2005-06 WIAC Men's Ice Hockey
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 6 - 12
Mathieu Bonnelly, Senior (Beauport, Quebec), Goalie of UW-Superior
Bonnelly recorded 37 saves on 39 shots in a 3-2 victory over St. Scholastica (Minn.) on February 10 and followed that with a 19 save performance against the Saints in a 4-3 win on February 11.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Steffan Braunlich, Senior, Goalie, Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
UW-River Falls, Derek Hansberry, Freshman, Forward, Arvada, Col./Wichita Falls, NAHL
UW-Stevens Point, Russel Law, Freshman, Forward, Bay City, Mich. (Shattuck, Minn.)/No. Michigan, NOJHL
UW-Stout, Andrew Stearns, Junior, Forward, Wadena, Minn./Billings, NAHL, UW-Superior

Week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 5
A.J. Bucchino, Sophomore (Bow, New Hampshire/Des Moines, USHL), Goalie of UW-River Falls
Bucchino helped UW-River Falls to a sweep in two NCHA road games during the weekend. In a 5-3 victory at St. Scholastica (Minn.) on February 3, he made a career-high 46 saves, including stopping 23 of 24 shots in the third period when the Falcons were outshot 24-9. In a 1-0 victory at UW-Superior on February 4, Bucchino stopped all 23 shots he faced to record his second shutout of the season. Buchhino has a 9-2-3 record with a .934 saves percentage and 2.11 goals against average this year.

Also nominated:
UW-Superior, Pat Power, Freshman, Forward, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Week of Jan. 23 - 29
Russel Law, Freshman (Bay City, Mich./Shattuck, Minn., No. Michigan, NOJHL), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Law scored all of the team's goals and recorded his first career hat trick in a 3-3 tie with St. Scholastica (Minn.) on January 27. In a 4-3 win over UW-Superior on January 28, Law scored just 37 seconds into the second period to give the Pointers a 2-1 lead. He also assisted on teammate Rolf Ulvin's goal at the 8:42 mark of the second period. For the week, Law scored four goals and had one assist.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Steffan Braunlich, Senior, Goalie, Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
UW-River Falls, Jared Sailer, Junior, Forward, Fernie, British Columbia/Fernie, AWHL
UW-Superior, Nate Rein, Freshman, Forward, Shakopee, Minn.

Week of Jan. 16 - 22
Mathieu Bonnelly, Senior (Beauport, Quebec), Goalie of UW-Superior
Bonnelly helped UW-Superior split a pair of NCHA contests during the weekend. He recorded 26 saves in a 3-2 victory at Lake Forest (Ill.) on January 20 and 23 saves in a 1-0 loss at No. 2-ranked St. Norbert on January 21. St. Norbert entered the contest averaging nearly five goals per game.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Chip Dunleavy, Senior, Forward, Littleton, Col. (Columbine)
UW-River Falls, Pat Borgestad, Sophomore, Forward, St. Paul, Minn./Des Moines, USHL
UW-Stevens Point, Sean Fish, Freshman, Forward, Ramsey, Minn. (Anoka)/Minnesota, NAHL
UW-Stout, Matt Mlynarczyk, Junior, Forward, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)/St. Paul, MJHL

Week of Jan. 9 - 15
Mike Kautz, Senior (Des Plaines, Ill./Chicago, USHL, Lake Superior State), Defenseman of UW-Stout
Kautz scored two goals and two assists, playing in two of UW-Stout's three games last week as the Blue Devils defeated Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 4-1, St. Thomas (Minn.), 6-3, and St. Mary's (Minn.), 5-3. Kautz, who was injured against Concordia, had two assists in UW-Stout's win over No. 9-ranked St. Thomas and scored two goals against St. Mary's. Against the Cardinals, Kautz twice gave UW-Stout a lead. Against the Tommies, Kautz assisted on the Blue Devils' third goal and fifth goal, a power play goal. UW-Stout scored 11 goals in the two games Kautz played and he was on the ice for five of them. Defensively, Kautz was not on the ice for any opponent's goals, earning a plus-5 for the week.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Chip Dunleavy, Senior, Forward, Littleton, Col. (Columbine)
UW-River Falls, A.J. Bucchino, Sophomore, Goalie, Bow, New Hampshire/Des Moines, USHL
UW-Stevens Point, Rolf Ulvin, Junior, Forward, Edina, Minn./Michigan Tech, WCHA

Week of Jan. 2 - 8
Dustin Norman, Freshman (South Delta, British Columbia/Neepawa, MJHL), Forward of UW-River Falls
Norman compiled five points in UW-River Falls' 6-2 win over Marian on January 6 and a 3-2 win at Bethel (Minn.) on January 7. Against Marian, he had four assists enroute to the first multiple point game of his career. He had one assist in the first period and three assists in the third period. Norman added another assist against Bethel as he aided on T.J. Dahl's third period game-winning, power play goal.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Steffan Braunlich, Senior, Goalie, Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
UW-Stevens Point, Nick Zebro, Junior, Forward, Mosinee/Springfield Spirit, NAHL

