Mark
Dubreuil
January 12, 2022

POW Watch: Week ending January 10, 2022

Windsor Spitfire Wyatt Johnston picked up his second POW of the season this past week recording eight points (two goals, six assists) in a two win effort over the Soo Greyhounds.

The Dallas Stars prospect is also tied for second in OHL scoring with 54 points (20 goals, 34 assists) in 29 games and his 1.86 PPG rank him third in the league. Johnston, the No. 23 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft by the Stars, has been solid for the Spitfires these past few games and has 27 points (nine goals, 18 assists) and is a +19 in his last 10 games. 

Brendan Brisson of the University of Michigan picked up five points over the weekend (three goals, two assists) in a two-game sweep against No. 10 ranked UMass. The sophomore won his third POW honours this season and has 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 23 games for the Wolverines this season.

Brisson was selected in the first round (No. 29) in the 2020 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights.

Here is the complete list of POW for the week of January 3-10, 2022:

OHL

Player – Wyatt Johnston – Windsor Spitfires – 2GP | 2G | 6A | 8P
Goaltender – Nolan Lalonde – Erie Otters – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 1.44 GAA | .957 SV% 

WHL

Player – James Stefan – Portland Winterhawks – 1GP | 1G | 1A | 3P
Goaltender – Taylor Gauthier – Portland Winterhawks – 1GP | 1-0-0 | 1.00 GAA | .974 SV%

USHL 

Forward – Jack Williams – Muskegon Lumberjacks – 2GP | 1G | 6A | 7P
Defenseman – Ethan Elias – Omaha Lancers – 2GP | 0G | 5A | 5P
Goaltender – Owen Bartoszkiewicz – Youngstown Phantoms – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 0.50 GAA | .984 S% | 1SO

BIG TEN 

1st Star – Ben Myers – F – Minnesota Gophers – 2GP | 1G | 4A | 5P
2nd Star – Brendan Brisson – F – Michigan Wolverines – 2GP | 3G | 2A | 5P
3rd Star – Erik Portillo – F – Michigan Wolverines – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 1.51 GAA | .949 SV%

HOCKEY EAST 

Forward Lynden Breen – Maine Black Bears – 1GP | 2G | 2A | 4P
Defenseman – Colton Huard – UNHM – 1GP | 1G | 3A | 4P
Goaltender – Devon Levi – Northeastern Huskies – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 0.00 GAA | 1.000 SV% | 2SO
Rookie – Ty Gallagher – Boston Terriers – 2GP | 2G | 0A | 2P

CCHA 

Forward – Nathan Smith – Minnesota State Mavericks – 2GP | 2G | 4A | 6P
Defenseman – Trevor Cosgrove – Northern Michigan Wildcats – 2GP | 3G | 1A | 4P
Goaltender – Dryden McKay – Minnesota State Mavericks – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 0.50 GAA | .971 S% | 1 SO
Rookie – Mattias Sholl – Bemidji State Beavers – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 1.00 GAA | .961 SV%

ECAC

Player – Nick Abruzzese – Harvard Crimson – 2GP | 3G | 2A | 5P
Goaltender – Ian Shane – Cornell Big Red – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 2.00 GAA | .932 SV%
Rookie – Ondrej Psenicka – Cornell Big Red – 2GP | 2G | 1A | 3P


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