CHICAGO – The United States Hockey League announced the CCM and Reebok player awards for the 13^th week of the 2012-13 USHL regular season.
 
Award winners include Michael Bunn of the Lincoln Stars, named the CCM Forward of the Week; Barrett Kaib of the Green Bay Gamblers and Ian McCoshen of the Waterloo Black Hawks, selected as co-recipients of CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Kevin Lindskoug of the Muskegon Lumberjacks who earned honors as Reebok Goaltender of the Week.
 
Michael Bunn, F, Lincoln Stars: He scored four goals over two games, including his first career hat trick while playing his first USHL game on Friday.  The Wake Forrest, NC native, who has spent the past five months recovering from knee surgery, found out shortly before the game that he was going to be in the lineup and took advantage of the opportunity by netting a pair of second-period goals and added another in the third to complete the hat trick in a 6-1 win over Des Moines.  The 18-year-old also finished the night with a game high plus-three rating.  On Saturday, Bunn scored his fourth goal of the weekend just under three minutes into a 6-2 loss to Des Moines.
 
Barrett Kaib, D, Green Bay Gamblers: The defenseman registered a five-point weekend, including a four-point performance Friday’s 7-3 victory over Dubuque.  He scored the first Gambler goal of the night on the power play in the second period and assisted on three more power play goals to help Green Bay to the win.  On Saturday, the Upper St. Clair, PA native collected an assist on a second-period goal in a 4-2 loss to Indiana.  Kaib now has eight points in his last five games and has registered points in six of his last eight contests. He leads the Gamblers defensemen in scoring, and is tied for third among USHL blueliners with 18 points (4g, 14a).
 
Ian McCoshen, D, Waterloo Black Hawks: The 17-year-old tallied a goal and three assists in Waterloo’s 5-4 overtime win over Sioux City on Saturday night.  He netted the first Black Hawk goal in the first period and assisted on Justin Kloos’ go-ahead goal in the second.  McCoshen would then assist on a pair of power play goals, including the game-winner in the overtime session.  His four-point night snapped a six-game point drought.  The Hudson, WI native has scored nine points (2g, 7a) in 16 games this season and leads the Black Hawks with a plus-19 on-ice rating, a mark that ranks fourth overall in the USHL.
 
Kevin Lindskoug, G, Muskegon Lumberjacks:  The goaltender pitched two shutouts over the weekend as Muskegon picked up wins over Team USA and Chicago.  On Friday night, the Trelleborg, Sweden native blocked all 28 shots he faced, including 16 in the third period to lead the Lumberjacks to a 4-0 win over Team USA.  The next night would bring more of the same as Lindskoug turned away all 29 shots in a 3-0 win over Chicago and gave him his League-leading fifth shutout of the season.  He has won his last four starts and is 6-0-1 in his last seven.  He leads the USHL in save percentage (.930) and is tied for the League lead in wins with 14 while his goals-against average (2.20) is the third best mark in the USHL.
 
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CHICAGO – The United States Hockey League announced the CCM and Reebok player awards for the 12^th week of the 2012-13 USHL regular season.
 
Award winners include Peter Quenneville of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, named the CCM Forward of the Week; Daniel Renouf of the Youngstown Phantoms, selected as CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Alex Lyon of the Omaha Lancers and Brendan Jensen of the Fargo Force who share honors as Reebok Goaltender of the Week.
 
Peter Quenneville, F, Dubuque Fighting Saints: He led the Fighting Saints, and the USHL, in scoring over the weekend registering eight points, four goals and four assists, and was a key piece in a pair of huge wins for Dubuque.  Friday night, the Edmonton, Alberta native registered a pair of power play goals and an assist to lead the Fighting Saints to a 5-3 win over Team USA. His impressive play would continue on Saturday as he netted a pair of goals, including one on the power play, and the would-be game-winning marker, in a 7-1 victory over Chicago. He also dished out three assists and had a plus-four on-ice rating in that contest.  Quenneville’s eight-point weekend moves him into second on his team, and fourth overall in USHL scoring with 32 points (13g, 19a).
 
