Friday.
Dayna Colang, Vermont (So., D, Anchorage Alaska) Recorded three points and was a +3 in Vermont's two-game sweep at Maine.
Katie MacSorley, NU (Sr., F, Stratford, Ont.) Had a pair of assists on Friday against No. 2 Wisconsin.
Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga, BU (So., D, Winchester, Mass.) Blocked a team-high eight shots on the weekend.
Meghan Riggs, BU (Sr., F, Eden Prairie, Minn.) Assisted on Sarah Bayersdorfer's goal against St. Cloud State.
Kerrin Sperry, BU (Sr., G, North Reading, Mass.) Blanked St. Cloud State, 2-0, thanks to a 28-save performance (.927 save%).
Samatha Sutherland, BU (Fr., F, Cochrane, Alta.) Scored an unassisted game-winning goal against St. Cloud State on Friday.
Kelly Wallace, NU (Sr., Forward, Libertyville, Ill.) Had a goal in each game last weekend, including a power play goal against No. 2 Wisconsin.
Brittany Zuback, Vermont (Jr., Thunder Bay, Ont.) Scored the game-winning goal on Sunday at Maine and added three assists on the weekend.
CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO'S HOT
Eve Boissonneault , MAINE (Sudbury , Ont.) notched her first CAREER goal ON SUNDAY VS. VERMONT
Sarah Foss, NU (NORTH READING, MASS.) made 26 saves in her first collegiate start on Satur day against St. Cloud State
Sarah Kelly , VERMONT (VESTAL, N.Y.) picked up her first career point with an assist at Maine on Satur day
Hayley Masters, NU (SHANTY BAY, ONT.) scored her first collegiate goal on Satur day against St. Cloud State
Sarah MacDonnell, UCONN (Quispamsis , N.B.) HAS A three-game point streAK (1g,4a)
Haley Skarupa , BC (ROCKVILLE, MD.) has a six-game point streak and has 11 points in that stretch (5G,6a)
Meghann Treacy, MAINE (Lake Peekskill, N.Y.) made 52 saves this weekend VS. Vermont, moving her to a total on 400 saves so far this season
There's no need to convert to the NU Huskies despite the friendly welcome from NU DogHouse.