Hilary Knight Named Player of the Week
December 22, 2015 - Premier Hockey Federation (PHF)
Boston Pride News Release
New York, NY - The National Women's Hockey League (www.nwhl.co) today announced that Boston Pride forward Hilary Knight has been named Player of the Week.
In a battle of the two NWHL All-Star Captains, Knight scored the only goal in Boston's 1-0 victory over Buffalo. The tally, which came at the 9:52 mark of the second period, was assisted by fellow All-Stars Jordan Smelker and Kacey Bellamy. It was her league leading eighth of the season.
Boston travels to Connecticut for a meeting with the first place Whale on December 27th. Knight and other members of the U.S. National Team will travel to the team's Pre-World Championships Camp in Blaine, Minnesota.
NWHL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week 1 (October 11) - Kelli Stack, Connecticut Whale
Week 2 (October 18) - Zoe Hickel , Boston Pride
Week 3 (October 25) - Brianna Decker, Boston Pride
Week 4 (November 15) - Nana Fujimoto, New York Riveters
Week 5 (November 23) - Kelley Steadman, Buffalo Beauts
Week 6 (December 1) - Devon Skeats, Buffalo Beauts
Week 7 (December 8) - Jillian Dempsey, Boston Pride
Week 8 (December 15) - Shiann Darkangelo, Connecticut Whale
Week 9 (December 22) - Hilary Knight, Boston Pride
NWHL STANDINGS:
Connecticut: 8-0-0, 14 points, +12 GD
Boston: 6-3-0, 12 points, +13 GD
New York 2-5-1, 5 points, - 12 GD
Buffalo: 1-6-2, 4 points, -10 GD
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