University of Minnesota Athletics
Seeler Named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week
2/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has announced that freshman defenseman Kelly Seeler (Eden Prairie, Minn.) has been named the conference’s defensive player of the week after her three-point performance against North Dakota last weekend. It is the first defensive honor for the Gophers and the 13th weekly award for a Minnesota Golden Gopher.
Defenseman Kelly Seeler, a freshman from Eden Prairie, Minn., scored two goals and added an assist in Minnesota’s two-game WCHA sweep over visiting North Dakota. Seeler scored a career-high two goals in the Golden Gophers’ 4-1 win last Friday (Feb. 13) and helped key a defensive corps that limited UND to just 18 shots on goal and blanked them on all six of their power-play chances. Seeler then followed Friday’s performance when she assisted on teammate Jocelyne Lamoureux’s shorthanded goal at 6:00 of the second period as Minnesota skated to a 5-0 victory over the Sioux while again holding them scoreless in five power-play opportunities and to just 16 shots on goal. In addition to her three scoring points in the series, Seeler tied for the team-best +3 rating and put five shots on goal from her blueline position. Overall this season, Seeler holds a +30, ranking second among defensemen, and has produced 12 points on five goals and seven assists. She has played in 31 of No. 1-ranked Minnesota’s 32 games.
Seeler and the rest of the Golden Gophers will look to win the WCHA regular season championship this weekend during a home-and-home game against St. Cloud State. Friday’s game is set for 7:07 p.m. at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. Saturday’s game is also at 7:07 p.m. at Ridder Arena. The Gophers hold a one-point lead in the WCHA standings. If the Gophers win, they become the regular season champions and hold the No. 1 seed for the post-season tournament.
Minnesota and WCHA Offensive Players of the Week
Oct. 22: Jen Schoullis, So., F (vs OSU)
Nov. 5: Gigi Marvin, Sr., F (vs SCSU)
Dec. 10: Gigi Marvin, Sr., F (@ UND)
Jan. 7: Gigi Marvin, Sr. F (@Niagara)
Jan. 21: Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs BSU)
Feb. 4: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ MSU)
Feb. 11: Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs UW)
Minnesota and WCHA Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 18: Kelly Seeler, Fr., D (vs OSU)
Minnesota and WCHA Rookies of the Week
Oct. 15: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ UMD)
Oct. 22: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs OSU)
Nov. 26: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs MSU)
Dec. 10: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ UND)
Jan. 14: Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ OSU)
Defenseman Kelly Seeler, a freshman from Eden Prairie, Minn., scored two goals and added an assist in Minnesota’s two-game WCHA sweep over visiting North Dakota. Seeler scored a career-high two goals in the Golden Gophers’ 4-1 win last Friday (Feb. 13) and helped key a defensive corps that limited UND to just 18 shots on goal and blanked them on all six of their power-play chances. Seeler then followed Friday’s performance when she assisted on teammate Jocelyne Lamoureux’s shorthanded goal at 6:00 of the second period as Minnesota skated to a 5-0 victory over the Sioux while again holding them scoreless in five power-play opportunities and to just 16 shots on goal. In addition to her three scoring points in the series, Seeler tied for the team-best +3 rating and put five shots on goal from her blueline position. Overall this season, Seeler holds a +30, ranking second among defensemen, and has produced 12 points on five goals and seven assists. She has played in 31 of No. 1-ranked Minnesota’s 32 games.
Seeler and the rest of the Golden Gophers will look to win the WCHA regular season championship this weekend during a home-and-home game against St. Cloud State. Friday’s game is set for 7:07 p.m. at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. Saturday’s game is also at 7:07 p.m. at Ridder Arena. The Gophers hold a one-point lead in the WCHA standings. If the Gophers win, they become the regular season champions and hold the No. 1 seed for the post-season tournament.
Minnesota and WCHA Offensive Players of the Week
Oct. 22: Jen Schoullis, So., F (vs OSU)
Nov. 5: Gigi Marvin, Sr., F (vs SCSU)
Dec. 10: Gigi Marvin, Sr., F (@ UND)
Jan. 7: Gigi Marvin, Sr. F (@Niagara)
Jan. 21: Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs BSU)
Feb. 4: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ MSU)
Feb. 11: Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs UW)
Minnesota and WCHA Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 18: Kelly Seeler, Fr., D (vs OSU)
Minnesota and WCHA Rookies of the Week
Oct. 15: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ UMD)
Oct. 22: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs OSU)
Nov. 26: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs MSU)
Dec. 10: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ UND)
Jan. 14: Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ OSU)
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