POW Watch: Week ending February 6, 2022

Connor Bedard has been a beast since returning back from the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship.

The projected No. 1 pick of the 2023 NHL draft picks up his first Western Hockey League Player of the Week honors for this season. The 16-year-old Regina Pats standout put up seven points (four goals, three assists) during the week ending February 6, and scored one of the nicest goals of his career on Sunday against the Calgary Hitmen.

Bedard has amassed a staggering 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in his past 10 games since returning from the World Juniors, and leads his team in scoring with 47 points in 34 games this season so far.

Rutger McGroarty of the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program also netted himself a nod.

He was also named the Player of the Week in the United States Hockey League. The 2022 NHL draft eligible prospect posted four points (two goals, two assists) in his only game versus the Muskegon Lumberjacks in an exciting 9-8 overtime victory.

The University of Michigan commit has 38 points (18 goals, 20 assists) in 31 games this season.

McGroarty is No. 12 in FCHockey’s midseason ranking for the 2022 NHL draft, and is slotted 18th among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting’s midterm list.

Here is the complete list of POW for the week of January 31 – February 6, 2022:

OHL

Player – Luke Evangelista – London Knights – 3GP | 6G | 4A | 10P
Goaltender – Patrick Leaver – Oshawa Generals – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 1.44 GAA | .955 SV% | 1SO

WHL

Player – Connor Bedard – Regina Pats – 3GP | 4G | 3A | 7P
Goaltender – Keon MacInnes – Everett Silvertips – 1GP | 1-0-0 | 0.00 GAA | 1.000 SV% | 1SO

QMJHL

Player – Mavrik Bourque – Shawinigan Cataractes – 2GP | 2G | 3A | 5P

USHL

Forward – Rutger McGroarty – USA U18 NTDP – 1GP | 2G | 2A | 4P
Defenseman – Nathan McBrayer – Muskegon Lumberjacks – 1GP | 0G | 3A | 3P
Goaltender – Arsenii Sergeev – Tri-City Storm – 2GP | 1-0-1 | 1.95 GAA | .909 SV% | 1SO

BIG TEN

1st Star – Ryan Bischel – G – Notre Dame Fighting Irish – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 1.00 GAA | .971 SV% | 1SO
2nd Star – Mason Lohrei – D – Ohio State Buckeyes – 2GP | 1G | 4A | 5P
3rd Star – Carl Fish – D – Minnesota Gophers – 2GP | 0G | 3A | 3P

HOCKEY EAST

Forward – Grant Hebert – Maine Black Bears – 1GP | 2G | 1A | 3P
Defenseman – Demenick Fensore – Boston University Terriers – 2GP | 1G | 0A | 1P
Goaltender – Darion Hanson – UMass Minutemen – 3GP | 1-1-0 | 1.00 GAA | .963 SV%
Rookie – Riley Duran – Providence Friars – 1GP | 2G | 0A | 2P

NCHC

Forward – Bobby Trivigno – Massachusetts Minutemen – 1GP | 1G | 4A | 5P
Defenseman – Brehdan Engum – UMass Lowell River Hawks – 2GP | 0G| 2A | 2P
Goaltender – Vinny Duplessis – Boston University Terriers – 1GP | 1-0-0 | 0.00 GAA | 1.000 SV% | 1SO
Rookie – Hugo Ollas – Merrimack Warriors – 1GP | 1-0-0 | 0.00 GAA | 1.000 SV% | 1SO

CCHA

Forward – Tommy Parrottino – Michigan Tech Huskies – 3GP | 4G | 2A | 6P
Defenseman – Elias Rosen – Bemidji State Beavers – 2GP | 1G | 3A | 4P
Goaltender – Dryden McKay – Minnesota State Mavericks – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 0.50 GAA | .979 S%
Rookie – Charlie Glockner – Northern Michigan Wildcats – 2GP | 1-1-0 | .912 SV%

ECAC

Player – Alex Campbell – Clarkson Golden Knights – 2GP | 2G | 2A | 4P
Goaltender – Yaniv Perets – Quinnipiac Bobcats – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 0.50 GAA | .978 SV% | 1SO
Rookie – Tyler Watkins – Union Dutchmen – 2GP | 1G | 2A | 3P

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POW Watch: Week ending February 6, 2022

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BIG TEN

HOCKEY EAST

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