Daniel Renouf, D, Youngstown Phantoms: He snapped an eight-game point drought as he registered a pair of goals and a pair of assists to help the Phantoms to a weekend split with Des Moines.  On Friday, he tallied a pair of goals, including one shorthanded, and had a game high plus-four on-ice rating to lead Youngstown to a 5-0 victory over the Buccaneers.  Saturday night saw the Pickering, Ontario native pick up a pair of assists in a 4-3 loss to the Bucs. His four-point weekend now has him third on the team in defenseman scoring with eight (5g, 3a) and he leads the Phantoms with a plus-17 rating which ranks tied for fourth overall in the USHL.
 
Alex Lyon, G, Omaha Lancers: The netminder backstopped the Lancers to two of their three wins over the weekend.  On Friday night in Lincoln, he turned aside 31-of-32 shots and denied three of four attempts in the shootout on the way to a 2-1 victory.  After a night off on Saturday, he was in net for a 29-save performance on Sunday as he led Omaha to a 5-1 victory over Sioux Falls.  For the weekend, the Baudette, Minnesota native was 2-0-0 with a 0.96 goals-against-average, and a .966 save percentage. His win on Sunday gives him 10 for the year, which ties him for sixth in the USHL. He is also sixth in the League with a 2.45 GAA and fifth with a .919 SV%.
 
Brendan Jensen, G, Fargo Force: The Force grabbed three wins over the weekend and Jensen was in goal for two of them.  He stopped all 26 shots he saw on Friday night to record his first USHL career shutout as Fargo exploded for a 9-0 win against Team USA.  The El Granada, California native then stopped 28-of-30 shots to lead the Force to a 5-2 victory over Muskegon on Saturday. Overall, Jensen was 2-0-0 while posting a 1.00 goals-against-average and a .964 save percentage.  He has won seven of his last nine starts, including winning all four of his appearances on the road.
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CHICAGO – On Monday, the United States Hockey League announced the CCM and Reebok player awards for the eleventh week of the 2012-13 USHL regular season.
 
Award winners include Kyle Osterberg of the Omaha Lancers, named the CCM Forward of the Week; Matias Cleland of the Omaha Lancers, selected as CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Charlie Lindgren of the Sioux Falls Stampede, who earned honors as Reebok Goaltender of the Week.
 
Kyle Osterberg, F, Omaha Lancers:  Osterberg registered four points this weekend (3g, 1a) including the game-winner in both of the Lancers’ victories. On Friday night, the Lakeville, MN native would strike twice in a 4-3 win over Team USA. He netted a powerplay marker to give Omaha a 3-1 lead at 15:50 of the first period. He would then go on to score the fourth and decisive goal roughly four minutes into the third. Osterberg also tallied an assist in Friday’s contest to tie a USHL career high, with three points in a single game. His hot hand would continue, as he lit the lamp again in Saturday night’s 4-3 win over the Lincoln Stars. That was his second game-winning goal and second powerplay goal of the weekend. His three goals over the weekend puts him in a four-way tie for second place on the team with six.
 
Matias Cleland, D, Omaha Lancers: Cleland tallied four assists this past weekend, and notched the primary assist on both game-winning goals for the Lancers. On Friday night, Cleland handed out a couple of helpers on the way to a 4-3 victory over Team USA. The Longmont, CO native dished out a pair of assists on the powerplay Saturday to help his team to a second consecutive 4-3 win, this time over the Lincoln Stars. Cleland’s four assists moves him into second place on the team in points and he is tied for second overall in the USHL in defenseman scoring with 16 (4g, 12a). He has multi-point efforts in three of his last five games.
 
