Minnesota, Notre Dame and Penn State Standouts Honored as Three Stars

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Minnesota, Notre Dame and Penn State Standouts Honored as Three Stars
Minnesota’s Sheehy earns first star after leading the nation with seven points last weekend

First Star
Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
F – Sr. – Burnsville, Minn.

·       Led the nation with seven points on one goal and six assists in Minnesota’s series split with Wisconsin
·       Matched his single-game career high with four points on one goal and three assists in Friday’s 9-4 win before assisting on all three Minnesota goals in Saturday’s series finale
·       Has recorded points in 15 of the last 16 games for the Gophers
·       Helped Minnesota’s power-play go 6-for-10 on the weekend, improving to 25.8% on the year (23-for-89, fifth in the nation, first in the Big Ten)
·       The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his ninth career weekly award and first since Nov. 27, 2018 (First Star)
·       Last Minnesota honorees: Mat Robson (First Star) and Blake McLaughlin (Second Star) on Jan. 15, 2019

Second Star
Cale Morris, Notre Dame
G – Jr. – Larkspur, Colo.

·       Backstopped the Fighting Irish to a five-point weekend against Michigan State
·       Opened the weekend with a season-best 49 saves in Notre Dame’s 6-3 victory on Friday night
·       Made 29 saves in Saturday’s game, including four saves in overtime and an additional three saves in the 3×3 overtime to help the Irish reach the shootout
·       Went 1-0-1 on the weekend with a 1.92 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage
·       Earns his 11th career weekly award and his first since Jan. 3, 2019 (First Star)
·       Last Notre Dame honoree: Michael Graham (First Star) on Jan. 22, 2019

Third Star
Peyton Jones, Penn State
G – Jr. – Langhorne, Pa.

·       Stopped 35-of-37 shots faced at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night to lead Penn State to a 5-2 victory
·       Posted a .946 save percentage for the game including making 22 saves on 22 shots in the first period, a new career-high while tying the Penn State single-game record for saves in a period
·       Picked up his 10th win of the season and the 50th of his career, a program record
·       Claims his seventh career weekly award and first since Dec. 11, 2018 (Third Star)
·       Last Penn State honorees: Alec Marsh (Second Star) and Brandon Biro (Third Star) on Dec. 18, 2018

 

 

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