POW Watch: Week Ending Nov. 1, 2021
Sean Farrell didn’t wait long to introduce himself to the college hockey scene.
Farrell, selected in the fourth round (No. 124) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, racked up seven points (three goals, four assists) in his first action at Harvard en route to being named ECAC Rookie of the Week.
He scored a goal and added two assists in a 9-3 win at Dartmouth on Friday before registering four points (two goals, two assists) in Harvard’s home-opener on Saturday — a 7-3 win over Bentley. All three of Farrell’s goals came on the power play.
The offensive outburst shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Farrell, 20, led the United States Hockey League in scoring last season with 101 points (29 goals, 72 assists) in just 53 games, and added 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in eight games to help the Chicago Steel to a Clark Cup championship.
Here’s a look at the rest of the week that was:
OHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tucker Robertson (Peterborough Petes)
Tucker Robertson is the OHL Player of the Week with five points (three goals, two assists) to help the Peterborough Petes to two victories. Robertson, unselected in the 2021 NHL Draft, is second among OHL skaters with 1.78 points-per-game. His 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in nine games leads Peterborough.
OHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Patrick Leaver (Oshawa Generals)
Patrick Leaver was named OHL Goaltender of the Week after registering a 1.00 GAA and .976 SV% in two wins for the Oshawa Generals. Leaver, in his first season in the OHL, is 5-2-0-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .925 SV%.
WHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Ryker Evans (Regina Pats)
Ryker Evans of the Regina Pats is the WHL Player of the Week with four points (one goal, three assists) in a two-game sweep of the Swift Current Broncos. Evans, selected in the second round (No. 35) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights, is tied for second in the WHL in scoring among defensemen with 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 11 games.
WHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Daniel Hauser (Winnipeg ICE)
Daniel Hauser was named WHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a 1.00 GAA and .966 SV% in two road wins. Hauser, eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft, is 14-0-1-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .911 SV% in 15 career WHL games.
QMJHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Xavier Bourgault (Shawinigan Cataractes)
Xavier Bourgault was named QMJHL Player of the Week after recording 10 points (three goals, seven assists) to help the Shawinigan Cataractes post a 3-0-0-0 record. Bourgeault, selected in the first round (No. 22) by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2021 NHL Draft, leads the QMJHL with 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 12 games.
USHL FORWARD OF THE WEEK – Connor Kurth (Dubuque Fighting Saints)
Connor Kurth was named USHL Forward of the Week after netting six points (three goals, three assists) to help the Dubuque Fighting Saints remain without a regulation loss this season. Kurth, No. 219 in FCHockey’s Final ranking for the 2021 NHL Draft, currently carries an eight-game point streak.
USHL DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK – Jacob Guevin (Muskegon Lumberjacks)
Jacob Guevin was named USHL Defenseman of the Week after recording three assists in two games. Guevin, No. 294 in FCHockey’s Final ranking for the 2021 NHL Draft, has 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) through the first 10 games of the season after finishing last season with 45 points (seven goals, 38 assists) in 53 games.
USHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Kyle Chauvette (Youngstown Phantoms)
Kyle Chauvette was named USHL Goaltender of the Week after allowing just three goals on 50 shots faced over two games. Chauvette, eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft, holds a 3-3-0-0 record through six games with a 3.25 GAA and 0.894 SV%.
HOCKEY EAST FORWARD OF THE WEEK – Jack McBain (Boston College)
Jack McBain was named Hockey East Forward of the Week after scoring three goals to help Boston College to a pair of road games at Vermont. McBain, selected in the third round (No. 63) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild, has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in an eight-game point streak to start the season.
HOCKEY EAST FORWARD OF THE WEEK – Philip Lagunov (Vermont)
Philip Lagunov was named Hockey East Forward of the Week after scoring three goals — including an overtime winner on Friday — in two games against Boston College.
HOCKEY EAST DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK – Jordan Harris (Northeastern)
Jordan Harris was named Hockey East Defenseman of the Week with four points (one goal, three assists) in three games. He was selected in the third round (No. 71) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.
