USHL Weekly
Published on December 17, 2007 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Barry Almeida
Omaha
Almeida takes home the honor for the second time this year. He had a goal and an assist in Friday s 5-2 win over Ohio. He had three assists in a 7-3 win the next night, also over Ohio. He finished the weekend +6 and had nine SOG.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Matt Bartkowski
Lincoln
Bartkowski had a hand in almost all the offense for the Stars this week. He set up all three goals in a 6-3 loss at Chicago on Friday. He followed it with the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over the Steel on Saturday. He finished the weekend +2.
Stauber's Goalcrease GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
David Reekie
Lincoln
Reekie got the start Saturday against Chicago and helped the Stars get a split on the weekend. He made 28 saves to record his first USHL shutout with a 2-0 win. Reekie also added his first career USHL goal, scoring into an empty net with 16 seconds to go.
USHL I NSI DER
That s All Folks: The USHL is now on hiatus for the holidays, and game action will resume on Friday, December 28. Happy Holidays from the USHL!
He Shoots, He Scores: Lincoln goaltender David Reekie not only pitched a shutout Saturday against Chicago, he also scored the Stars final goal in the 2-0 win. Reekie became the first USHL goaltender since 2003-04 to be credited with a goal. That season Troy Davenport of Green Bay scored on October 5 against St. Louis and Justin Tobe of Danville scored on October 10 against Tri-City.
What Just Happened Here: After rattling off 11 straight wins at home to open the season, the Indiana Ice dropped a pair to Waterloo over the weekend, one loss coming in overtime and the other in regulation time.
Here Come The Hawks: Waterloo followed their season-long four-game losing streak by stringing together three straight wins before the break. All three wins came against teams within their division. Two of them to division leading Indiana. The three points gained on the Ice pulled the defending East Division champions to within five points of the leaders.
A Tw o Horse Race: The west division has turned into a two-team race at the break, with Omaha and Sioux City distancing themselves from the rest of the pack. Third place Sioux Falls is 12 points back of second place.
Siouxpermen: The Musketeers have won six in a row heading into the break. Last season they rode a nine-game winning streak into the break. Storm Stopped: Tri-City s 3-2 loss to Sioux City on Saturday snapped the Storms three-game winning streak.
Have You Herd: Jake Hansen scored twice in Sioux Falls 4-3 win over Cedar Rapids on Saturday. It was the second time in three games that Hansen scored twice in a game.
Mr . Zero: Green Bay s Aaron Crandall got his first career USHL shutout by making 25 saves in a 3-0 win over Des Moines Saturday.
PRO ALUMNI NEWS
After going Chicago s first 29 games without a point, Adam Bur ish (Green Bay) finally got on the scoresheet with an assist December 12 against Los Angeles.
Tom Gilber t (Chicago) is the top scoring defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers, with 5-5-10 in 34 games.
Ryan Potulny (Lincoln) was recalled by the Philadelphia Flyers and had an assist in their 8-2 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Potulny also played 12:02 in the game, a season high. He was reassigned to the AHL later in the week.
Ty Conklin (Green Bay) was recalled by the Pittsburgh Penguins last week and gave up three goals in one period of their blowout loss to the Flyers.
Steve Wagner (Tri-City) has been reassigned by the St. Louis Blues to their AHL affiliate in Peoria.
T.J. Fox (Chicago) had a three-point game as Worcester defeated Manchester 5-1 on Sunday. For his effort, which included two goals, Fox was named one of the AHL s Three Stars of the Night. In that same game, Manchester s lone goal was scored by Trevor Lew is (Des Moines).
Preston Callander (Lincoln) has signed with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. Callander had been playing with Wolfsburg in Germany.
Paul Stastny (River City) continues to lead the Colorado Avalanche in scoring with 40 points. The total is tied for 8th overall in the NHL.
COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
Alec Martinez (Cedar Rapids) was named CCHA Defensive Player of the Week after scoring 1-3-4 with a +6 rating as Miami swept RPI last weekend.
Car ter Camper (Lincoln) received CCHA Rookie of the Week honors with a five-point weekend in the same sweep.
Jack Dow ning (Omaha) scored the game-winning goal with 1:28 remaining in overtime to give Vermont a 4-3 win over St. Lawrence. Corey Car lson (Omaha) and Colin Vock (Des Moines) also scored for Vermont.
Nathan Gerbe (River City) had a five-point game, four goals and an assist, in helping Boston College to a 7-2 win over Harvard.
Michael Zachar ias (Tri-City) was named WCHA Goalie of the Week last week after helping Minnesota State-Mankato take three of four points from Wisconsin. Zacharias went 1-0-1 and stopped 58 of 60 shots on the weekend.
Sergio Somma (Green Bay) scored Ohio State s only goal of the game in a 2-1 overtime loss to Alaska.
J.P. Testw uide (Waterloo) scored his first collegiate goal in Denver s 4-3 win over Alaska-Anchorage on Friday. The junior defenseman needed 86 games to score his first goal.
Ted Cook (Omaha) scored twice in Niagara s 2-1 win over Wayne State on Saturday. Jon Grabarek (Cedar Rapids) scored for Wayne State.
With 25 points in 17 games, Gar ret t Roe (Indiana) is third in the nation in Division I scoring, four points behind the national leader.
Philippe Lamoureux (Lincoln) leads the nation in shutouts with four.
United States Hockey League Stories from December 17, 2007
- RoughRider Alum Martinez Named CCHA Player of the Week - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
- USHL Weekly - USHL
- Stampede head into winter break on winning note - Sioux Falls Stampede
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