Michigan, Notre Dame and Wisconsin Earn Three Stars
Notre Dame’s Cale Morris claims conference-record fifth First Star of the season
First Star
Cale Morris, Notre Dame
G – So. – Larkspur, Colo.
- Backstopped Notre Dame to a five-point weekend at Penn State, making 103 saves and recording a .954 save percentage in the series
- Made 48 saves in a 5-3 victory on Friday, including 21 in the first period
- Turned aside a career-high 55 shots on Saturday, including an Andrew Sturtz penalty shot in overtime
- Earns his eighth career weekly award and his conference-record fifth First Star selection of the season
- Last Notre Dame First Star: Cale Morris on Dec. 5, 2017
- Last Notre Dame honoree: Cale Morris (Third Star) on Jan. 30, 2018
Second Star
Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
So. – F – St. Louis, Mo.
- Led the nation and the conference with a career-best six points on the weekend in the Badgers’ split at Michigan
- Was on the ice for all seven goals by the Badgers at Michigan, scoring the first goal in both games
- Netted the opening goal on Friday and dished out a pair of assists
- Gave Wisconsin a 1-0 lead on Saturday, before registering a pair of assists, both on the power play
- Claims his fourth career weekly award and second of the season
- Last Wisconsin honoree: Ryan Wagner (Second Star) on Jan. 30, 2018
Third Star
Jack Becker, Michigan
F – Fr. – Dellwood, Minn.
- Recorded four points in the Wolverines’ weekend split against Wisconsin
- Netted his first career game-winning goal in the Wolverines’ 5-3 win on Friday
- Tallied a power-play goal in the third to cut the Wolverines’ deficit in half on Saturday
- Extended his goal streak to three games and his point streak to six games
- Earns his first career weekly award
- Last Michigan honoree: Hayden Lavigne (First Star) on Jan. 23, 2018