Rookie Of The Week - Brian Wilson - Niagara Purple Eagles -
Freshman - Goalie - Pickering, Ontario, Canada - Powell River Kings.
Brian Wilson capped a big weekend in conference play with his first career shutout, making 26 saves in a 6-0 victory for the Niagara Purple Eagles at Holy Cross on January 20. Wilson started the weekend with 25 saves on 27 shots against before Niagara allowed an empty-net goal in a 3-1 loss on January 19, giving Wilson a 1.01 goals-against average and .962 save percentage for the week, both of which ranked tops in Atlantic Hockey.
Defensive Player Of The Week - Matt Abt - RIT Tigers -
Senior - Defense - Leduc, Alberta, Canada - Whitecourt Wolverines.
Matt Abt recorded four assists, was plus-4 and blocked six shots in two games. He had an assist and was plus-2 with three blocked shots Friday. Abt then provided the primary assist on both of Erik Brown's goals and was plus-2 in Saturday's 2-0 win over Canisius.