Re: This Week In Hockey East, Volume II: Now Even Hockey East-ier!
The week's awards in WHEA:
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#20 NICOLE ANDERSON, PROVIDENCE
(Senior Forward; Jordan, Minn.)
Anderson notched three points (1g,2a) in the 5-4 overtime comeback win at No. 4 New Hampshire on Saturday.
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#77 KENDALL COYNE, NORTHEASTERN
(Sophomore Forward; Palos Heights, Ill.)
Coyne tied the league record with four points (1g,3a) in a quarterfinal game on Saturday night against Vermont in the 5-1 victory at Matthews Arena.
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#22 HALEY SKARUPA, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Freshman Forward; Latham, N.Y.)
Skarupa notched the game-winning overtime goal in BC's 2-1 win over Maine in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Skarupa also recorded a career high 16 shots on goal.
WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#29 BRITTANY OTT, MAINE
(Senior Goaltender; St. Clair Shores, Mich.)
Ott stopped 72 of 74 shots (.973 save%) on Friday night at No. 2 seed Boston College. She allowed two goals while registering a career and school and tournament record 72 saves in the 2-1 OT loss at Conte Forum.
WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS
The picked up a 5-4 overtime road victory at No. 4 seed New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon at the Whittemore Center. PC is the only team to appear in the semifinals in all 11 years of the conference tournament.
ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD
At the conclusion of each Hockey East league game, the Hockey East "Army ROTC Three Stars of The Game" are selected. Congratulations to Northeastern's Kendall Coyne on winning this year's award. She was named No. 1 star of the game six times this season. Here is the final leaderboard for the 2012-2013 season.:
Rk. Name Pos. School Pts.
1. Kendall Coyne F NU 29
2. Alex Carpenter F BC 26
3. Melissa Bizzari F BC 17
4. Isabel Menard F BU 16
5. Roxanne Douville G UVM 15
Haley Skarupa F BC 15
HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Melissa Bizzari, BC (Jr., F, Stow, Vt.) Tallied the game-tying goal at 9:07 of the third period against Maine on Friday night.
Corinne Boyles, BC (Sr., G, Wheaton, Ill.) Allowed one goal on 18 shots (.944 save%) on Friday night against Maine.
Alexis Crossley, UNH (Fr., D, Cole Harbour, N.S.) Tallied a pair of assists in the Wildcats' 5-4 OT loss to Providence.
Chloe Desjardins, NU (So.,G, Saint Prosper, Beauce, Que.) Made 27 saves, including the final 20 she faced, against Vermont.
Shannon Doyle. BU (Jr., D, Baldwin, Ont.) Notched six blocked shots and also assisted on the first goal of the game in a 5-1 win vs. UConn.
Beth Hanrahan, PC (So., F, Poolesville, Md.) Sent the Friars to the Hockey Semifinals with her overtime game-winning goal vs. UNH Saturday.
Tori Hickel, NU (Fr.,D, Anchorage, Alaska) Scored the eventual game-winning goal against Vermont.
Jenelle Kohanchuk, BU (Sr., F, Winnipeg, Man.) Scored twice on Saturday in a 5-1 victory vs. UConn. She finished the game with a +3 rating.
Jenna Lascelle, UNH (So., F, Cornwall, Ont.) Notched a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-4 OT loss to Providence.
Sarah Lefort, BU (Fr., F, Ormstown, Que.) Had one assist and finished with a plus-3 rating in a 5-1 win over Connecticut.
Casey Pickett, NU (Senior Forward, Wilmington, Mass.) Posted a goal and two assists against Vermont.
Nina Riley, PC (Jr., G, Lexington, Mass.) Helped the Friars to a 5-4 overtime win against New Hampshire with 21 saves on Saturday.
Kerrin Sperry, BU (Jr., G, North Reading, Mass.) Stopped 16 shots and added an assist to backstop the Terriers to a 5-1 win over Connectiuct.
Kayla Tutino, BU (So., F, Lorraine, Conn.) Tallied the game-winning goal on Saturday against Connecticut.
CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO's HOT
Maggie Brennolt , NU (Hawthorn Woods, ILL.) NU is 15-1-0 this season when she records a positive rating
Kendall Coyne, NU (PALOS HEIGHTS, ILL.) extended her point streak to 14 games on Saturda y (19G,15A). She is second on the NU record list for single season points (65) and goals (35)
Chloe Desjardins, NU (Saint-Prosper, Beauce, QUE.) is 20-8-2 this season, and is tied for fourth on the NU record list for wins in a season
Tori Hickel, NU (Anchorage, ALASKA) became the first NU freshman to score a goal in a playoff game since Claire Santostefano on Mar. 5, 2011 vs. BU
Haley Skarupa, BC (ROCKVILLE, MD.) Her overtime goal vs. Maine was her 50th point this season
Casey Pickett, NU (WILMINGTON, MASS.) is riding a career-long eight game point streak (six goals, 12 assists). Her three points Saturday moved her into 11th place on the NU record list for career points (123)