It’s time to take our first look at the best single-game performances in D3 Men’s Ice Hockey — the nominees for HERO of the Week!
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Who will you choose this week?
Check out the nominees below.
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Becker College
James Wallace
Becker: In a 7-2 win over Assumption, Wallace recorded the first hat trick of the season for a CCC player with two of his goals coming on power-play opportunities. He also added an assist in the victory.
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Ryan Stevens
Plymouth State: Stevens helped power his team to a 3-2 victory over Endicott over the weekend, tallying a pair of goals and assisting on the game-winner.
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Nate Flynn
Augsburg: In a pair of wins over Gustavus and Concordia Moorhead, Flynn tallied three points. His best performance came in his team’s 3-2 win over Gustavus, scoring a pair of goals, including both the game-tying tally and the overtime game-winner. He earned an assist in his team’s 4-1 victory over Concordia.
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Stefen Seel
Concordia Wisconsin: Seel led his team to a pair of victories over River Falls and Superior, tallying a goal and three assists in Saturday’s 4-2 win over Superior. The Falcons went 2-0 to start the season for just the second time in program history with a 4-3 victory over River Falls.
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Collen Koen/University of Massachusetts Boston
Colin Larkin
Massachusetts Boston: With seven points in a pair of wins over Wentworth and Curry, Larkin led his team. In a 9-2 win over Leopards, the senior recorded the eventual game-winner plus three assists, before tallying his third career hat trick in a 6-1 victory over the Colonels.
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Connor Hutchins
Brockport State: Hutchins led his team to back-to-back wins with five points to start the season. In Friday’s 6-2 victory over King’s College, Hutchins tallied an assist and a pair of goals, including the eventual game-winner, before adding another goal and assist in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Neumann.
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Tanner Karty
Wisconsin Stevens Point: In his team’s season opening weekend, Karty tallied a pair of goals in a 6-1 win at Aurora before notching another goal and an assist in a 3-2 victory over Trine.[divider]
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Suffolk University
Michael Levine
Suffolk: Levine backstopped his team to a 5-2 win over Assumption, recording 37 stops in the effort.
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Jason Pucciarelli
Salem State: To help lead his team to a season-opening 3-2 win over Babson College, Pucciarelli made 49 stops, earning a .961 save percentage.
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Zach Woodman
MSOE: The netminder opened the season with a 31-save effort to shutout eleventh-ranked Eau Claire in a 2-0 victory before making 26 stops in a 3-1 win over River Falls.
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Christoffer Sjoo
New England College: In just his second career start for the Pilgrims, Sjoo earned his first collegiate shutout, making 18 stops in a 2-0 victory over Bryn Athyn.
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Alexander Connal
Hobart: To open his season, Connal helped secure a 2-1 overtime win over seventh-ranked Oswego State, making 18 saves in over 60 minutes of play.
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Jared Young
Morrisville State: Young backstopped his team to a pair of ties over the weekend, accumulating a staggering 81 saves. In a 2-2 tie with Manhattanville, Young stopped 40 of 42 shots before making 43 saves in his team’s 2-2 tying effort with Stevenson.[divider]
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