Re: This Week in Hockey East
Weekly WHEA Awards:
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#6 LAURA VEHARANTA, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Senior Forward; La Verne, Calif.)
Veharanta compiled five points (3g,2a) to lead the Friars to a 2-0-1 record this week. She owned a +3 plus/minus rating with 15 shots on goal in three contests on the week.
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#21 AMANDA PELKEY, VERMONT
(Freshman Forward; Montpelier, Vt.)
Pelkey recorded one goal and one assist as Vermont won at New Hampshire for the first time Thursday night with a 4-1 win at the Whittemore Center.
WHEA CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#41 FLORENCE SCHELLING, NORTHEASTERN
(Senior Goaltender; Oberengstringen, Switzerland)
Schelling amassed back-to-back shutouts in a weekend sweep against Connecticut totaling 47 saves on the weekend. She notched 23 saves in the win Friday and 24 stops in the victory on Saturday.
WHEA CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#1 KERRIN SPERRY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Sophomore Goaltender; North Reading, Mass.)
Sperry made 65 saves (.942 save%) over the weekend as she split a home-and-home series with BC. She allowed just one goal and stopped 30 shots in Wednesday night win at BC and amassed 35 saves in the 3-1 loss on Saturday.
WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS
The Friars went 2-0-1 on the week, including a 9-3 win vs. Yale and a three-point weekend against Maine in a two-game set at Schneider Arena. PC scored 19 goals on the week for an average of 6.33 goals per game and the Friars went 5-for-14 on the power play (35.7%) in three contests.
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 2011-2012 season leaders to date:
Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School
1. Florence Schelling Sr. G NU
2. Corinne Boyles Jr. G BC
Kendall Coyne Fr. F NU
Corinne Buie So. F PC
5. Brittany Dougherty Jr. F ME
Brittany Ott Jr. G ME
HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Corinne Buie, PC (So., F, Edina, Minn.) Contributed three goals and an assist this week, including a two-goal effort against Yale on Tuesday.
Roxanne Douville, UVM (So., G, Beloeil, Que.) Made 33 saves as Vermont won at UNH for the first time Thursday night with a 4-1 win.
Kendall Coyne, NU (Fr., F, Palos Heights, Ill.) Had four points (3-1-4) over in the two-game series sweep of UConn.
Myriam Croussette, Maine (Sr., F, Baie-Comeau, Que.) Scored two goals in the weekend series against Providence.
Abby Gauthier, PC (Sr., F, Lynn, Mass.) Accumulated seven assists in three games, including three in Saturday's 3-3 tie with Maine.
Brittany Dougherty, Maine (Jr., F, Chesterfield, Mich.) Scored one goal and had two assists in a two game series against Providence College.
Beth Hanrahan , PC (Fr., F, Poolesville, Md.) Contributed one goal in Tuesday's 9-3 victory over Yale and another in Sunday's 7-4 win over Maine.
Meghan Huertas, UVM (Fr., F, Boynton Beach, Fla., F) Had a goal and an assist as Vermont won at UNH in a 4-1 win.
Isabel Menard (Jr., F, Ottawa, Ont.) Scored a power play goal and added an assist in 4-1 win at BC on Wednesday night.
Kayla Mork, UNH (Fr., F, Victoria, Minn.) Recorded three points in two games last week with one goal and two assists.
Jennifer More, PC (Fr., F, Deloraine, Man.) notched a goal and an assist in Sunday's game against Providence College.
Maggie Pendleton, PC (So, D, Woodbury, Minn.) In three games this week, she contributed two goals and four assists.
Mary Restuccia (Sr. F, Chester Springs, Pa.) Recorded two points (1g,1a) in a weekend split with fifth-ranked BU.
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CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO's HOT
Brittany Dougherty, MAINE (Chesterfield, Mich.) Has scored five goals and two assists in the last four games
Meghan Huertas , UVM (Boynton Beach, Fla.) Has a 5-game point streak with one goal and six assists
Megan Menotti, MAINE (Vernon Hills, Ill.) Scored her first career point during Sunday's game vs. PC
Tori Pasquariello, Maine (Mississauga, Ont.) Scored her first career goal Sunday against Providence
Mary Restuccia, BC (Chester Springs, Pa.) Has registered a point in four of the last five games
JENN WAKEFIELD, BU (PICKERING, ONT.) Wakefield became the first league player to score 100 career goals on Wednesday at Boston College
Danielle Welch, BC (Hastings, Minn.) Has a point in three of the last four games
!!! Seriously, props to her and Slewfoot for predicting the 1st PC/Maine tie (however, only Slewfoot and I got the Vermont over UNH game 
Gonna try darts this week.
