University of Massachusets Athletics
P?ck Named Athlete of the Week
November 20, 2002 | Hockey
Nov. 20, 2002
AMHERST, Mass. - UMass Hockey player Thomas P?ck (Klagenfurt, Austria) was named Dinn Brothers / UMass Athlete of the Week announced today. P?ck is the first hockey player to receive the award this year.
P?ck, a junior defenseman, tallied four points over the weekend. P?ck scored a goal and assist in Friday's 6-3 win over UMass Lowell. His goal gave the Minutemen a 3-2 lead in the second period and he assisted on UMass' fifth goal of the night. In Saturday's 4-3 win, P?ck tallied UMass' first goal of the evening that cut the River Hawks' lead to 2-1 in the first period. He assisted on UMass' lone goal in the second period that trimmed UMass Lowell's lead to 3-2. He registered seven shots on the weekend, and enabled UMass to win the Alumni Cup, which is given to the series winner between UMass and UMass Lowell. It is the first time that UMass has won the Cup since the 1996-97 season. He was named Hockey East Player of the Week for his efforts. It was the third straight week and fourth time in five weeks that a UMass player was honored by the Hockey East Conference.
- * Sept. 4 - Jeff Deren (Men's Soccer)
- * Sept. 11 - Jason Peebler (Football)
- * Sept. 18 - Stephanie Price (Women's Tennis)
- * Sept. 25 - Lindsey Bellini (Women's Soccer)
- * Oct. 2 - Derek Rhodes (Men's Soccer)
- * Oct. 9 - Jeff Deren (Men's Soccer) and Gerard Washington (Football)
- * Oct. 16 - Adrian Zullo (Football)
- * Oct. 23 - Jeff Deren (Men's Soccer) and Anton McKenzie (Football)
- * Oct. 30 - Erin Lilly (Women's Soccer) and Corey Potter (Football)
- * Nov. 6 - David Sanger (Football)
- * Nov. 13 - Dylan Smith (Men's Swimming)
- * Nov. 20 - Thomas P?ck (Ice Hockey)