Week of Dec. 5 - 11
Mike Stone, Sophomore (West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley)/Minneapolis, MJHL), Goalie of UW-Stout
Stone turned away 57 shots and picked up his first collegiate shutout with a 4-0 road win over No. 9 UW-Superior on December 10. He was a vital part of UW-Stout's penalty kill, as the Blue Devils stopped all nine of UW-Superior's power play opportunities, including two 5-on-3 chances.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, AJ Bucchino, Sophomore, Goalie, Bow, N.H./Des Moines, USHL
UW-Stevens Point, Marcus Paulson, Freshman, Goalie, Eden Prairie, Minn./Minnesota, NAHL



Week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 4
Sean Fish, Freshman (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka--Minnesota, NAHL), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Fish was a key member of the Pointers' penalty killing unit that held opponents scoreless in 16 power play opportunities, while UW-Stevens Point scored a total of four shorthanded goals in wins over UW-Superior and St. Scholastica (Minn.) during the weekend. He scored two shorthanded goals and assisted on a power play goal in the 4-3 win over UW-Superior and then assisted on the go-ahead shorthanded goal with 7:50 left in the 3-2 victory over the Saints.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Steffan Braunlich, Senior, Goalie, Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
UW-River Falls, Derek Hansberry, Freshman, Forward, Arvada, Col./Wichita Falls, NAHL
UW-Stout, Andrew Stearns, Junior, Forward, Wadena, Minn./Billings, NAHL-UW-Superior

Week of Nov. 21 - 27
Steffan Braunlich, Senior (Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola), Forward of UW-Eau Claire
Braunlich played all 65 minutes in goal in a 2-2 tie against third-ranked St. Norbert on November 26. He stopped 31 shots during the game including double-digit saves in the first and second periods. The tie marked the first non-loss by the Blugolds against the Green Knights since a 4-4 draw on January 16, 1999.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Russel Law, Freshman, Forward, Bay City, Mich. (Shattuck, Minn.)/Northern Michigan, NOJHL
UW-Stout, Andy Wiesner, Junior, Forward, Rochester, Minn. (Marshall)

Week of Nov. 14 - 20
T.J. Dahl, Sophomore (Burnsville, Minn./Des Moines, USHL), Forward of UW-River Falls
Dahl scored four goals during the weekend to help UW-River Falls beat UW-Stevens Point (3-1) and UW-Eau Claire (7-4) at Hunt Arena in River Falls. In the Falcons' first conference game of the season on November 18 against UW-Stevens Point, Dahl put the Falcons on the board first with a goal 9:31 into the first period. In the November 19 win over the Blugolds, he recorded his first career hat trick. Dahl scored two goals in the second period and added a third midway through the final period that bumped the Falcons lead to 4-0. He leads the team with seven goals and 13 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sean Clark, Senior, Defenseman, Royal Oak, Mich. (Brother Rice)
UW-Stevens Point, Sean Fish, Freshman, Forward, Ramsey, Minn. (Anoka)/Minnesota, NAHL
UW-Stout, Matt Koenig, Freshman, Goalie, Lakeland, Minn. (Stillwater)/Billings, NAHL
UW-Superior, Nate Rein, Sophomore, Forward, Shakopee, Minn.

Week of Nov. 7 - 13
B.J. Radovich, Senior (Hermantown, Minn.), Forward of UW-Superior
Radovich scored four goals and one assist during the week as UW-Superior beat St. Olaf (Minn.), 4-1, on November 11 and Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 5-3, on November 12. He had the game-tying goal at the 4:28 mark of the first period against the Oles. Radovich also added a hat trick and an assist against the Gusties as the Yellowjackets improved to 4-1 on the season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Brooks Lockwood, Junior, Forward, Hudson
UW-River Falls, T.J. Dahl, Sophomore, Forward, Burnsville, Minn./Des Moines, USHL
UW-Stevens Point, James Jernberg, Senior, Defenseman, St. Cloud, Minn. (Tech)/St. Cloud State, WCHA
UW-Stout, Matt Koenig, Freshman, Goalie, Lakeland, Minn. (Stillwater)/Billings, NAHL

Week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 6
Matt Stendahl, Freshman (Forest Lake, Minn./Springfield Blues, NAHL), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Stendahl had a big weekend for the Pointers as they went 2-0. He played a strong game in a 3-2 win over third-ranked St. Thomas (Minn.) on November 4. On Saturday, Stendahl had a five-point game in the Pointers' 10-1 rout of St. Mary's (Minn.) with two goals and three assists.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Pat Borgestad, Sophomore, Forward, St. Paul, Minn./Des Moines, USHL
UW-Stout, Andy Wiesner, Junior, Forward, Rochester, Minn. (Marshall)/Chicago, NAHL

Week of Oct. 24 - 30
Joe Adams, Sophomore (Roseau, Minn./Bismark, AWHL), Forward of UW-River Falls
Adams completed a hat trick in UW-River Falls' 8-0 victory over Lawrence on October 29. He scored two goals in the first period at the 10:46 mark and 15:01 mark and added another in the third period at 10:17. The Falcons opened the 2005-06 season with victories over UW-Eau Claire and Lawrence.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Colin Trulock, Sophomore, Champaign, Ill. (Centennial)/River City, USHL
UW-Stout, Mike Stone, Sophomore, Goalie, West St. Paul, Minn. (Sibley)/Minneapolis, MJHL
UW-Superior, Baron Bradley, Junior, Goalie, Neepawa, Manitoba/Dauphin, MJHL

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