Lake Forest College’s Cohen and Marian University’s Muise
Earn Men’s Hockey Weekly Awards
Lake Forest College senior David Cohen (F - Boca Raton, Fla.) is the NCHA Men’s Offensive Player of the Week and Marian University senior Colby Muise (G - Yarmouth, N.S.) is the NCHA Men’s Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
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Cohen earns NCHA Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career following a big performance on the ice as the Foresters earned four points in the standings against No. 3 Adrian College over the weekend. After assisting on a pair of scores in a 4-4 overtime tie against the Bulldogs Friday night, he scored two goals of his own in Saturday’s 5-3 triumph. His first put Lake Forest ahead, 2-1, in the first period. His second was a power play goal with 3:14 remaining to account for the final score, sealing the big victory over a nationally-ranked opponent for his team. His selection marks the first LFC player to be recognized by the league this season.
Muise is selected as the NCHA Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season and the fifth time in his career. Muise led Marian to a five-point weekend against No. 9 St. Norbert with a shootout victory and his second shutout of the season. Muise opened the series against the Green Knights by tying a season-high with 43 saves. Most importantly, he stopped all six shots he saw in overtime and all three SNC shootout attempts. He followed that up stopping all 28 shots he saw in the finale for his second shutout of the year, a hard-earned 1-0 decision. He helped anchor the penalty kill to a perfect showing, stopping SNC on all five opportunities. His final totals included a 1-0-1 record, 71 total saves, a 1.92 goals-against average, and .947 save percentage.
2022-23 NCHA WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Zach Brydges, Concordia Wisconsin
Brydges scored the game-winning goal on Saturday against MSOE.
James Eng, Finlandia
Eng had two goals and two assists in the victory, as Finlandia split with Lawrence this weekend, losing Friday 3-0 before winning 6-5 in OT Saturday. Eng recorded six shots and was a +3 in the victory.
Jaymes Knee, Marian
Knee recorded four points as Marian earned five points against No. 9 St. Norbert. Knee opened the weekend with two goals and an assist for his second multi-goal effort of the season. His second goal was the game-tying goal and he also netted the only shootout goal. He then assisted the only goal of a 1-0 victory in the finale.
Gabe Rosek, Concordia Wisconsin
Rosek posted 47 saves in an overtime victory on Saturday against MSOE.
Matus Spodniak, Adrian
Spodniak led the Bulldogs on the weekend with five total points. He netted two power play goals on the weekend while added three assists.
Twenty-five years of NCHA men’s hockey.
It captures so many emotions that it’s difficult to wrap your head around.
All the moments … the National Championships, the standout players, the dramatic finishes, the thrilling upsets, the league championships, the Harris Cup highlights, the leaders ...
During this historic 25th season, the NCHA will celebrate everything that has made the conference special. Players are now wearing commemorative jersey patches. In addition, the weekly release will include a section highlighting historical events from 1998 to the most recent action.
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*April 2009:
After a very long wait, the MCHA was finally awarded the automatic qualifier (AQ) into the NCAA Tournament for the conference for the
winner of the Harris Cup.
*February 2003:
Dan Odegard (1999-2003) of Marian University breaks the MCHA career scoring mark
and graduated with 99 points (42G/57A) in league-only contests.
*March 2022:
St. Norbert College senior Peter Bates wins the 2022 Sid Watson Award. The award, voted on by the nation’s NCAA Division III head coaches, is presented to the best player at the men’s
NCAA Division III level by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Bates enjoyed a banner in 2021-22, registering 28 goals and 30 assists for 58 points in 31 games.