The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced Wednesday the Players of the Week for Week 2 of the 2022-23 regular season. As the season shifted back to USHL markets, a trio of players earned their first USHL Player of the Week awards as Finn Brink, Will Skahan and Anton Castro earned Forward, Defenseman and Goaltender of the Week awards, respectively. 
Forward of the Week: Finn Brink, Madison Capitols (Maple Grove, Minnesota)
Brink burst on to the scoresheet for the season in the Capitols lone game of the weekend with a goal and an assist on Friday night as Madison downed the Dubuque Fighting Saints 5-3. The University of Wisconsin commit scored his first goal of the season in the first half of the second period before adding an assist minutes later as the Capitols jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Brink is in his first full season with the team after appearing in a game for both the Capitols and USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) last season amidst a terrific season for Maple Grove High that saw him record 60 points (29-31-60) in 31 appearances.
Defenseman of the Week: Will Skahan, USA Hockey NTDP (Woodbury, Minnesota)
Skahan made an immediate impact with his new team last weekend, scoring a goal on Friday night in an eventual 8-3 loss to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. The following night, the University of Wisconsin commit was pivotal in a 6-3 win over the RoughRiders, picking up a trio of assists, with one in the first and a pair in the middle frame. Skahan joins the NTDP after two years with Shattuck St. Mary’s and 22 points (11-11-22) in 26 games last season at St. Thomas Academy.
Goaltender of the Week: Anton Castro, Fargo Force (Mendota Heights, Minnesota)
Castro was nearly perfect for the Force on Friday night, backstopping the team to a 4-1 win over the Green Bay Gamblers and allowing just one goal on 40 shots he saw. The Boston University commit earned his first win of the season in his second appearance of the season, bringing his 2022-23 stat line to a 1.51 goals against average and 0.949 save percentage in two appearances (1-1-0-0). Castro returns to the Force after appearing in 11 games last season (4-5-1-1) with a 3.24 goals against average and 0.887 save percentage. Early this season, Castro ranks in the top-10 of both goaltending categories. Friday night was the second performance of Castro’s USHL career with only one goal allowed, as he formerly backed Fargo to a 2-1 overtime win with 25 saves on January 9.
The USHL season continues with 10 games this weekend, including four games on Friday night live on FloSports.