Toews named Canada-West Hockey Player of the Week
Published on February 7, 2005 under Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
CIS CANADA-WEST CONFERENCE REPORT - University of Manitoba Bisons netminder Krister Toews is the Canada-West Hockey Player of the Week for the week ending February 6th.
Toews, a freshman with the Bisons, helped the team to a tie and a win over the University of Regina Cougers this weekend. On Friday, Toews made 29 saves in a 4-4 tie with the Cougars. He followed up with a 23-save shutout as the Bisons blanked the Cougars 2-0 on Saturday.
Toews, a former Portland Winter Hawk, has appeared in all 26 of the Bisons' Canada-West conference games this season, posting 15 wins and three shutouts.
In other Canada-West news, former WHLers Wade Davis and Gable Gross each tallied twice to lead the University of Calgary Dinos to a 6-2 win over the University of Alberta Golden Bears on Saturday. The Dinos' victory snaps a six-year, 45-game winless streak versus the Golden Bears.
Here's how former WHLers are faring in CIS Canada-West conference play.
Canada West Scoring Leaders, former WHL club(s) in brackets
#1). Paul Deniset, University of Manitoba Bisons (Kam, S.C., Van, P.A.) GP: 26 G: 22 A: 16 PTS: 38
#2). Dean Beuker, University of Saskatchewan Huskies (Portland) GP: 24 G: 12 A: 25 PTS: 37
#3). Brad Tutschek, University of Alberta Golden Bears (M.H., Edm, Ktn, Sea) GP: 24 G: 12 A: 22 PTS: 34
#4) Kevin Saurette, University of Manitoba Bisons (Regina) GP: 25 G: 11 A: 23 PTS: 34
#5). Ben Thomson, University of Calgary Dinos (Medicine Hat) GP: 24 G: 12 A: 20 PTS: 32
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