Re: This Week in Hockey East
This week's WHEA awards:
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#20 NICOLE ANDERSON, PROVIDENCE
(Senior Forward; Jordan, Minn.)
Anderson tallied five points on the weekend (3g,2a), including a hat trick and an assist in the 4-2 win over St. Cloud State on Sunday. During Saturday's game she tallied an assist on the tying goal with 19.2 seconds left in the game. She finished the weekend with 14 shots on goal and a +3 plus/minus rating.
PRO AMBITIONS CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#22 HALEY SKARUPA, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Freshman Forward; Rockville, Md.)
Skarupa registered a goal and an assist in Friday night's 3-2 win over Minnesota-Duluth at Conte Forum.
PRO AMBITIONS CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#9 SARAH LEFORT, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Forward; Ormstown, Que.)
Lefort scored two goals and recorded eight shots on goal with a +2 rating in the Terriers' 3-0 win over Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon.
WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#29 CHLOE DESJARDINS, NORTHEASTERN
(Sophomore Goaltender; Saint-Prosper, Beauce, Que.)
Desjardins stopped 56 of 59 (.949 save%) shots faced this weekend, including 23 stops to earn her third shutout of the season against Maine on Saturday at Matthews Arena. She also stopped 33 shots in the 3-3 tie with Robert Morris on Friday night.
WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS
The Terriers picked up a 3-2 league win vs. Maine on Friday night at Walter Brown Arena and then earned a 3-0 shutout victory vs. Robert Morris on Saturday in Boston. BU notched at least 35 shots in each win and went a perfect 7-for-7 on the penalty kill over the weekend.
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 2012-13 season leaders to date:
Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School
1. Nicole Anderson Sr. F PC
Corinne Buie Jr. F PC
Kayla Campero So. F UConn
Jill Cardella Sr. F BU
Alexis Crossley Fr. D UNH
Brittany Dougherty Sr. F Maine
Meghan Huertas So. F UVM
Brianne Kilgour Jr. F Maine
Sarah Lefort Fr. F BU
Klara Myren So. F UVM
Haley Skarupa Fr. F BC
HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Blake Bolden, BC (Sr., D, Stow, Ohio) Recorded an assist, a +2 rating, and nine shots on goal in the two game series against Minnesota-Duluth.
Sarah Bryant, PC (Fr., G, Bethleham, Pa.) Recorded a tie and a win over St. Cloud State. She made 22 saves on 24 shots in Sunday's win.
Alex Carpenter, BC (So., F, Reading, Mass.) Recorded three points (2g,1a) and nine shots on goal in BC's two-game series vs. UMD
Kendall Coyne, NU (So., F, Palos Heights, Ill.) Scored four goals last weekend, including the game-winning tally against Maine on Saturday.
Kelly Horan, UConn (Jr., F, Methuen, Mass.) Recorded three points (1g,2a) on the weekend. She scored and dished out a pair of assists on Friday.
Jenelle Kohanchuk, BU (Sr., F, Winnipeg, Man.) Notched two points Friday (1g,1a) and notched her 100th career point with an assist on Saturday.
Kristina Lavoie, UNH (Sr., F, Fonthill, Ont.) Extended her point streak to three games with a goal at Wisconsin.
Rachel Llanes, NU (Sr., F, San Jose, Calif.) Tied a season-high with three points (one goal, two assists) against Robert Morris on Friday.
Marie-Philip Poulin, BU (Jr., F, Beauceville, Que.) Notched four assists in two games, including on Friday night's game-winning goal.
Kerrin Sperry, BU (Jr., G, North Reading, Mass.) Posted 24-save shutout vs. Robert Morris on Saturday in her only appearance on the weekend.
Kayla Tutino, BU (So., F, Lorraine, Que.) Tallied two goals on Friday in 4-2 win vs. Maine and scored the game-winning goal vs. RMU Saturday.
CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO's HOT
Alex Carpenter, BC (READING, MASS.) has registered at least one point in four of five games this season and eight of nine dat ing back to last year
Brittany Dougherty, MAINE (CHESTERFIELD, MICH.) has tallied at least one point in five of the first six games
Kelly Horan, UCONN (Methuen, Mass.) she reached the 50 point mark for her career on Friday with a goal in the win vs. Syracuse
Kaliya Johnson, BC (CHANDLER, ARIZ.) recorded her first collegiate point on Thursday night
Marie-Philip Poulin, BU (BEAUCEVILLE, QUE.) has notched at least one point in every game (3g,12a)
Jenelle Kohanchuk, BU (WINNIPEG, MAN.) notched her 100th career point on Sunday