Charlie Lindgren, G, Sioux Falls Stampede: Lindgren backstopped the Stampede to a pair of wins this weekend. Lindgren pitched a shutout on Friday, stopping all 41 shots he saw in a 2-0 win over Tri-City. On Sunday, he turned aside 21-of-22 shots to help the Stampede to a 3-1 victory over Sioux City. The Lakeville, MN native was 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals against average and a .984 save percentage. His weekend performance now ranks him in the top five in the USHL in both shutouts (2) and goals against average (2.39), and he is seventh in save percentage (.915).
 
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CHICAGO – The United States Hockey League announced the CCM and Reebok player awards for the tenth week of the 2012-13 USHL regular season.
 
Award winners include Christian Lampasso of the Des Moines Buccaneers, who is the CCM Forward of the Week; Peter Hand of the Indiana Ice, selected as CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Billy Christopoulos of the Des Moines Buccaneers, who earned honors as Reebok Goaltender of the Week.
 
Christian Lampasso, F, Des Moines Buccaneers: The Bucs were a perfect 3-for-3 this past weekend, due in large part to the efforts of Christian Lampasso. The 18-year-old, Amherst, New York native notched five points on the weekend (4g, 1a), and had a +3 on ice rating. He had a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win on Friday against Sioux Falls.  He then tallied the game-winning marker on Saturday in a 5-2 victory against Sioux City, and capped off the weekend by potting a pair of goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-2 victory over Cedar Rapids on Sunday. Lampasso’s four-goal weekend performance doubled his season total, and he is now tied for third on the team in goals with eight, and in plus/minus with a +9 on ice rating. He is currently riding a three-game point streak, and has at least one goal in seven of his last eight games.
 
Peter Hand, D, Indiana Ice: Hand led the Ice in scoring this past weekend, putting up five points (1g, 4a) and had a +5 on ice rating.  He posted a +4 on Saturday night, which tied a team season high (Austin Ortega, 10/19 vs. Green Bay). The 19-year-old from Schenectady, New York, assisted on three of Indiana’s four goals in a 7-4 loss in Green Bay on Friday, and would find the score sheet on two of three Ice goals in a 6-3 loss on Saturday, with a goal and an assist. Hand is currently on a three-game point streak, and is second on the team with a +4 rating overall.  Playing in his fourth USHL season, the defenseman has already collected seven points in 12 games, which equals his single-season high during his time in the League.
 
Billy Christopoulos, G, Des Moines Buccaneers: Christopoulos was in net for two of the three Buccaneers victories this past weekend, posting a 2-0-0 record with a 1.50 goals against average and a .953 save percentage, while only allowing three goals in those two games. The 18-year-old Raleigh, North Carolina native turned aside 25-of-27 shots in a 5-2 win against Sioux City on Friday. His stellar play would continue on Saturday, as he stopped 37-of 38 shots in a 5-1 victory over Sioux Falls. Christopoulos now has wins in five of his last seven starts and ranks sixth overall among USHL goaltenders with a .919 SV%.
 
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CHICAGO – The United States Hockey League today announced the CCM and Reebok player awards for the ninth week of the 2012-13 USHL regular season.
 
Award winners include Taylor Cammarata and Zach Stepan of the Waterloo Black Hawks, named co-recipients of CCM Forward of the Week; Ryan Lowney of the Youngstown Phantoms, selected as CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Sean Romeo of the Youngstown Phantoms who earned honors as Reebok Goaltender of the Week.
 
Cammarata collected nine points (3g, 6a) and posted a plus-four rating as the Black Hawks won two of three games during the week.  He scored a goal and dished out two assists in Wednesday’s 6-5 loss to Des Moines.  The 17-year-old then had a goal and two assists in the 4-3 win over Cedar Rapids on Thanksgiving.  Cammarata finished his week with another three-point game (1g, 2a) in Saturday’s 7-3 victory against Cedar Rapids.  His goal in the third period was the 100^th regular season point in his USHL career.  The Plymouth, Minnesota native is riding a seven-game point streak, all of which have been multi-point games, and he now leads the USHL in scoring with 31 points (11g, 20a) in 14 games this season. 
 
