Men's Ice Hockey 10/17/2017 1:30:00 AM By NCHC

Bauer NCHC Players of the Week: October 9-15, 2017

CC’s Bergh, SCSU’s Schuldt and UND’s Mismash and Cam Johnson honored for week two

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Leading each of their teams to a weekend series sweep, three National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) teams had individuals recognized with Bauer NCHC Player of the Week awards for the second week of the season. Earning Bauer NCHC Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 9-15, 2017 are Colorado College junior forward Mason Bergh for Offensive Player of the Week, St. Cloud State junior blue liner Jimmy Schuldt for Defenseman of the Week for the second straight week, North Dakota freshman forward Grant Mismash for Rookie of the Week and UND senior netminder Cam Johnson for Goaltender of the Week.

The honor is Bergh’s first career NCHC weekly award, as well as Mismash’s, while Schuldt earned his second NCHC weekly award after garnering his first last week. For Johnson, this is his eighth career NCHC Goaltender of the Week nod and first this season.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Mason Bergh, Colorado College
Junior Forward
Eden Prairie, Minn.

Bergh had a monster weekend to lead Colorado College to a home sweep of Alaska-Anchorage, CC’s first sweep since Dec. 4-5, 2015, as he racked up five points in the two games, including four goals. In Friday’s 6-1 victory, he set up the Tigers’ third goal and scored the fourth goal for a two-point night, while posting a +3 plus-minus. The next night, Bergh recorded his first career hat trick and CC’s first since Jan. 4, 2013, doing so naturally after CC fell behind 1-0, as he scored once in each period, including the first two goals on the power play. He then scored the eventual game-winner early in the final frame as UAA added a late goal in the Tigers’ sweep-clinching 3-2 victory. Bergh was also +1 on Saturday and fired 10 shots on goal as he was named the game’s First Star. Along with his offense, Bergh went 19-17 in the faceoff circle, winning 52.8 percent of his draws in the series. He finished the weekend +4 with 11 shots on goal.

Defenseman of the Week

Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State
Junior Defenseman
Minnetonka, Minn.

For the second straight week, Schuldt was a force all over the ice, recording five points and posting a +3 plus-minus in SCSU’s sweep of Alaska. On Friday, the team captain led the Huskies from a three-goal deficit to a 6-3 win over Alaska, scoring two goals and adding an assist. Schuldt scored both of his goals on the power play, potting SCSU’s second and fourth goals, with his second goal the game-winner that put SCSU up 4-3. He also assisted on an empty-netter to seal the comeback win, was +3 and put six shots on goal as he was named First Star of the Game. In the series finale, Schuldt was named the game’s Second Star after his third straight multi-point game to start the year, again scoring on the power play to open Saturday’s game, while setting up the tying goal in the third period to make it 2-2 in an eventual 5-4 overtime win. Schuldt finished the series with three goals, two assists, a +3 plus-minus and put seven shots on goal. He also blocked three shots and led an SCSU penalty kill that was 5-for-6 against the Nanooks.

Rookie of the Week

Grant Mismash, North Dakota
Freshman Forward
Edina, Minn.

Mismash logged his first two collegiate points over the weekend to help lead North Dakota to a home-opening sweep of St. Lawrence. On Friday, he dished out the primary assist on UND’s first goal in the closing seconds of the first period of a 2-1 victory for his first NCAA point. He was also +1 and put two shots on goal while playing on the top line. The next night, the Nashville Predators draft pick scored his first career goal unassisted to put UND up 3-0 in the 6-1 victory, while again firing two shots on goal and posting a +1 plus-minus. Mismash finished the series with a goal, an assist, +2 and four shots on goal.

GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK

Cam Johnson, North Dakota
Senior Goaltender
Troy, Mich.

Johnson continued to climb the all-time charts at North Dakota after backstopping UND to a sweep of St. Lawrence, while allowing only two goals on the weekend. In Friday’s opener, he made 20 saves and allowed only one goal, which came on the power play, in a 2-1 victory. The next night, he turned aside 27 shots, again allowing only a single goal in a 6-1 sweep-clinching victory. Johnson was named Second Star of the Game for his efforts Saturday. He finished the weekend with 47 saves on 49 shots for a .959 save percentage, while going 2-0-0 with a 1.01 goals-against average. By allowing only one goal each night, Johnson lowered his school-record career GAA to 2.04 while cracking UND’s all-top 10 top with his 46th and 47th career wins.

OTHER NOMINEES:

Offensive Player of the Week
Dawson DiPietro, So., F, WMU – Tallied four points on three goals, the first three of his career, including two in Friday’s tie with Clarkson, and an assist in WMU’s three games during the week, while firing 18 shots on goal and logging a +2 plus-minus.

Nick Poehling, So., F, SCSU – Scored three goals in SCSU’s sweep of Alaska, potting two in Friday’s 6-3 win and burying the overtime game-winner in Saturday’s 5-4 victory, while putting nine shots on goal.

Troy Terry, Jr., F, Denver – Compiled three points and was +2 in a tie and win at Notre Dame, dishing out a helper on Friday, while scoring DU’s first goal and adding another assist in Saturday’s win.

Defenseman of the Week
Cam Lee, So., D, WMU – Scored three goals during the week to top his freshman year total, striking twice in Tuesday’s win over BGSU, including the game-winner, while scoring again in Saturday’s loss to Clarkson, as he finished +3 with five blocked shots in three games.

Joel Messner, Sr., D, Omaha – Tallied a career-high three points in Friday’s season-opening win at UMass Lowell, scoring two goals, including the game-winner, for his first multi-goal game, while adding an assist.

Colton Poolman, So., D, UND – Dished out three assists in UND’s sweep of St. Lawrence with one Friday and two on Saturday, including on the game-winning goal, while posting a +3 plus-minus, blocking four shots and leading a penalty kill unit that was 4-for-4.

Rookie of the Week
Zach Berzolla, Fr., D, CC – Handed out an assist on CC’s game-winning goal Saturday against UAA for his first career point, while logging a +5 plus-minus, including +4 Friday, in the weekend sweep.

Jake Durflinger, Fr., F, Denver – Scored his first collegiate goal during Saturday’s 4-2 win at Notre Dame when he was +1.

Goaltender of the Week
Ben Blacker, So., G, WMU – Went 1-1-1 on the week, racking up 81 saves on 87 shots in the three games for a .931 save percentage, while logging a 1.96 GAA against BGSU and Clarkson.

Nick Deery, So., G, UMD – In his only action of the weekend, stopped all 27 shots he faced Saturday against Bemidji State in a 0-0 overtime tie, pitching his first career shutout in only his fourth collegiate start.

Tanner Jaillet, Sr., G, Denver – Posted a 1-0-1 record at Notre Dame, totaling 58 saves while allowing only two goals each night for a 1.92 GAA and a .935 save percentage.

Alex Leclerc, So., G, CC – Backstopped the Tigers to their first sweep since 2015, totaling 41 saves on 44 shots faced against Alaska Anchorage for a 1.50 GAA and a .932 save percentage in the series.

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