HOCKEY EAST HEADLINES

UConn swept a weekend series over Merrimack powered by Player of the Week Jonny Evans (North Delta, B.C.), who had a six-point (4g, 2a) weekend. Evans scored four consecutive goals in Saturday’s 6-2 home win, becoming first Husky in the Division I era (1998-present) with four or more goals in a game.

Merrimack’s Liam Walsh (Bridgeville, Pa.) continued his consistent play with his second goal of the season Friday, as the Warriors fell by a 6-1 final to UConn at Lawler Rink. Saturday, standout blueliners Declan Carlile (Hartland, Mich.) and Zach Uens (Belleville, Ont.) struck on the power play, but Merrimack fell again to the Huskies.

Filip Lindberg (Espoo, Finland) recorded a pair of wins in a weekend sweep over #16 UMass Lowell, stopping 44 of 45 shots on the weekend for a .978 save percentage and a 0.50 goals against average. Bobby Trivigno (Setauket, N.Y.) factored in three of the five goals UMass scored in Friday’s 5-0 win. His second goal marked his 20th point of the season, giving him three straight seasons in a UMass uniform with 20 or more points.

Providence sophomore forward Patrick Moynihan (Millis, Mass.) racked up three points (1g, 2a) as the Friars swept New Hampshire, 5-1 and 3-2. Jaxson Stauber (Plymouth, Minn.) picked up two wins to improve to 7-3-4 on the year with 55 saves.

HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Jonny Evans - UConn

Jonny Evans (North Delta, B.C.) had a six-point (4g, 2a) weekend as the Huskies swept Merrimack. Evans a four-goal game in Saturday’s 6-2 home win, becoming first Husky in the Division I era (1998-present) with four or more goals in a game. His third career hat-trick was a natural hat trick, as he scored a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal, the first one of his career. On season, he has 11 goals and nine assists for his first 20-point season.

PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Hudson Schandor - UConn

Hudson Schandor (North Vancouver, B.C.) had four points in a weekend in sweep over Merrimack. On Friday, the freshman forward scored his fourth goal of the season, the game-winning strike, in a 6-1 road win and on Saturday picked-up a career- high three assists in a 6-2 win.

HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Filip Lindberg - Massachusetts

Filip Lindberg (Espoo, Finland) recorded a pair of wins in a weekend sweep over #16 UMass Lowell, stopping 44 of 45 shots on the weekend for a .978 save percentage and a 0.50 goals against average for the week. He made 16 saves en route to his eighth career shutout, a 5-0 victory over the River Hawks on Friday, and had 28 saves in Saturday’s 2-1 victory, UMass’ first win at Tsongas since 2011.

HOCKEY EAST TOP PERFORMERS

Harrison Rees, UConn (So., D; Oakville, Ont.) Rees scored two goals in a road win at Merrimack, his first of the season and his first career multi-goal game.

Bobby Trivigno, UMass (Jr., F; Setauket, N.Y.) Factored in three of the five goals UMass scored in Friday’s 5-0 win over #16 UMass Lowell, scoring the first two goals of the game, while also adding an assist. His second goal marked his 20th point of the season, giving him three straight seasons in a UMass uniform with 20 or more points.