Michigan State, Notre Dame and Wisconsin Standouts Honored as Three Stars

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Michigan State, Notre Dame and Wisconsin Standouts Honored as Three Stars

Wisconsin’s Miller earns first star after recording Badgers’ first four-point game since 2016

 

First Star

K’Andre Miller, Wisconsin

D – Fr. – Minnetonka, Minn.

 

  • Tied for the Big Ten points lead and ranked second nationally with a goal and four assists last weekend as the Badgers went 1-0-1 with conference foe No. 6/6 Penn State
  • Posted the Badgers’ first four-point game since Oct. 16, 2016, with the game-winning goal and three assists in Wisconsin’s 8-5 comeback win on Saturday
  • Leads the Badgers with 15 points on three goals and 12 assists, while his 15 points lead all Big Ten freshmen
  • Earns his first career weekly award
  • Last Wisconsin First Star honoree: Kyle Hayton on Oct. 17, 2017
  • Last Wisconsin honoree: Jack Berry (Third Star) on Nov. 27, 2018

 

Second Star

Drew DeRidder, Michigan State

G – Fr. – Fenton, Mich.

 

  • Backstopped the Spartans to a five-point weekend, going 1-0-1 against No. 14/14 Michigan while making 78 saves
  • Recorded a career-high 43 saves in Friday’s 4-3 road victory
  • Turned aside 35 shots on Saturday before stopping four shots in the 3-on-3 overtime and all four shootout attempts to help the Spartans get the extra point
  • Claims his first career weekly award
  • Last Michigan State honoree: Taro Hirose (Second Star) on Nov. 27, 2018

 

Third Star

Cam Morrison, Notre Dame

F – Jr. – Aurora, Ontario

 

  • Registered four points on a pair of goals and two assists to help the Fighting Irish go 3-0-0 on the week
  • Recorded an assist in a win against Northern Michigan on Tuesday, before adding a goal in Friday’s 5-1 victory against RPI
  • Scored the game-winning goal in Saturday’s 3-0 victory against the Engineers and helped extend Notre Dame’s winning streak to six games
  • Claims his first career weekly award
  • Last Notre Dame honoree: Cale Morris (Third Star) on Nov. 5, 2018

 

 

2018-19 Big Ten Hockey Three Stars

Oct. 9

First Star: Clayton Phillips, So., D, MINN

Second Star: Brannon McManus, So., F, MINN

Third Star: Sampo Ranta, Fr., F, MINN

 

Oct. 16

First Star: Joe Wegwerth, Sr., F, ND

Second Star: Brandon Biro, Jr., F, PSU

Third Star: Jack Berry, Jr., G, WIS

 

Oct. 23

First Star: Bobby Nardella, Sr., D, ND

Second Star: Sean Dhooghe, So., F, WIS

Third Star: Cal Burke, Jr., F, ND

 

Oct. 30

First Star: Taro Hirose, Jr., F, MSU

Second Star: Josh Norris, So., F, MICH

Third Star: Peyton Jones, Jr., G, PSU

 

Nov. 5

First Star: Patrick Khodorenko, Jr., F, MSU

Second Star: Sean Romeo, Sr., G, OSU

Third Star: Cale Morris, Jr., G, ND

 

Nov. 13

First Star: Nikita Pavlychev, Jr., F, PSU

Second Star: Alex Limoges, So., F, PSU

Third Star: Tommy Nappier, So., G, OSU

 

Nov. 20

First Star: Evan Barratt, So., F, PSU

Second Star: Jake Slaker, Jr., F, MICH

Third Star: Sean Romeo, Sr., G, OSU

 

Nov. 27

First Star: Tyler Sheehy, Sr., F, MINN

Second Star: Taro Hirose, Jr., F, MSU

Third Star: Jack Berry, Jr., G, WIS

 

Dec. 3

First Star: K’Andre Miller, Fr., D, WIS

Second Star: Drew DeRidder, Fr., G, MSU

Third Star: Cam Morrison, Jr., F, ND

 

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