Player of the Week: Matt Carlson, Wilkes University
A former forward for the New Hampshire Avalanche, Carlson helped the Colonels to two wins this past week, contributing two goals and two assists on 11 shots. He also went 50% from the face-off circle (21-42), finishing the week +4. Carlson had one goal and two assists in the 7-1 win over Arcadia on Wednesday, then netted the game-winning goal in Friday’s shootout win at Alvernia. In Saturday’s shootout loss, Carlson scored his second goal of the week.
Player of the Week: Garrett Alberti, Saint Anselm
Goalie of the Week: Tucker Hanson, Saint Anselm
Both Alberti and Hanson are reach former members of the Valley Jr. Warriors.
Alberti helped Saint Anselm grab two wins against Assumption over the weekend by scoring four goals. He registered his first collegiate hat-trick in a 6-1 win on Friday, and followed up that performance with a goal in Saturday's 4-0 win. He had a +3 ice rating in a 2-1 week for the Hawks.
As for Hanson between the pipes, he made 34 saves and recorded his first career shutout in goal during Saturday's 4-0 win at Assumption. Among his 34 stops, 20 of them came in the 1st period, where he also helped his team kill off a 5-on-3 power play for the Greyhounds.
Goalie of the Week: Anthony Beaulieu, New England College
This is the 2nd time this season that the former Warrior has been named the Goalie of the Week in the NEHC.
Beaulieu continued his stellar play this season with a pair of wins over Southern Maine last weekend. On Friday night, Beaulieu earned his second shutout of the year with a 26-save blanking of the Huskies in a 3-0 victory. The freshman made 31 more stops in Saturday's 3-1 Pilgrim win. On the week, Beaulieu corralled 57 saves to the tune of a .983 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average. Among all NEHC goaltenders, the rookie ranks 2nd in saves, 3rd in save percentage, and 4th in goals-against average this season.
Goalie of the Week: Ronan Mobley, SUNY Cortland
Sticking to the theme, this is also the 2nd time this season that the former netminder for the Avalanche has been named the Goalie of the Week in the SUNYAC.
Mobley had a pair of strong performances in goal for the nationally 15th-ranked Red Dragons in a pair of SUNYAC wins, posting a 2-0-0 record, a .915 save percentage, and a 2.51 GAA. The junior had a gutsy performance in helping lead Cortland to a 4-3 victory over Oswego in a battle for first place in the conference standings on Saturday evening, making 31 saves in goal. He stopped all 13 shots he faced in the third period to secure the one-goal win, and also delivered numerous clutch saves in the first period to keep the Red Dragons within striking distance. Mobley also had an efficient outing on Friday evening, stopping 23-of-25 shots in a 6-2 home victory over Morrisville.
Goalie of the Week: William Billequey, Manhattanville College
This marks the 3rd Goalie of the Week honor for Billequey, as the former netminder for the Vermont Lumberjacks earned his first collegiate shutout on Saturday in the Valiants' win at Brockport, as he stopped all 37 shots he faced to blank the Golden Eagles. Billequey made 16 saves in the third period to preserve the shutout.