COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the first time this season, four different teams are represented among the KJ Branding National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Players of the Week. Earning KJ Branding NCHC honors for the week of Oct. 13-19, 2025 (Week 3) are a trio of sophomores and a pair of netminders:

• Forward – Jayson Shaugabay, Minnesota Duluth, So.
• Defenseman – Seth Constance, Colorado College, So.
• Goaltender – Hampton Slukynsky, Western Michigan, So.
• Rookie – Yan Shostak, St. Cloud State, Goaltender

This is Shaugabay’s first NCHC Forward of the Week honor, but second career NCHC weekly award, earning Rookie of the Week once last season. He’s the second Bulldog in three weeks to claim Forward of the Week, joining classmate Max Plante from Week 1.
 
Slukynsky gloved his first career Goalie of the Week nod, but fourth career NCHC weekly honor after being a three-time Rookie of the Week last year. These are the first NCHC awards for both Constance and Shostak.
 
FORWARD OF THE WEEK
Jayson Shaugabay, Minnesota Duluth
Sophomore Forward
Warroad, Minn.
 
Shaugabay had a monster, seven-point weekend to power Minnesota Duluth to a home-and-home sweep of Bemidji State. The seven (7) points led all players nationally during the week, while he posted back-to-back three-point games for the first time in his career. On Friday in Bemidji, Shaugabay tallied a career-high four points to rally the Bulldogs. The Tampa Bay Lightning draft pick scored UMD’s first goal Friday after the Bulldogs fell behind 2-0, then dished out a trio of primary assists, including two on the power play, to lead UMD to a 7-3 victory.
 
A night later in Duluth, Shaugabay potted the game’s first two goals, with his second serving as the game-winner, and added another assist in the 5-1 victory. It was his third career two-goal game and first this season. Shaugabay finished the series with three goals, tying for the NCHC weekend lead, and four assists. He scored on all three of his shots on goal and posted a +2 plus/minus on the weekend with four power play points.
 
Shaugabay now has points in five of six games this season, including four multi-point games. He is tied for first in the NCHC and second nationally with 12 points on the year, while his eight (8) assists are solely first in the NCHC and third in the NCAA.
 
DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK
Seth Constance, Colorado College
Sophomore Defenseman
Waterloo, Ill.
 
Constance had a career weekend to help No. 16 Colorado College sweep Northern Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. Entering with no points this season and one in his college career, the sophomore racked up three points in the pair of wins. On Friday, he handed out the primary assist on the game-tying goal midway through the third period of an eventual, 2-1, overtime win. The next night, Constance recorded his first career multi-point game. He scored his first collegiate goal to open the scoring, then added an assist on the final tally in a 5-2 victory on Saturday.
 
Constance finished the series with a goal and two assists, while posting a +2 plus/minus and blocking a shot. He also helped CC’s penalty kill finish the weekend 5-for-6. In his first year with the Tigers, Constance now has three points on a goal and two assists in six games. The Northeastern transfer has four points in his college career (1g/3a) now in 42 games.
 
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Hampton Slukynsky, Western Michigan
Sophomore Goaltender
Warroad, Minn.
 
Slukynsky was nearly perfect over the weekend, backstopping No. 2 Western Michigan to a sweep at UMass Lowell. The Los Angeles Kings draft pick allowed only one goal in the two wins and none at even strength. On Friday, Slukynsky made 17 saves and allowed only a power play goal in a 2-1 victory. The next night, the Second-Team All-NCHC honoree recorded his first shutout of the season and second of his career, compiling 19 stops in a 6-0 win to cap the sweep.
 
Slukynsky finished the series with a 0.50 goals-against average and a .973 save percentage, both of which led the NCHC on the weekend among goalies with two games played. He totaled 36 saves, while helping the WMU penalty kill finish 7-for-8 against the River Hawks. Slukynsky improved to 3-1-0 on the season, lowering his season GAA to 2.02 and upping his save percentage to .890.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Yan Shostak, St. Cloud State
Freshman Goaltender
Minsk, Belarus
 
Shostak continued the strong start to his college career, helping St. Cloud State earn a split with Vermont. He allowed only two goals in the series and none 5-on-5. On Friday, the Belarusian suffered a tough-luck, 2-1 loss in overtime, despite making 19 saves and giving up only a power play goal in regulation. A night later, Shostak racked up 21 saves to earn his first career shutout in a 4-0 victory. On Saturday, he became the first Husky freshman netminder to record a shutout since Feb. 10, 2018 (David Hrenak).
 
Shostak completed the series with a 0.99 GAA and a .952 save percentage, both of which were second in the NCHC among goalies who played two games on the weekend. He totaled 40 saves on 42 shots faced against the Catamounts. Shostak has now started four of five games for SCSU this season, posting a 2-2-0 mark with a .918 save percentage and 2.00 GAA, the latter of which ranks fourth in the NCHC.
 
OTHER NOMINEES:
 
Forward of the Week
Austin Burnevik, St. Cloud State
Hagen Burrows, Denver
Dylan James, North Dakota
Cruz Lucius, Arizona State
Klavs Veinbergs, Colorado College
William Whitelaw, Western Michigan

Defenseman of the Week
EJ Emery, North Dakota
Ty Hanson, Minnesota Duluth
Joona Väisänen, Western Michigan

Goaltender of the Week
Adam Gajan, Minnesota Duluth
Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Quentin Miller, Denver
Yan Shostak, St. Cloud State
 
Rookie of the Week
Clarke Caswell, Denver
Tomas Mrsic, Colorado College
Jamison Sluys, Western Michigan
Keaton Verhoeff, North Dakota