Stepan scored nine points (4g, 5a) and registered a plus-two rating over three games for Waterloo.  He dished out three assists in the 6-5 loss to Des Moines on Wednesday.  The 18-year-old then had a USHL career high four-point game (3g, 1a), including his first hat trick, in the 4-3 win over Cedar Rapids on Thursday.  His third goal proved to be the game-winner and he now leads the League with five game-winners this season.  Stepan added two points (1g, 1a) in Saturday’s 7-3 victory against Cedar Rapids to extend his point streak to nine games.  The Hastings, Minnesota native has been held off the scoresheet just once in his 15 games this season and is currently fourth in USHL scoring with 27 points (12g, 15a).
 
Lowney recorded seven points (1g, 6a) and a plus-five rating to help the Phantoms capture three victories during the holiday week.  He assisted on all five goals during Wednesday’s 5-3 win against Indiana.  The five-assist night equaled a USHL Tier 1 era (2002-present) record for assists in a game and is the most by a defenseman during that span.  Lowney then recorded a goal and posted a game high plus-four rating in Friday’s 6-0 win over Team USA.  The 18-year-old from Redford, Michigan closed out the week with one assist and helped Youngstown record their second straight shutout in the 3-0 victory against Team USA on Saturday.  He is currently third in scoring among USHL defensemen with 13 points (3g, 10a) in 20 games this season.
 
Romeo posted a 1.00 goals-against-average and .963 save percentage as he was in net for all three Phantoms victories.  He made 31 saves in Wednesday’s 5-3 victory over Indiana, his third straight game making 30-or-more saves.  The 18-year-old then stopped all 23 shots he faced in the 6-0 victory over Team USA on Saturday to record his first USHL career shutout.  Romeo remained unbeatable on Saturday when he recorded another shutout with a 24-save effort in the 3-0 win against Team USA.  The Cary, North Carolina native has won each of his last four starts and is currently riding a streak of 137:42 minutes of game action without allowing a goal.
 
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CHICAGO – The United States Hockey League today announced the CCM and Reebok player awards for the eighth week of the 2012-13 USHL regular season.
Award winners include Joseph Gambardella of the Des Moines Buccaneers, named CCM Forward of the Week; Michael Brodzinski of the Muskegon Lumberjacks, selected as CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Arthur Brey of the Dubuque Fighting Saints who earned honors as Reebok Goaltender of the Week.
Gambardella had a career night when he recorded five points (3g, 2a) for the Buccaneers and posted a game high plus-four rating in Saturday’s 8-6 win against Waterloo.  He scored a goal in each period on the way to his first USHL career hat trick.  The 18-year-old from Staten Island, New York nearly doubled his season point total with the big night as he is now tied for the Buccaneers scoring lead with 12 points (4g, 8a) through 17 games this season. 
Brodzinski collected six points (2g, 4a) as the Lumberjacks split a pair of weekend contests.  He contributed to all four goals (1g, 3a) in Friday’s 4-3 win against Indiana and finished with a game high nine shots.  The 17-year-old followed up with two points (1g, 1a) in the 6-3 loss to Youngstown on Saturday.  Brodzinski currently leads all USHL defensemen with five goals this season and the Ham Lake, Minnesota native is tied for fifth among League blueliners with 10 points (5g, 5a).
Brey posted a 1.50 goals-against-average and .944 save percentage over two road victories for the Fighting Saints.  He stopped 26 shots in the 5-1 victory against Tri-City on Wednesday and then made 25 saves in Friday’s 3-2 win over Lincoln.  It pushed the record for Brey to a perfect 10-0-0 this season.  The 18-year-old from Yorba Linda, California leads all USHL goaltenders in wins (10), GAA (1.38), and is tied for first with a .933 SV%.
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