University of Minnesota Athletics
MARTIN NAMED WCHA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
10/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Martin continued his torrid scoring pace with a four-point weekend. In Friday's 8-0 win, his first-period power-play goal gave the Golden Gophers a 2-0 lead. He also added an assist. In Saturday's 9-0 win, Martin collected his third multi-point game with a pair of assists. Martin has a five-game point streak.
Defensively, he was a fixture on the penalty kill unit which held the Raiders scoreless on 10 power-play opportunities. On Colgate's five power-play opportunities on Friday, it managed just two shots on goal.
Martin already has 2-8--10 through the first five games this season. It took him 24 games last season to reach the 10-point mark.
In other news, Minnesota moved into the top spot of the USA Today/ American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll following its sweep of Colgate this past weekend. The Golden Gophers received 18 first-place votes. St. Cloud State is ranked second and received the other first-place vote. Denver is rated third, while last week's number one, Michigan State, is fourth. The WCHA owns five of the top 10 positions in the poll.
USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
1. Minnesota (18)
2. St. Cloud State (1)
3. Denver
4. Michigan State
5. Nebraska-Omaha
6. Boston University
7. North Dakota
8. Colorado College
9. UMass-Lowell
10. New Hampshire
11. Harvard
12. Northern Michigan
13. Michigan
14. Maine
15. Dartmouth
WCHA Teams receiving votes: Wisconsin, Minnesota-Duluth, Michigan Tech, MSU, Mankato.
