More Honors for Tigers-PairWise Out

Testwuide picked up another honor as the WCHA Offensive Player of the week and was joined by Jack Hillen as the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week.

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Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week
Mike Testwuide
So., F, Colorado College

MADISON, Wisc. - Colorado College right winger Mike Testwuide, who scored four goals and produced a series total of five scoring points as the Tigers' posted a two-game home-ice sweep of No. 10-ranked Clarkson last weekend, has been named Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for Feb. 5-11.

A 6-3, 216-pound sophomore from Vail, Colo., Testwuide scored twice in each game for the No. 4-ranked Tigers against the ECACHL-leading Golden Knights, including the game-winner last Saturday (Feb. 2) evening when he also added an assist for a five-point weekend. He also fired a total of 16 shots on goal in the two wins, was the game's first star on Feb. 2 and third star on Feb. 1, and earned a +3 plus-minus rating. Skating for the first time on CC's newly-formed first line with Chad Rau and Bill Sweatt, he launched 12 shots on goal in last Friday's 5-2 victory and then had four more in last Saturday's 6-1 triumph.

On the 2007-08 season, Testwuide has now scored six goals and assisted on five others for 11 points in 20 games played.

Also nominated for the award this week were: Geoff Irwin, F, MSU.

Red Baron WCHA Defensive Player of the Week
Jack Hillen
Sr., D, Colorado College

Jack Hillen, a senior defenseman at Colorado College, has earned Red Baron WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors for Feb. 5-11 as a result of his outstanding efforts in a two-game non-conference 5-2, 6-1 sweep over visiting and No. 10-ranked Clarkson last weekend. Hillen also earned the weekly honor on Dec. 18.

A 5-10, 192-pound senior from Minnetonka, Minn., Hillen collected two assists in each game for four points, was 4-of-4 on his penalty-killing shifts, was credited with three hits and one blocked shot, earned a +2 plus-minus rating, and fired six shots on goal. One of his four assists came on teammate Mike Testwuide's eventual game-winning goal last Saturday (Feb. 2) night in the Tigers' 6-1 victory over the Golden Knights.

Hillen's four-point weekend vaulted him into first place in overall scoring among WCHA defensemen this season with three goals, 20 assists and 23 points while playing in all 28 games. He has at least one point in 17 games overall, including the last four straight, and has also logged eight assists in Colorado College's last six games.

Also nominated for the award this week were: Jon Olthuis, G, UAA; Alex Stalock, G, UMD; R.J. Linder, D, MSU; and Shane Connelly, G, UW.

Also of note are the newest PairWise Rankings from UCHO. CC moved back up to 3rd, tied with New Hampshire. Think that early season sweep is looming large?
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Testwuide honored as INCH Player of the Week

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With just six points in 18 games prior to last weekend, Mike Testwuide wasn’t exactly setting the world on fire offensively. But things changed once Clarkson University rolled into Colorado Springs. Testwuide terrorized the Golden Knights, scoring twice in both games of CC’s 5-2, 6-1 sweep, and on Tuesday was named national Player of the Week by Inside College Hockey.com (INCH). The sophomore right winger added an assist in Saturday’s victory, when he was credited with the second game-winning goal of his collegiate career, to finish the series with five points. Now playing on the team’s top line with Chad Rau and Bill Sweatt, he will try to stay hot as the league-leading Tigers play host to St. Cloud State University in a key WCHA series this Friday and Saturday at the World Arena.

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His Statistics: 2 Games, 4goals, 1assist—5points

His Impact: If asked to name Colorado College's most dangerous offensive player, Mike Testwuide would probably not immediately come to mind. That's no knock on Testwuide, a serviceable sophomore forward who entered last weekend's non-conference series against Clarkson with two goals and four assists in 18 games this season.

The Golden Knights certainly know his name after the Vail, Colo. native scorched them in the Tigers' back-to-back thrashings at World Arena. Testwuide's two goals Friday were biggies. The first midway through the second period — the first of four unanswered goals CC would score — evened the score at 2-2. The second came on a power play less than two minutes in the third to give the hosts a 4-2 lead.

In Saturday's 6-1 romp, Testwuide notched the eventual game-winner 12 minutes into the first period with a power-play goal, then scored just under five minutes into the second to stretch the lead to 3-0. He also set up teammate Bill Sweatt's second-period goal that gave the Tigers a 4-0 edge.