HOCKEY EAST GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Owen Savory (UMass Lowell)
Owen Savory was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Week after helping UMass Lowell to a weekend sweep of Boston University, including a 29-save shutout on Friday. Savory owns a league-best 1.23 GAA and .946 SSV%, and is ranked fifth in the country in GAA and sixth in SV%.
HOCKEY EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Scott Morrow (UMass)
Scott Morrow was named Hockey East Defenseman of the Week after recording two points (one goal, one assist) in two games to help UMass to a weekend sweep of Merrimack. Both points came in a 5-4 win on Saturday. Morrow was selected in the second round (No. 40) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.
CCHA FORWARD OF THE WEEK – Brendan Furry (Minnesota State)
Brendan Furry was named CCHA Forward of the Week after recording six points (three goals, three assists) in two victories against Northern Michigan on the weekend. Furry, an undrafted junior, is tied for the team lead in scoring with 10 points (four goals, six assists) in eight games.
CCHA DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK – Akito Hirose (Minnesota State)
Akito Hirose was named CCHA Defenseman of the Week after recording four points (one goal, three assists) and a plus-four rating in a two-game home sweep.
CCHA GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Dryden McKay (Minnesota State)
Dryden McKay was named CCHA Goaltender of the Week after posting a 1.00 GAA in two wins on the weekend. McKay, who won 7-0 on Saturday, established an NCAA Division I men’s hockey record with 27 career shutouts, breaking Ryan Miller’s record of 26. McKay has 81 career victories, tied with Steve Carroll for the MSU men’s career wins record.
CCHA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Bradley Marek (Ferris State)
Bradley Marek was named CCHA Rookie of the Week with two goals in two games. The undrafted forward is the only freshman in NCAA men’s Division I Ice Hockey in the top 50 in total face off wins, winning 17 more this weekend and was above 50 percent for his fourth consecutive weekend.
ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Henry Thrun (Harvard)
Henry Thrun was named ECAC Player of the Week after posting eight points (one goal, seven assists) in two games. Thrun, selected in th efourth round (No. 101) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, is the first Crimson player to record five points in a single game since Tim Pettit did so in December 2002.
ECAC GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Luke Kania (Brown)
Luke Kania was named ECAC Goaltender of the Week after netting a season-opening 32-save shutout in a 2-0 win against Yale on Saturday.
ECAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Sean Farrell (Harvard)
Sean Farrell was named ECAC Rookie of the Week after registering seven points (three goals, four assists) in his first action with Havard. Farrell, selected in the fourth round (No. 124) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2020 NHL Draft, scored all three of his goals on the power play.
NCHC FORWARD OF THE WEEK – Taylor Ward (Omaha)
Taylor Ward was named NCHC Forward of the Week after notching either points (five goals, three assists). Ward leads the NCHC in points (16) and goals (10), and has at least a point in all eight games for UNO so far.
NCHC DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK – Ronnie Attard (Western Michigan)
Ronald Attard was named NCHC Defenseman of the Week after recording five points (three goals, two assists) in a two-game sweep of Colgate. Attard, who had a hat-trick in a 6-5 win Friday, is tied for second among NCHC blueliners with eight points (four goals, four assists).
NCHC GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Isaiah Saville (Omaha)
Isaiah Saville was named NCHC Goaltender of the Week after posting a 23-save shutout in a 6-0 win against Long Island on Friday. Saville, a three-time NCHC Goaltender of the Week recipient this season, is 6-1-0 on the season and is now second in the conference with a .931 SV% and 1.55 GAA. He was selected in the fifth round (No. 135) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights.
NCHC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Brett Chorske (Colorado College)
Brett Chorske was named NCHC Rookie of the Week after recording two points (one goal, on eassist) in his collegiate debut — an 8-1 win against Air Force. Chorske, the son of former NHLer Tom Chorske, was also plus-1.
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