POW Watch: Week ending January 31, 2022

Brandt Clarke had himself a monster week.

The Barrie Colts sophomore blueliner captured himself his first Ontario Hockey League Player of the Week honor.

Clarke, selected with the No. 8 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, tallied nine points (two goals, seven assists) in four games over the week ending January 30 to net the award. Clarke registered multi-point games in all four outings and had a plus-8 rating for the Colts.

The 18-year-old Clarke not only leads his team in scoring, but also leads all OHL defensemen with 42 points (eight goals, 34 assists) in 32 games.

He wasn’t the only one to have a monster week.

Logan Stankoven of the Kamloops Blazers netted himself a healthy 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in four games to capture a Western Hockey League Player of the Week nod. Stankoven, who was selected in the second round (No. 43) of the 2021 NHL Draft, has a WHL career-high 56 points (23 goals, 33 assists) in 31 games this season.

Here is the complete list of POW for the week of January 24 – 30, 2022:

OHL

Player – Brandt Clarke – Barrie Colts – 4GP | 2G | 7A | 9P
Goaltender – Max Donoso – Ottawa 67’s – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 0.50 GAA | .947 SV%

WHL

Player – Logan Stankoven – Kamloops Blazers – 4GP | 5G | 8A | 13P
Goaltender – Taylor Gauthier – Portland Winterhawks – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 0.50 GAA | .977 SV% | 1SO

USHL

Forward – Owen McLaughlin – Sioux City Musketeers – 2GP | 3G | 4A | 7P
Defenseman – Trey Taylor – Youngstown Phantoms – 2GP | 3G | 1A | 4P
Goaltender – Matej Marinov – Fargo Force – 1GP | 1-0-0 | 1.00 GAA | .964 SV%

BIG TEN

1st Star – Jakub Dobes – G – Ohio State Buckeyes – 2GP | 1-0-1 | 0.96 GAA | .980 SV% | 1SO
2nd Star – Erik Portillo – G – Michigan Wolverines – 2GP | 2-0-0 | 1.50 GAA | .955 SV%
3rd Star – Spencer Stastney – F – Notre Dame Fighting Irish – 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 – Riese Gaber – North Dakota Fighting Hawks – 2GP | 2G | 2A | 4P
Defenseman – Sean Behrens – Denver Pioneers – 2GP | 1G| 2A | 3P
Goaltender – Matt Vernon – Western Michigan Broncos – 2GP | 1-1-0 | 2.04 GAA | .935 SV%
Rookie – Red Savage – Miami Redhawks – 2GP | 2G | 1A | 3P

CCHA

Forward – Miroslav Mucha – Lake Superior Lakers – 2GP | 3G | 1A | 4P
Defenseman – Luke Farthing – Ferris State Bulldogs – 2GP | 1G | 1A | 2P
Goaltender – Seth Eisele – Lake Superior Lakers – 2GP | 1-1-0 | 1.68 GAA | .961 S%
Rookie – Josh Nixon – Lake Superior Lakers – 2GP | 2G | 0A | 2P

ECAC

Player – Zach Metsa – RPI Engineers – 2GP | 4G | 1A | 5P
Goaltender – Jacob Mucitelli – Clarkson – 1GP | 1-0-0 | 0.50 GAA | .978 SV% | 1SO
Rookie – Jack Watson – RPI Engineers – 2GP | 1-1-0 | 0.51 GAA | .982 | 1SO

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