Griffin Erdman (Waterloo Black Hawks), Sebastian Törnqvist (Tri-City Storm), and Matej Marinov (Fargo Force) collected United States Hockey League (USHL) Player of the Week honors for Week 11, the league announced Monday.
Forward of the Week
Griffin Erdman | Waterloo Black Hawks | Wilmington, Del.
NCAA Commitment: Dartmouth College
Birth Year: 2005
- 2 GP, 3 goals, 2 assists, +3, 9 shots
- Recorded his first career USHL hat trick and four-point game with three goals and one assist in the Black Hawks’ 5-4 win against Des Moines, then added another helper in Waterloo’s 5-4 win against Cedar Rapids the next day
- Tied for 10th in USHL rookie scoring with 11 points on six goals and five assists
Defenseman of the Week
Sebastian Törnqvist | Tri-City Storm | Everlov, Sweden
NCAA Commitment: University of Massachusetts
Birth Year: 2003
- 2 GP, 2 goals, 2 assists, 5 shots, +3
- Scored in back-to-back games, adding two assists in Tri-City’s 3-2 win at Lincoln on Saturday
- Leads the Storm defensemen and ranks 11th in scoring among USHL blue liners with 13 points on seven goals and six assists through 20 games
Goalie of the Week
Matej Marinov | Fargo Force | Nitra, Slovakia
NCAA Commitment: Uncommitted
Birth Year: 2004
- 2 GP, 2-0-0 (120 mins), 1.00 GAA, 38/40
- Made 18 saves in Fargo’s 3-1 win at Omaha, then made 20 saves on 21 shots in the Force’s 4-1 victory the following night
- Leads USHL goalies in GAA (1.87) and save percentage (.928) and is undefeated in regulation with a 10-0-0-2 mark