Adam Fantilli, Dalton Norris and Alex Tracy Earn Weekly Honors
Published on November 16, 2021 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced Tuesday its Players of the Week for Week 8 of the 2021-22 season. Defending USHL Clark Cup Final MVP Adam Fantilli brought home the Forward of the Week award while Dalton Norris and Alex Tracy earned Defenseman and Goaltender of the Week awards, respectively.
Forward - Adam Fantilli, Chicago Steel (Nobleton, Ontario, Canada)
After a five-goal weekend, last season's Clark Cup Final MVP earned his first Forward of the Week award in helping the Chicago Steel earn three of a possible four points and increasing his team's Eastern Conference lead to five points. The University of Michigan commit opened Friday night's 6-3 win over the Dubuque Fighting Saints with a natural hat trick before adding a primary assist on a second period powerplay goal (3-1-4). The following night, Fantilli added another pair of goals, twice tying the game in the second and third periods, helping the Steel force overtime in an eventual 5-4 loss to the Muskegon Lumberjacks. With the six-point weekend, Fantilli extended his current point streak to five games (7-2-9), bringing his season total to 22 points (12-10-22) in 17 games. The Nobleton, Ontario native is well on his way to meeting his marks from last season, his first in the USHL, which saw him register 36 points (18-18-36) in 49 games. Friday night was Fantilli's second USHL hat trick (April 10, 2021) and the four-point night tied for the highest in his career as well (January 9, 2021).
Defenseman - Dalton Norris, Lincoln Stars (Oxford, Mich.)
Norris is having a career year for the Lincoln Stars and his four-point weekend (2-2-4) helped propel him to his first career Defenseman of the Week award in his third season in the league. The Oxford, Mich. native recorded his first two-goal game and three-point night (2-1-3), helping lead his team to a 5-4 overtime win. Norris' assist came on the night's opening goal, midway through the second period. The Bowling Green State University commit then gave his team the lead with a powerplay goal early in the third before adding his second goal of the night with just 12 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. The next night, Lincoln finished the weekend sweep in a 3-2 win that saw Norris pick up an assist on the game-tying goal midway through the third period. This season, Norris has already surpassed his previous season-best marks of one goal and eight assists in both of his previous seasons. Norris has 14 points (5-9-14) in 14 games this season, pushing his career total to 32 points (7-25-32) in 89 career games. Norris is the second Lincoln defenseman to win Defenseman of the Week award this season, joining Joaquim Lemay in Week 3.
Goaltender - Alex Tracy, Sioux City Musketeers (Chicago, Ill.)
The league's best goaltender so far this season earned his first Goaltender of the Week award after allowing just one goal in a pair of wins last weekend. The Calgary Flames prospect (2021, Round 7, #205 overall) recorded his second shutout of the season with a 26-save whitewash of the Sioux City Musketeers in a 1-0 overtime win. The next night, Sergeev made another 28 saves to lead the Storm to a 4-1 win. The stellar weekend saw the Russian netminder post a 0.50 goals against average and 0.983 save percentage with 59 saves on 60 shots. Sergeev is off to a great start this season, leading the USHL in both GAA (1.14) and SV% (0.954) through seven appearances and a 6-1-0-0 record. The University of Connecticut commit is just one of two goalies in the league this season with multiple shutouts and has only allowed multiple goals in two of his seven games this season. Sergeev is currently on a three-game win streak in which the netminder has a 0.976 SV% and 0.66 GAA with 80 saves and only two goals allowed.
United States Hockey League Stories from November 16, 2021
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- Dalton Norris Named USHL Defenseman of the Week - Lincoln Stars
- Gavin Brindley Wins Five Nations Championship with Team USA - Tri-City Storm
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- Adam Fantilli Named USHL Forward of the Week - Chicago Steel
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