1. Ben Hanowski - Sr. - F - Little Falls Flyers
With over 3000 high school varsity players in Minnesota playing each week, Ben Hanowski gets the top recognition for the 2nd week in a row. Hanowski had nine goals and 11 assists for 20 total points on the week. He had a five-goal game against St. Cloud Apollo and a hat trick against Wadena-Deer Creek. He then decided to be the helper instead of the scorer against Detroit by assisting on six goals and scoring once.
He exceeded my expections for the week and is now only 18 points away from tying Johnny Pohl for the career points record. If he continues his 4.5 points average per game for this season, he is poised to break the record during the very last game of the season at home against St. Cloud Apollo on Thursday, February 19th.
2-T. Schyler Adams - Sr. - F - New Prague Trojans
2-T. Tyler Lapic - Sr. - F - New Prague Trojans
Look out for those Trojans. Adams, Lapic, and Lapic is not a law firm but lately they can sure make you pay if you don't have a strong defense. In the last two weeks, Senior Schlyer Adams has scored 12 goals and 6 assists. Senior Tyler Lapic had 3 goals and 19 assists. Sophomore Darren Lapic scored 5 goals and assisted on 11 others.
This past week, Schyler had five goals, four assists (including a four goal, four assist performance against Hutchinson), and Tyler had one goal, nine assists. Between Adams, Tyler Lapic, and Darren Lapic, they had 11 goals and 15 assists between those three players in two games.
3. Kyle Rau - F - So. - Eden Prairie Eagles
Kyle Rau had five goals and four assists on the week including the game-winner in a 7-6 overtime win over Burnsville. Rau scored four goals in the game with Burnsville while scoring one goal and an assist against Lakeville North in a 6-3 win.
Honorable mention:
Goaltender of the week: John Wrolson - Junior - Albert Lea Tigers
Just when you thought Albert Lea was about to completely collapse having lost BADLY in all three games the week before, they completely went the other way this past week. In the week before last, Albert Lea gave up 19 goals while scoring just seven in three games. This week, they scored 14 goals and gave up just five in three games. The big reason for the turnaround was junior goaltender John Wrolson. Wrolson saved 78 shots out of 83 (.940 save percentage), had a 1.67 GAA, and won all three games that the Tigers played. The Tigers defeated Winona 5-3, Owatonna 6-0, and Rochester Lourdes 3-2. Albert Lea lost to Owatonna at home 5-2 the week before. The Tigers are now 15-7 on the season and currently looks to be the 2nd seed in Section 1A behind New Prague.
Jim Kruger - Minnetonka: 67 saves out of 70 shots, 1.50 GAA, in two games against Edina (4-1 win) & Hopkins (2-1 OT loss)
Alex Fons - Hopkins: 69 Saves out of 74 shots, 2.50 GAA, in two games against Eden Prairie (4-3 loss) & Minnetonka (2-1 OT win)
Tom Alexander - Rochester Mayo: 4 goals, 6 assists in two games
Alex Whitney - Rochester Mayo: 6 goals, 3 assists in two games - 1-five goal game
Josh Provo - Rogers: 7 goals, 1 assist in three games - two hat tricks
Zach May - Burnsville: 4 goals, 4 assists in two games - one hat trick
Caleb Herbert - Bloomington Jefferson: 4 goals (1 sh), 4 assists in 3 games - one hat trick
Joey Benik - St. Francis: 6 goals, 1 assist in two games - 1-five goal game
Christian Horn - Benilde-St. Margaret's: 6 goals, 1 assist in three games
Vincent Rolstad - Spring Lake Park: 5 goals, 2 assists in two games - 1-four goal game
Hampus Petterssen - Redwood Valley: 6 goals in two games - 1-five goal game
Christian Isackson - St. Thomas Academy: 2 goals, 4 assists in one game
Daniel Eldien - International Falls: 1 goal, 8 assists in two games
