Winners include Auston Matthews of Team USA, named CCM Forward of the Week; Chad Krys of Team USA and Hayden Shaw of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, named co-recipients of CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Cam Gornet of the Sioux City Musketeers and Eric Schierhorn of the Muskegon Lumberjacks, selected as co-recipients of CCM Goaltender of the Week.
Gornet posted his second shutout of the season Saturday night, recording 35 saves as the Musketeers blanked the Madison Capitols 6-0 in front of 3,376 fans at Alliant Energy Center. Joe Snively and Max Kalter each recorded a goal and an assist for Coach Jay Varady’s 34-16-5 Musketeers, who clinched a second straight United States Hockey League playoff berth.
Ryan MacInnis scored twice and added an assist to power the Kitchener Rangers to an 8-1 win over the London Knights in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday night.
Ice Dogs defenseman Johnny Mueller dispensed three assists, with his last on Fairbanks teammate’s Yannick Vedel’s empty-net goal with 12 seconds left in the game.
Defenseman Clark Kuster could see action at some point this busy weekend. The Riders were at Des Moines Friday night, host Sioux City Saturday night and are at Dubuque Sunday afternoon.
Hawks Goalie Joe O’Brien was the last player to touch the puck, and was credited with his first career SJHL goal.
O’Brien follows in the footsteps of current La Ronge Ice Wolf goalie Austin Rediron who scored on a 200 foot wrist shot into an open net while playing for the Melfort Mustangs one year ago.
Memorial Cups weren’t on the radar at all for Dakota Mermis when he began his hockey journey in the fall of 2012, let alone the thought of trying to win one in Oshawa.
Tkachuk is one of the more interesting players on the United States Under-18 National Team Development Program. The native of St. Louis, Missouri recently de-committed to Notre Dame after verbally committing to the university in January 2013.
St. Louis Jr. Blues and NA3HL defenseman Chris Brown has earned a weekend call-up to the NAHL from the Springfield Jr. Blues.
Brown is an 18-year-old defenseman that has been one of the Jr. Blues steadiest defenseman this season. He has notched 21 points in 37 games this season.
The Windsor Spitfires sacrificed a lot to acquire Logan Brown. So far, the rookie centre has been worth the investment.
The Spitfires gave up six draft picks before the start of the season to pry Brown from the Niagara IceDogs, who drafted the 16-year-old from Chesterfield, Mo., sixth overall in the 2014 Ontario Hockey League priority selection draft.
