Trine University’s Prappas and Marian University’s Muise
Honored With Men’s Hockey Weekly Awards
Trine University senior Brendan Prappas (F - West Bloomfield, Mich.) 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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Prappas is the NCHA Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career after playing the hero role for the Thunder as the team pulled a late comeback victory over nationally-ranked St. Norbert on Saturday. With under two minutes remaining in the game Prappas scored the team’s second goal of the night to force overtime at 2-2. Then in the opening minutes of the extra period he poked the puck past a Green Knight defender and went the length of the ice for the game winner against the No. 12 team in the country. He led the team with three points (2G/1A) on the weekend, adding an assist on Friday to help the Thunder improve to 8-6-0 in league play and 13-7-1 overall. The team remains in the “receiving votes” category of the USCHO.com national Top 15 poll.
Muise is selected as the NCHA Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week - marking the fourth time this season and the sixth time in his career. Muise had another big weekend leading Marian to four points against No. 5 Aurora. Muise made 31 saves in an overtime loss in the opener of the series. He then held the Spartans to just one goal making 32 saves in a regulation victory. He also had his second career assist in the finale of the series. Muise closed out the weekend with a 2.95 goals-against average to go with a .913 save percentage. Aurora entered the series as the sixth-best scoring offense in the nation averaging 4.26 goals per game.
2022-23 NCHA WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Colin Bella, Lake Forest
Bella contributed to all four goals in Lake Forest’s 4-3 overtime victory over Lawrence on Saturday. After setting up the only score of the opening period, he netted a power play goal to make the score 2-0 in the second. He helped set up another go-ahead goal early in the third period and notched his third helper of the night 85 seconds into overtime.
Daunte Fortner, Marian
Fortner had two crucial goals and finished with three points in a series against No. 5 Aurora. In the opener, Fortner had an assist and scored with just 1:42 left in regulation to force overtime. He then scored a power-play goal 2:19 into the third period of the finale to spark a three-goal period and comeback victory. Fortner is now on a five-game point streak with three of those games being multi-point efforts.
Alessio Luciani, Adrian
Luciani led the Bulldogs with seven points over the weekend against Concordia Wisconsin. He totaled three goals with four assists and finished +4. He netted a power play goal and took six shots in the two game sweep.
Twenty-five years of NCHA men’s hockey.
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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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*November 2022:
St. Norbert College’s Tim Coghlin sets the NCAA Division III record for men’s hockey coaching victories in the Green Knights’ 3-1 win over Finlandia, his 625th. The triumph passed Bob Emery atop the list, who had 624 wins at Plattsburgh State University from 1989 to 2019.
*March 2007:
Brian Soik, the two-time MCHA Player of the Year for the MSOE Raiders, becomes the first-ever league player to be named All-American.
*April 2011:
Three league teams earned spots in the USCHO.com final national poll of the season, with Adrian College (#2), MSOE (#14), and Marian University (RV) all represented – the most-ever for the league.