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Published on January 21, 2008 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release


OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Mike Dorr

Des Moines

Dorr was the Buccaneers main playmaker last week. After going scoreless in Tuesday s loss to Lincoln, Dorr had four assists in a 5-2 win over Sioux City on Friday. He added another assist in the Bucs 3-2 loss to Chicago on Saturday.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Matt Donovan

Cedar Rapids

Donovan was a bright spot in an otherwise tough week in Cedar Rapids. He had a goal in a 4-2 loss to Chicago, then had an assist in a 5-3 loss on Friday, also to Chicago. He scored the RoughRiders only goal in a 2-1 loss to Sioux Falls on Saturday. He was +2.

Stauber's Goalcrease GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK

Scot t Darling

Indiana

Darling went 1-0-1 on the week as Indiana picked up 3 points against West Division leading Omaha. He made 34 saves in Friday s 3-2 shootout loss, then made 35 saves in Saturday s 3-2 overtime win. His save percentage was .945 and his GAA was 1.86.

USHL I NSI DER

Lucky 14 : Waterloo gave up just 14 shots on goal in each of their games last week, winning both and allowing just one goal. Joe Howe stopped all 14 shots he faced, beating Sioux City 2-0 on Saturday and earning his first career USHL shutout.

Speaking Of Shutouts: David Reekie continued his dominance this week. Reekie went 3-0-0 on the week and stopped 87 of 89 shots faced. He also picked up a pair of shutouts, 7-0 over Des Moines and 3-0 over Green Bay. He leads the league in shutouts with four and has pitched a shutout in three of his last four games.

Three Out Of Four Ain t Bad: The two division leaders faced off this weekend in Indianapolis, as Omaha took on Indiana. Extra time was needed to decide the winner each night. Omaha won 3-2 in a shootout on Friday, while Indiana rode a Greg Squires power play goal to a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday, giving each team three out of four points on the weekend.

Ohio Stopped: Mario Lamoureux scored early in the third period on Saturday, the deciding goal in the Storms 3-2 win over Ohio. The loss snapped Ohio s winning streak at five games.

Ouch I n Omaha: Matt White scored a pair of goals in regulation time on Friday, then scored again in the shootout in the Lancers 3-2 win over Indiana. He was then lost to the Lancers when he lacerated his spleen Saturday s rematch.

Sioux City Sliding: Since they had their eight-game winning streak snapped on New Year s Eve, Sioux City has gone 2-5-1 in their next eight and has been shut out three times.

St reak Updates: No changes in the hot and cold teams this week. Lincoln remains the hottest team in the league, having won nine in a row as they keep climbing back into the race in the West Division. Green Bay continues to struggle, having dropped 11 straight and falling to last place in the East Division, two points behind Ohio. The Gamblers have yet to win a game in 2008.

PRO ALUMNI NEWS

Teddy Purcell (Cedar Rapids) was called up by the Los Angeles Kings and made his NHL debut January 15 against Edmonton. During Saturday night s game in Vancouver, Purcell (and his parents) were all interviewed during CBC s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast.

Sam Gagner (Sioux City) was chosen to play in the NHL s YoungStars game during the all-star game festivities in Atlanta next week. Gagner has scored 4-15-19 in 47 games for the Edmonton Oilers.

Jared Boll (Lincoln) has moved into second place in the NHL in penalty minutes. He has 152 minutes in 48 games for Columbus.

Pat r ick Sharp (Thunder Bay) signed a four-year contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks. Sharp has already set career highs in goals and points this season and leads the NHL in shorthanded goals with seven.

Mat t Jones (Green Bay) was sent down by the Phoenix Coyotes to their AHL affiliate in San Antonio. He was replaced on the roster by another former USHLer, Bill Thomas (Tri-City).

David Moss (Cedar Rapids) scored his first goal since November 20 in Calgary s 3-2 shootout win over Minnesota. The drought is deceiving, as Moss missed most of December and the first half of January with an injury.

Scot t Clemmensen (Des Moines) made 21 saves in his first action since being reassigned by the Toronto Maple Leafs, as the Toronto Marlies defeated the Iowa Stars 2-1 last Tuesday. It was Clemmensen s first time playing in Des Moines in 10 years.

COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS

It was another clean sweep of the CCHA weekly awards for USHL alumni. Derek Whitmore (Waterloo) was named Offensive Player of the Week after scoring four goals, including his third hat trick of the season, in helping Bowling Green sweep Western Michigan 4-1 and 2-1. Eddie Del Grosso (Indiana) was named Defensive Player of the Week after picking up four points and blocking 11 shots on the weekend as Nebraska-Omaha swept Alaska. Jeff Lerg (Omaha) stopped 50 of 51 shots as Michigan State swept Ohio State and was named Goaltender of the Week. Lerg is unbeaten in 2008 (4-0-2). Dan Sexton (Sioux Falls) was named Rookie of the Week after picking up four assists in Bowling Green s sweep of Western Michigan.

Alex Kangas (Indiana) stopped 43 of 45 shots faced on the weekend in helping Minnesota take three of four points on the road from Minnesota- Duluth. Kangas has now played in six of the Golden Gophers last seven games, including five straight.

Rob Ricci (Cedar Rapids) had two goals and an assist and Joe Lopr ieno (Chicago) scored the game-winning goal late in the third period as Merrimack beat Brown 4-3 on Sunday.

Ryan Guentzel (Sioux Falls) picked up his first collegiate point, assisting on Notre Dame s second goal in their 3-2 loss to Michigan on Friday.

Mick Berge (Lincoln) scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season in Minnesota State s 2-1 loss to North Dakota on Friday. He s the only player for the Mavericks in double digits in goals so far this season.

Tim Filangier i (Waterloo) scored his first goal of the season during the second period of Boston College s 5-4 win over UMass-Lowell on Friday. Filangieri now has three goals in 100 career games for the Eagles.

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