Week of Feb. 7 - 13
David Hill, Sophomore (Glen Mills, Pa.), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Hill led UW-Stevens Point with four goals in a pivotal sweep of Northland College (Wis.) that clinched the regular season title for the 15th time in school history. On Feb. 11, he scored twice and added an assist, his first career three-point game. Then on Feb. 12, Hill scored two more goals, including the game-winner. For the week, Hill led UW-Stevens Point with 16 shots on goal.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ryan Ouelette, Freshman, Goalie, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Liberty)
UW-Stout, Logan Nelson, Senior, Forward, St. Michael, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville)
UW-Superior, Coltyn Bates, Senior, Forward, Brandon, Manitoba (Vincent Massey Collegiate)
Week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6
Noah Ganske, Sophomore (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson), Defenseman of UW-River Falls
Ganske led the Falcons to a comeback win against UW-Superior on Feb. 4, recording his first career hat-trick against the Yellowjackets during the 4-3 win. Down 3-2 late in regulation, Ganske tied the game with an extra attacker goal with just under two minutes left in the game and followed up with the game-winner with 12 seconds remaining. Two of his three goals came on the power play.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ryan Ouellette, Freshman, Goalie, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Liberty)
UW-Stevens Point, Jordan Fader, Senior, Forward, Rice Lake, Wis.
UW-Stout, Cole Beckstead, Sophomore, Forward, Morrisburg, Ontario (Morrisburg)
Week of Jan. 24 - 30
Connor Evans, Senior (Uxbridge, Ontario), Defenseman of Northland College
Evans continued his strong play during the week as Northland split a pair of games against UW-River Falls, giving the LumberJacks their first conference regulation win since the 2019-20 season. He had two assists in a 2-1 victory on Jan. 27, setting up the game-winning goal midway through the second period. Northland dropped a 3-1 contest at UW-River Falls on Jan. 29. Evans’ two assists on Jan. 29 gives him 10 since the holiday break and moved him into first place in the WIAC.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ty Readman, Senior, Forward, Edmonton, Alberta (Vinny Ridge Academy)
UW-River Falls, Caleb Anderson, Senior, Forward, Sioux Falls, S.D.
UW-Stout, Peyton Hart, Freshman, Forward, Delafield, Wis. (Kettle Moraine)
UW-Superior, Reed Stark, Freshman, Forward, Suffern, N.Y. (Douglas County West)
Week of Jan. 17 - 23
Fletcher Anderson, Freshman (Thunder Bay, Ontario), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Anderson scored three goals for the Pointers during the week, including the game-winner at UW-River Falls on Jan. 22. He notched his first goal of the week to put UW-Stevens Point ahead in the second period at UW-River Falls on Jan. 21. The following night, he scored twice, including the eventual game-winner in a 4-1 victory.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Willy Stauber, Sophomore, Defenseman, Duluth, Minn. (Marshall)
UW-River Falls, Noah Ganske, Sophomore, Defenseman, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-Stout, Dylan Rallis, Junior, Forward, Minneapolis, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)
Week of Jan. 10 - 16
Myles Hektor, Junior (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest), Goalie of UW-Superior
Hektor started both games in goal for the Yellowjackets during the week and helped them go 2-0-0 in a pair of non-conference games at home. On Jan. 14, he made 28 saves to help the Yellowjackets to a 3-2 overtime win over Saint John’s University (Minn.). He followed that up with a 30 save performance in a 3-1 win over Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.). For the week, Hektor was 2-0-0 with a goals against average of 1.47 and a save percentage of .951.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ryan Ouellette, Freshman, Goalie, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Liberty)
UW-River Falls, Noah Ganske, Sophomore, Defenseman, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-Stevens Point, Ryan Wagner, Senior, Goalie, Indianapolis, Ind.
UW-Stout, Matt Dahlseide, Sophomore, Forward, Maplewood, Minn. (St. Paul Academy)
Week of Jan. 3 - 9
Raphael Gosselin, Senior (Quebec City, Quebec), Forward of UW-Stout
Gosselin recorded a power play goal and an assist on the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime win over Bethel University (Minn.) on Jan. 7. Gosselin gave UW-Stout a 2-0 lead in the second period when he scored on the power play – his second power play goal of the season - taking an assist from Caleb Serre and goalie Tyler Masternak. Gosselin recorded the first assist on Alec Skar’s game-winner 42 seconds into the overtime period. Gosselin currently has three goals and six assists on the season.
Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Harrison Stewart, Sophomore, Defenseman, Rockford, Ill.
Week of Dec. 6 - 12
Reed Stark, Freshman (Suffern, N.Y./Douglas County West), Forward of UW-Superior
Stark paced the Yellowjackets offensively in a road win at Northland College (Wis.) on Dec. 11, scoring his first collegiate goal just 2:02 into the game to give UW-Superior the lead. He completed the natural hat trick in the second period, netting the first three goals of the game as the Yellowjackets won 5-0. He was scoreless when the teams met on Dec. 10, and tied 2-2. Stark also had seven shots on goal in the two games.
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Noah Ganske, Sophomore, Defenseman, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-Stevens Point, Carter Roo, Senior, Forward, Champlin, Minn.
UW-Stout, Riley Enderle, Freshman, Forward, Plymouth, Minn. (Armstrong)
Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5
Valentino Passarelli, Freshman (Macomb, Mich.), Forward of UW-River Falls
Passarelli led the Falcons to a comeback victory over UW-Eau Claire on Dec. 4, scoring his first two collegiate goals, including the game-winner during the 4-3 win in which UW-River Falls erased a 3-1 deficit against the Blugolds.
Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Isaac Moberg, Sophomore, Forward, St. Paul, Minn.
Week of Nov. 22 - 28
Eli Billing, Senior (Windsor, Ontario), Goalie of UW-Stevens Point
Billings helped the Pointers record an unbeaten weekend in the home-and-home series against Concordia University (Wis.). He had 25 saves in a win in Mequon on Nov. 26. On Nov. 27, he had 30 saves in an overtime tie.
Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.
Week of Nov. 15 - 21
Myles Hektor, Junior (Lake Bluff, Ill.), Goalie of UW-Superior
Hektor earned his second career shutout with 27 saves to help the Yellowjackets blank No. 10-ranked UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 20. He made 12 saves in the third period to cement the shutout. Hektor also made seven third-period stops in relief in a 5-1 loss at UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 19.
Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Jordan Roo, Sophomore, Forward, Champlin, Minn.
UW-Stout, Tyler Masternak, Freshman, Goalie, Oshawa, Ontario
Week of Nov. 8 - 14
Carter Roo, Senior (Champlin, Minn.), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Roo had a goal and three assists in UW-Stevens Point’s wins over Saint John’s University (Minn.) and Bethel University (Minn.) during the week. In the win over Saint John’s, he assisted on the game-winner, a shorthanded goal with 2:14 remaining. Then he added a shorty of his own 29 seconds later. On Nov. 13, he had a pair of assists, one on the opening power-play goal and the other on the middle goal as UW-Stevens Point scored three times in the span of 72 seconds in the second period.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ryan Oulette, Freshman, Goalie, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Liberty)
Northland College, Viktor Wennberg, Sophomore, Goalie, Stockholm, Sweden
UW-River Falls, Logan Severson, Junior, Defenseman, Lakeville, Minn. (North)
Week of Nov. 1 - 7
Vilho Saariluoma, Sophomore (Helsinki, Finland), Forward of UW-River Falls
Saariluoma helped guide the Falcons to a 2-2 draw and a comeback 5-3 win at Concordia College-Moorhead (Minn.), tallying three assists through two games. On Nov. 6, UW-River Falls erased a 3-1 deficit and won with four unanswered goals, while Saariluoma assisted on the game-winner. The Falcons improved to 3-0-1 on the season.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sammy Martel, Sophomore, Forward, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
UW-Stevens Point, Wilson Northey, Senior, Forward, North Vancouver, British Columbia
UW-Superior, Chad Lopez, Senior, Forward, Arlington, Texas (University of Texas)
Week of Oct. 25 - 31
Chris Curr, Sophomore (St. Albert/Alberta), Goalie of Northland College
Curr helped Northland go 1-0-1 during the week - making 30 saves in their 4-2 win over St. Olaf College (Minn.) on Oct. 29, and finishing with 37 saves in the 1-1 tie against St. Olaf on Oct. 30.
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Cayden Cahill, Senior, Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage)
UW-Stout, Logan Nelson, Senior, Forward, St. Michael, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville)
UW-Superior, MacGregor Sinclair, Junior, Forward, Irma, Alberta (Irma School)