By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com
Minot, ND – The Minotauros Alum continue to find success at the higher levels of play. Atte Tolvanen and Merrick Madsen are both in the running for the Hobey Baker Award, presented annually to the top NCAA men’s hockey player. You can vote for Tolvanen and Madsen every day in the opening round of voting on Facebook by clicking here. Also at the NCAA DI level Mason Morelli had two goals against Miami and an assist against UND.
At the NCAA DIII level of play Jake Howie had a five point game for Marian with two goals and three assists against Lake Forrest. Also at Marian James Mathias had a goal and two assists while Nick Monfils chipped in two goals over the last two weeks. Matt Audette, Buster Hebda, and Jerry Laakso each had two assists for their schools as well.
In the USHL Blake Lizotte remains hot with two goals and two assists over the last four games for the Fargo Force. Michael Bigelbach had three assists for Omaha and Casey Johnson and John Snodgrass each had a goal.
NCAA DI
Player |
School |
GP |
G-A-P |
+/- |
Jacob Benson (AP) |
Saint Cloud State |
20 |
1-4-5 |
+4 |
Jake Clifford |
Arizona State |
10 |
0-1-1 |
-2 |
Scott Dornbrock |
Miami University |
21 |
0-2-2 |
-7 |
Jon Lizotte |
Saint Cloud Stat |
23 |
0-7-7 |
+13 |
Michael Louria |
U-Mass Lowell |
12 |
2-3-5 |
+3 |
Mason Morelli |
University of Nebraska Omaha |
19 |
4-1-5 |
E |
Goaltender |
School |
W-L-T |
GAA |
SV% |
Merrick Madsen |
Harvard |
10-1-2 |
1.91 |
.933 |
Ryan Ruck |
Northeastern |
7-9-3 |
2.47 |
.906 |
Atte Tolvanen |
Norther Michigan |
5-8-6 |
2.27 |
.932 |
Brandon Wildung |
Mercyhurst |
6-7-0 |
3.45 |
.906 |
NCAA DIII
Player |
School |
GP |
G-A-P |
Matt Audette |
University of Wisconsin – Superior |
19 |
0-9-9 |
Hunter Bergerson |
Saint Scholastic |
12 |
2-3-5 |
Justin Bonanno |
Bethel College |
17 |
4-1-5 |
Brett Bukowski |
Augsburg College |
13 |
0-0-0 |
Tim Donohue |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
16 |
3-2-5 |
Buster Hebda |
Concordia University |
17 |
1-4-5 |
Jake Howie |
Marian University |
19 |
9-5-14 |
Jerry Laakso |
UMass – Dartmouth |
16 |
2-10-12 |
James Mathias |
Marian University |
18 |
3-4-7 |
Jake McCann |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
17 |
2-3-5 |
Mike Mezzano |
St. Mary’s University |
19 |
1-7-8 |
Nick Monfils |
Marian University |
16 |
3-0-3 |
Jake O’Borsky |
Hamline University |
18 |
1-3-4 |
Max Pernham |
Augsburg College |
12 |
1-3-4 |
Steven Sherman |
St. Olaf College |
11 |
3-11-14 |
Tyler Shipstad |
University of Wisconsin – Stout |
3 |
0-0-0 |
Scott Smoot |
Marian University |
8 |
0-3-3 |
Jordan Stejskal |
University of Wisconsin – Stout |
19 |
1-5-6 |
Kelvin Walz |
St. Mary’s University |
16 |
4-10-14 |
Goaltender |
School |
W-L-T |
GAA |
SV% |
Jake Hebda |
St. Mary’s University |
1-4-0 |
5.66 |
.856 |
Tyler Parks |
Adrian College |
5-2-1 |
1.99 |
.915 |
USHL
Player |
Team |
GP |
G-A-P |
+/- |
Michael Bigelbach |
Omaha Lancers |
26 |
1-7-8 |
+3 |
Casey Johnson |
Dubuque Fighting Saints |
35 |
7-6-13 |
+3 |
Blake Lizotte |
Fargo Force |
34 |
9-18-27 |
+6 |
John Snodgrass |
Cedar Rapids Roughriders |
35 |
5-14-19 |
+9 |