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Massachusetts Hockey's Ufko And Hrabal Collect Hockey East Weekly Awards
November 20, 2023 | Hockey
AMHERST, Mass. – Two members of the University of Massachusetts hockey program have been recognized with Hockey East weekly honors following UMass' pair of wins over No. 5 Providence last week. Junior captain Ryan Ufko has been selected as the Hockey East Defender of the Week, while freshman Michael Hrabal has earned a Goaltender of the Week nod for the second time this season.
Ufko helped lead the Minutemen to two victories over the Friars, scoring in both contests. In last Thursday's 3-2 come-from-behind victory in Providence, the Smithtown, New York native netted the game-tying goal on the power play in the third period. He also scored the overtime game winner on Saturday in a 2-1 victory after registering a team-high five shots on goal and blocking three shots. Ufko led a UMass defense that allowed just 1.50 goals per-game on the week and went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill, which included a five-minute major.
Hrabal earned both wins in net for UMass against Providence, playing 120:56 and stopping 53 of 56 shots over the pair of games for a .946 save percentage and a 1.49 goals against average on the week. The Prague, Czechia native made 21 saves in Thursday's win on the road in Providence before tying his career best with 32 stops on Saturday at the Mullins Center.
Ufko helped lead the Minutemen to two victories over the Friars, scoring in both contests. In last Thursday's 3-2 come-from-behind victory in Providence, the Smithtown, New York native netted the game-tying goal on the power play in the third period. He also scored the overtime game winner on Saturday in a 2-1 victory after registering a team-high five shots on goal and blocking three shots. Ufko led a UMass defense that allowed just 1.50 goals per-game on the week and went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill, which included a five-minute major.
Hrabal earned both wins in net for UMass against Providence, playing 120:56 and stopping 53 of 56 shots over the pair of games for a .946 save percentage and a 1.49 goals against average on the week. The Prague, Czechia native made 21 saves in Thursday's win on the road in Providence before tying his career best with 32 stops on Saturday at the Mullins Center.
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