CHICAGO – The United States Hockey League announced the CCM Hockey player awards for the 19th week of the 2014-15 USHL regular season.
Winners include Kieffer Bellows of the Sioux Falls Stampede and Andrew Oglevie of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, named co-recipients of CCM Forward of the Week; Justin Baudry of the Fargo Force, named CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Lassi Yrjola of the Chicago Steel and Ryan Larkin of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, selected as co-recipients of CCM Goaltender of the Week. 
Kieffer Bellows, F, Sioux Falls Stampede: The 16-year-old netted four goals over a pair of games for the Stampede. He scored his team’s first goal of the game in Friday’s 5-3 loss to the Sioux City Musketeers. Bellows then recorded his first USHL hat trick when he tallied three goals in Saturday’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Tri-City Storm. With his team trailing 4-2, he scored a pair of goals in a span of 44 seconds near the end of regulation to tie the contest and force overtime. He would also convert his shootout attempt. The forward is currently riding a five-game point streak (6g, 2a) and has produced 17 points (13g, 4a) over his last 12 contests. The product of Edina High School in Minnesota is tied for fifth in the USHL with 20 goals. He is committed to Boston University.
Andrew Oglevie, F, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders: The veteran forward recorded five points (2g, 3a) over two games as the RoughRiders earned a weekend sweep over the Youngstown Phantoms. He scored the game-winning goal in Friday’s 6-1 victory. Oglevie then equaled a season high with four points (1g, 3a) in Saturday’s 5-0 win, including his 15th goal of the year. The big night extended his point streak to 10 games (9g, 7a) and pushed him over 100 points for his USHL career (42g, 61a). The 19-year-old is now tied for third in USHL scoring with 42 points (15g, 27a) through 33 games this season, and he leads the League with a plus-31 rating. The Fullerton, California native is a product of Culver Military Academy and will play college hockey at the University of Notre Dame.
Justin Baudry, D, Fargo Force: The defenseman collected three points (1g, 2a) as the Force split a two-game weekend series with the Bloomington Thunder. He dished out an assist in Friday’s 4-3 loss. Baudry then had a two-point night (1g, 1a) in Saturday’s 3-2 shootout victory, which included scoring his first USHL career goal. He had a team high four shots in the contest and helped the Force turn away all six power plays for Bloomington. The 18-year-old is tied for 10th among USHL defensemen in scoring with 19 points (1g, 18a) and is fourth in assists.  The LaBroquerie, Manitoba native spent the last two seasons with the Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) and will play college hockey at Bemidji State University.
Lassi Yrjola, G, Chicago Steel: The 20-year-old posted a 1.00 goals-against-average and .967 save percentage while leading the Steel to a pair of road victories. He turned aside 29 shots, including all 15 in the first period, during Friday’s 5-2 win over the Madison Capitols. Yrjola then stopped all 30 shots he faced in Saturday’s 1-0 overtime win against the Green Bay Gamblers. It was his first USHL shutout and extended his win streak to three games. He has won five of his eight starts since joining the Steel one month ago. The goaltender is a product of the Ilves hockey club in his hometown of Tampere, Finland. He is currently uncommitted to a college hockey program.
Ryan Larkin, G, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders: The 17-year-old stopped all 46 shots he faced, including 19 in the third period, during Saturday’s 5-0 win against the Youngstown Phantoms. It was his second shutout of the season and the 46 saves are the most by a USHL goaltender in a shutout performance this season. He currently leads all League netminders in both GAA (2.05) and SV% (.931) to go along with his 11-4-0 record. The Clarkston, Michigan native is a product of the Honeybaked youth hockey organization and is committed to play college hockey at Miami University. Larkin is also a top prospect for the 2015 NHL Draft.
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