Falcon Men's Hockey Player of the Week
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Feb. 23, 2004 Goalie Andy Scanlon (So., Apple Valley, Minn.) helped the Falcons to two wins in the NCHA first round playoffs held last weekend at Hunt Arena. The Falcons beat UW-Eau Claire, 5-1 on Friday and 3-0 on Saturday. In Friday's win he made 21 saves and he stopped all 19 shots he faced on Saturday to pick up his third shutout of the season. "Andy's playing with a great deal of confidence right now," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said. "Any time you can hold those guys to one goal in 120 minutes of hockey, that's a great accomplishment." Feb. 16, 2004 Forward Matt Elsen (Sr., Richfield, Minn.) scored four points
on two goals and two Feb. 9, 2004 Defenseman Tony Sikich (Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.) scored two goals
and assisted on two others in a 6-4 win over No. 2-ranked St. Norbert
at River Falls Friday night. This Feb. 2, 2004 Forward Tyler Kostiuk (Fr., Cranbrook, B.C.) came up with two timely goals to lift the Falcons to two ties on the road in NCHA play last week. His goal early in the third period against UW-Superior tied the game 2-2. His penalty shot goal with less than five minutes remaining gave the Falcons a 1-1 tie at St. Scholastica. "I had a gut feeling about Tyler, after seeing him do such a good job in practice," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said about choosing Kostiuk for the penalty shot. "He's a talented guy, but being a freshman he's had to pay his dues and feel his way through to see what it takes to be successful." Jan. 26, 2004 Forward Josh Schlipp (Jr., Chisago Lakes, Minn.) scored two goals and assisted on two others in a gritty 6-6 tie against UW-Superior Saturday at Hunt Arena. He scored the game's first goal at 4:34 of the first period. He added the team's fourth goal at 12:43 of the second period. He picked up assists on the team's second and fifth goals. "He just took the puck to the net, played extremely determined and broke loose for four points," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said.
Forward Tony Sikich (Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.) scored a goal and an assist to help the Falcons to split on its toughest road trip of the year - against No. 2 St. Norbert and No. 5 Lake Forest. He picked up the first assist on the game-winning goal at Lake Forest. Sikich then scored the team's third goal at St. Norbert. "Sikich played well with the puck and he had a lot of energy," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said. "He played a lot of minutes for us after we had a few injuries."
Forward Matt Elsen (Sr., Richfield, Minn.) had the hot scoring hand for the Falcons last weekend in the team's split with Marian College. The Falcons won on Saturday, 2-1, after dropping a 4-2 decision on Friday. In Saturday's win, he scored the game-winning goal in the third period. He also assisted on the team's first goal, a short-handed score, in the first period. On Friday he scored both of the Falcon goals in the second period. The first was while the Falcons were on the power play. Elsen now leads the Falcons with 16 points with seven goals and nine assists. "He's one of our captains and our best all-around player," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said.
Goalie Dan Meneghin (So., Surrey, B.C.) helped the Falcons complete
a sweep of UW-Stout by making 37 saves in the team's 3-0 win on Saturday
at Hunt Arena. One night after teammate Andy Scanlon stopped all 28 shots
he saw for a shutout against UW-Stout, Meneghin stopped 37 Blue Devil
shots for his own shutout. He held Stout scoreless on five power plays,
including a five on three opportunity. It was his second shutout of the
season and the fourth of his career. "Dan came up big under the pressure
situation where he had a lot of shots, especially when we were killing
penalties," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said. Dec. 8, 2003 Defenseman Marc-Andre Lalande (Jr., Deux-Montagnes, Que.) was a key player for the Falcons in the team's two games last weekend. He helped anchor a young defensive core that allowed only one goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over UW-Eau Claire, after it gave up five the night before in a 5-3 loss to UW-Stevens Point. "Sometimes our defensive guys don't get the credit they deserve because they don't show up on the score sheet. Lalande not only plays solid defense, but starts the offense out of the defensive zone," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said. Dec. 1, 2003 Forward Jess Johnson (Sr., Bloomington, Minn.) picked up a goal and an assist Tuesday in the team's 4-3 win against Gustavus Adolphus. His goal came with less than a minute left in the first period and gave the Falcons a 3-1 lead. "He's a hard worker and he does a lot of things that go unnoticed," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said. "When he gets an open shot, most times he's pretty deadly." Nov. 24, 2003 Forward Jim Murphy (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.) helped the Falcons stay undefeated in two games last week. The Falcons battled to a 1-1 overtime tie on Friday at Bethel and came out with a 3-1 win at Hamline on Saturday. In the win over Hamline, Murphy scored two goals, one was a power-play effort. "Jim showed great offensive flair," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said. "He was explosive with the puck." Nov. 17, 2003
Nov. 10, 2003 Center Jim Murphy (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.) scored two goals in the Falcons first home game of the season to lead the team to a 6-3 win over Augsburg on Friday night. The first-line center already has three goals and one assist in four games this season. "Murphy is a consistent factor for us," Falcon Coach Steve Freeman said. "He has a real high skill level. If he stays focused and doesn’t let his emotions take over, he can be a dominant player." Nov. 3, 2003 Forward Jess Johnson (Sr., Bloomington, Minn.) helped the Falcons to sweep a season opening series at the Milwaukee School of Engineering played Friday and Saturday in Milwaukee. In the team's 4-1 win on Saturday he scored the team's first two goals and was credited with the game winner. In Friday's 5-0 win he picked up an assist on the team's second goal of the contest. |
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