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Mark Bedics, krikya18.com | January 22, 2019

College hockey stars of the week: Alabama Huntsville's Kurt Gosselin tallies six points in weekend sweep

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Here were the top three performers in men's college hockey for the week of Jan. 14 -20.

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1. Kurt Gosselin, Alabama Huntsville

The senior defenseman led the Chargers to a sweep of Alaska Anchorage in WCHA action over the weekend. On Friday, he posted three points on a goal and two assists in a 6-2 victory. On Saturday, he added three more points on two goals and an assist as UAH defeated the Seawolves 6-3.

For the weekend, the Brighton, Michigan native totaled six points on three goals and three assists on 11 shots on goal. He had a combined +5 rating. Gosselin now has 11 points this season on three goals and eight assists.

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2. Michael Graham, Notre Dame

Graham had a big weekend for the Fighting Irish in Big Ten action against Wisconsin. In Friday's 6-4 victory in Madison, he had two goals and an assist on the game-winner. In Sunday's 2-2 tie at the United Center in Chicago, the freshman forward scored both of Notre Dame's goals.

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He finished the weekend with five points on four goals and an assist while taking nine shots on goal. He improved his season totals to 11 points (five goals, six assists).

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3. Hunter Shepard, Minnesota Duluth

The junior goalie from Cohasset, Minnesota shut out Miami (Ohio) in both contests this past weekend in NCHC action.

Shepard stopped all 23 shots in Friday's 4-0 win and then made 17 more saves in Saturday's 3-0 victory to complete the sweep of the Redhawks. With the flawless weekend, Shepard lowered his season's goals-against average to 1.74 while increasing his save percentage to .923.

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