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Xavier Halterman SIJHL Player of Week

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For the second time this season, Xavier Halterman has been named SIJHL/Play It Again Sports Player of the Week.

The Dryden GM Ice Dogs forward picked up one goal and five assists in three games last week.

Halterman now has points in his last five games.

The 19-year-old from St. Albert, Alberta leads the team in offensive production with 12-goals and 35-assists.

Bryce Krauter of the Red Lake Miners and Cochenour’s Cody Bruchkowski of the Thunder Bay North Stars also received consideration.

(Photo Credit: Kerri-Ann Kanceruk)

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Caleb Sauer SIJHL Player Of The Week

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Caleb Sauer of the Thief River Falls Norskies has been named Play It Again Sports/SIJHL Player of the Week.

The 20-year-old posted shutouts in both of his starts last week.

In all, Sauer made 57 saves and reached the ten win plateau on the season.

He enters March tied for second in the league in shutouts with three.

Dryden GM Ice Dogs forward Nolan Marshall and Spencer Milne of the Red Lake Miners also received consideration.

(Picture Credit: Tim Benton)

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Bryce Johnson SIJHL Player Of The Week

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Thief River Falls captain Bryce Johnson has been named SIJHL/Play It Again Sports Player of the Week.

The 19-year-old racked up six points in three wins this past week.

The highlight for Johnson was a three goal effort, including the game winner, Saturday against Fort Frances in front of 3,049 fans at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Johnson has a dozen multi-point performances so far this season and sits third overall in league scoring.

He leads the Norskies in offensive production with 45 points in 36 games.

The forward from Roseau, Minnesota is nine games shy of 100 in his time in the league and needs just five points to reach the century mark.

Dryden’s Xavier Halterman, Red Lake’s Jordan Baranesky and Sioux Lookout’s Seth McKay of the Thunder Bay North Stars also received consideration.

 

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Red Lake’s Baranesky SIJHL Top Player Of Week

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Red Lake Miners forward Jordan Baranesky has been named SIJHL/Play It Again Sports Player of the Week.

The hometown player recorded five goals in two wins last week.

The highlight came against Thief River Falls where Baranesky registered his first junior hockey hat trick.

The 18-year-old also scored twice against Dryden GM, including the game-winner.

Baranesky sits second in goals among league rookies with 19.

That puts him fifth overall in the entire SIJHL.

Baranesky now has 12 goals in his last nine games.

Malcolm Huemmert of the Ice Dogs also received consideration.

(Photo Credit: Patrick Boucha)

 

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Hunter Adams Named Player Of Week

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Wisconsin Lumberjacks goalie Hunter Adams has been named SIJHL/Play It Again Sports Player of the Week.

The 19-year-old from Arlington, Texas won two of three starts for the expansion team last week.

Adams faced an average of 43 shots against over the three games and posted a .914 save percentage.

Adams is 4-4-0 this season.

Dylan Winsor of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs, Ethan Stuckless of the Red Lake Miners and Cochenour’s Cody Bruchkowski of the Thunder Bay North Stars also received consideration.

(Picture Credit: Karina Schafer)

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Seth Purcilly Named SIJHL Player Of The Week

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Thief River Falls goalie Seth Purcilly has been named SIJHL/Play It Again Sports Player of the Week.

The 19-year-old from Waterford, Michigan led the Norskies to four points in two games to end 2019 and kick-off 2020.

Purcilly stopped 30-shots against Wisconsin and followed that up with a 37-save performance against Fort Frances.

The first-year goaltender currently sits with a record of 7-2-1.

Dryden’s Amraj Gill and Zach Willms of the Red Lake Miners also received consideration.

(Photo credit: Tim Benton)

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Bryce Johnson Named SIJHL Player Of The Week

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Thief River Falls Norskies Forward Bryce Johnson has been named SIJHL-Play It Again Sports Player of the Week.

The 19-year-old from Roseau, Minnesota recorded four goals and six assists in three road victories for the Norskies last week.

Johnson enters play this week with goals and multi-point affairs in four consecutive contests and sits tied for third in league scoring with 10-goals and 15-assists.

Dryden GM Ice Dogs defenceman Amraj Gill and Shaye Sommerfeld of the Red Lake Miners also received consideration.

 

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Connor Kalthoff Named SIJHL Player Of The Week

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Thief River Falls Norskies defenceman Connor Kalthoff has been named SIJHL/Play It Again Sports Player of the Week.

In a pair of outings, the 19-year-old from Sartell, Minnesota, scored in both of them and helped lead his club defensively for a pair of victories over Wisconsin.

Kalthoff finished with an assist and two goals, one a game winner.

Since joining Thief River Falls earlier this month, he has played at a point-per game pace. (3-goals and 5-assists)

The Norskies record is 5-2-1 in that span.

Dryden GM forward Josh Weber and Ryan Howe of the Red Lake Miners also received consideration.

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Ice Dogs Xavier Halterman Named Player Of The Week

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For the first time this season a member of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs has been named SIJHL/Play It Again Sports Player of the Week.

First-year forward Xavier Halterman has received the honour.

The 19-year-old from St. Albert, Alberta produced points in all three games last week.

Halterman had a goal and dished out four assists to help the Ice Dogs pick up two important wins.

He now has a pair of tallies and seven helpers in 12 games this season.

Red Lake Miners defenceman Carson Lux also received consideration.