WHL Announces Weekly Award Winners
January 3, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
Calgary, Alta. - The Western Hockey League announced today that Red Deer Rebels forward Kai Uchacz has been named WHL Player of the Week for the week ending January 1, 2023.
Uchacz scored 10 times over four appearances this past week, registering three hat-tricks as part of an 11-point total (10G-1A).
The product of De Winton, Alta. started his week Tuesday, December 27 with a hat-trick as his Rebels upended the Edmonton Oil Kings 7-1.
Two nights later, the 19-year-old again scored three times as Red Deer defeated the Calgary Hitmen 4-1.
On Friday, December 30, Uchacz scored once and added a helper as the Rebels won 6-2 at Edmonton.
He earned his third hat-trick of the week Sunday, January 1 at Calgary, helping Red Deer to a 5-3 victory.
Uchacz currently leads the WHL with 33 goals during the 2022-23 season; 15 of his 33 tallies have come since December 7.
Originally selected by the Seattle Thunderbirds with the 10th-overall selection in the 2018 WHL Draft, Uchacz has totalled 94 points (50G-44A) over 145 career WHL contests with the Thunderbirds and Rebels.
Kai Uchacz and the Red Deer Rebels return to action Friday, January 6 when they begin a two-game Saskatchewan road trip versus the Prince Albert Raiders (7:00 p.m. CT, Art Hauser Centre).
ICE NETMINDER HAUSER NAMED WHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
The Western Hockey League announced today that Winnipeg ICE goaltender Daniel Hauser has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending January 1, 2023.
Hauser posted a 1-1-0-0 record across two starts last week to go along with a 1.01 goals-against average, .957 save percentage and one shutout.
The product of Chestermere, Alta. began his week by turning aside 21 shots Wednesday, December 28 as his ICE dropped a 3-1 road decision versus the Moose Jaw Warriors.
The 18-year-old turned in a 23-save shutout performance Friday, December 30, helping Winnipeg blank the Saskatoon Blades 2-0.
With the win, Hauser retained a share of the lead among WHL netminders with his 20th victory of the season.
Originally selected by the ICE in the sixth round of the 2019 WHL Draft, Hauser boasts a career 61-5-2-0 record, 2.24 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and 10 shutouts across 70 WHL regular season appearances.
Daniel Hauser and the Winnipeg ICE return to action Sunday, January 8 when they play host to the Portland Winterhawks (5:05 p.m. CT, Wayne Fleming Arena).
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