NAHL Alumni Update
February 9, 2017
Former NAHL and Springfield Jr. Blues forward Brady Tomlak was the Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week.
Former NAHL and Coulee Region Chill goalie Adam Carlson’s journey serves as inspiration to aspiring hockey players (read)
Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week: Brady Tomlak, Air Force (Springfield Jr. Blues)
Brady Tomlak tied for the lead amongst Atlantic Hockey rookies with three points in a pair of wins at Bentley over the weekend. He had a goal and an assist in Friday's 6-1 victory, tying a career high for single-game points. Tomlak then added an assist in Saturday's win. He was also plus-3 for the series.
WCHA Offensive Player of the Week: Kyle Bauman, Bemidji State (Wichita Falls Wildcats)
Bauman helped Bemidji State to a sweep of second-place Michigan Tech, scoring a goal in both victories as the Beavers moved within three points of clinching their first-ever MacNaughton Cup. The junior from Apopka, Fla., capped Bemidji State's three-goal, third-period comeback in Friday's 4-2 win, posting his 10th goal of the season into an empty net at the 19-minute mark. He then needed just one minute to light the lamp in Saturday's series finale, scoring 60 seconds into the contest to jump-start the Beavers toward an eventual 3-0 triumph. Bauman's two scores came on just four shots, as he tied for the WCHA weekend goals lead. This is Bauman's first WCHA weekly award of the 2016-17 season and his third career honor, including a pair of Rookie of the Week accolades.
WCHA Defensive Player of the Week: Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan (Minot Minotauros/Minnesota Magicians)
Tolvanen continued his brilliant run in the Northern Michigan net, stopping all 75 shots he faced in leading the Wildcats to consecutive shutouts and a road sweep at Bowling Green. The only goaltender in the country to post two clean sheets last week, he ranked fourth nationally with his WCHA-high 75 saves. Tolvanen opened the weekend with a 35-save effort in NMU's 3-0 triumph, before making a season-high 40 stops – including several of the highlight reel variety – in the Wildcats' 2-0 victory Saturday. The sophomore from Vihti, Finland now has three-straight clean sheets (109 saves), in the process posting a NMU program-record 215:42 scoreless streak. Over a longer haul, Tolvanen has posted a .966 save percentage and 0.98 goals-against average during Northern Michigan's current 5-0-2 stretch, a seven-game unbeaten run that is tied for the second-longest active streak in the country. This is Tolvanen's second WCHA weekly award of the 2016-17 season and his sixth career honor (including three Rookie of the Week accolades).
