Press Release
The United States Hockey League today announced the CCM and Reebok
player awards for the fifth week of the 2012-13 USHL regular season.
Award winners include Zach Stepan of the Waterloo Black Hawks and Todd Skirving of the Sioux Falls Stampede, named co-recipients of CCM Forward of the Week; Ian McCoshen of the Waterloo Black Hawks, selected as CCM Defenseman of the Week; and Eamon McAdam of the Waterloo Black Hawks who earned honors as Reebok Goaltender of the Week.
Stepan totaled seven points (4g, 3a) and a plus-eight
rating to lead the Black Hawks to three road wins. He scored a goal
midway through the first period on Friday which proved to be the
game-winner in the 3-0 victory against Muskegon. With his team trailing
2-1 in the third period on Saturday, Stepan tied the game and then
netted the game-winner seven minutes later to spark a 3-2 win against
Team USA. The 18-year-old rounded out the weekend scoring his seventh
goal of the season and dishing out one assist during the 8-3 victory
over Youngstown on Sunday. It also extended his goal streak to four
games. It is the first USHL season for the Hastings, Minnesota native
who was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 2012 NHL Draft.
Skirving netted four goals in two victories to help
the Stampede remain perfect on home ice (6-0-0). He scored the
game-winner during the third period of Friday’s 4-2 win against Sioux
City. The 20-year-old then scored the first three goals for his team on
Saturday, which included the game-winner for the second straight night,
in the 5-2 victory over Tri-City. It was the first hat trick of his
USHL career and his fourth multi-goal game for the Stampede. His second
and third goals came in a span of less than three minutes during the
second period. The Thunder Bay, Ontario native is currently tied for
second in scoring for Sioux Falls with nine points (5g, 4a) through 10
games.
McCoshen registered three points (1g, 2a) and a
plus-eight rating over the three Black Hawks victories. He scored his
first goal of the season in Friday’s 3-0 win against Muskegon. The
17-year-old then dished out two assists in Sunday’s 8-3 victory over
Youngstown. He was not on the ice for any of the five goals scored
against Waterloo during the weekend and played a key role in the penalty
killing unit stopping all 13 opponent power plays. The Hudson,
Wisconsin native has finished with an even-or-better plus/minus in all
eight games he has played this season and currently leads the USHL with a
plus-13 rating overall. McCoshen is playing in his third USHL season
and is a top prospect for the 2013 NHL Draft.
McAdam posted a 1.50 goals-against-average and .960
save percentage over two starts for Waterloo. He stopped all 33 shots
he faced in Friday’s 3-0 win against Muskegon to earn his second shutout
in as many starts, becoming the first Black Hawks goaltender to
accomplish that feat since Willie Yanakeff during the 2009-10 season.
McAdam then made a season high 39 saves in Sunday’s 8-3 win over
Youngstown, his fifth consecutive victory. The Perkasie, Pennsylvania
native leads all USHL goaltenders with a .960 SV% and is fourth in the
League with a 1.40 GAA. He is the highest rated USHL goaltending
prospect for the 2013 NHL Draft.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
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