Josh Doan Named USHL Forward of the Week
January 14, 2021 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Chicago Steel News Release
GENEVA, ILLINOIS - Chicago Steel forward Josh Doan has been named United States Hockey League Forward of the Week for the first time in his USHL career, the league announced Thursday.
"It is great to see what we've long known about Josh validated by the league with this weekly honor," said Steel General Manager Ryan Hardy. "He's an incredibly versatile player who has grown substantially in the last two seasons but is still just scratching the surface of his potential. His leadership, smarts and competitive nature are essential components to the success of our team on a nightly basis they just happened to manifest themselves on the score sheet a bit more this past weekend."
Doan, the native of Scottsdale, Ariz., registered nine points (4G, 5A) over three games against Team USA (U17) and the Youngstown Phantoms on Jan. 8, 9 & 10.
The 6-foot-3, 180-pound skater kicked off his high-scoring weekend with a goal and three helpers in a 7-5 loss against Team USA (U17) on Jan. 8 and added another four-point effort the following night.
Doan registered his first hat trick in the USHL, scoring three goals in a span of just over 19 minutes, on Jan. 9 in an 11-2 victory against Team USA (U17). He added a helper for his second straight four-point effort.
The Arizona State University commit finished his strong weekend with an assist in a 4-2 win over the Youngstown Phantoms on Jan. 10 at Covelli Centre in Ohio.
Adding four markers and five assists to his current total, Doan surpassed his season total of 14 points (5G, 9A) over 45 games played in the 2019-2020 season. The forward now has 19 points (9G, 10A) in 18 games played this year, ranking number 10 on the USHL scoring list thus far.
Doan becomes the sixth player on the Chicago roster to earn Player of the Week honors during the 2020-2021 campaign. The Steel have been represented in the Player of the Week honors in five of the first 10 weeks of the USHL season.
The Steel return home to face two Western Conference opponents this weekend. The games on Friday, Jan. 15 against the Des Moines Buccaneers and Saturday, Jan. 16 versus the Waterloo Black Hawks are both scheduled for 7:05 pm CT and are presented by Waubonsee Community College.
Chicago Steel games may be heard on Mixlr at http://mixlr.com/chicago-steel/ (AUDIO) and video may be streamed on available devices through HockeyTV at www.hockeytv.com (VIDEO/AUDIO).
Chicago Steel Upcoming Schedule presented by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush:
Friday, January 15 vs Des Moines Buccaneers (7:05 pm CT) presented by Waubonsee Community College
Saturday, January 16 vs Waterloo Black Hawks (7:05 pm CT) presented by Waubonsee Community College
Friday, January 22 at Youngstown Phantoms (6:05 pm CT)
For more information, call 855-51-STEEL or visit ChicagoSteelHockeyTeam.com.
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