University of Denver defenceman Joey LaLeggia of Burnaby was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association defensive player of the week on Jan. 17.
The Burnaby native recorded five points and a plus-2 rating, while dishing out six hits and stopping two shots on goals in a weekend sweep over Bemidji State last week.
LaLeggia scored a go-ahead goal and had one assist in a 6-3 win over Bemidji on Jan. 13. He also figured in on all three of Denver's goals in a comeback 3-2 win over BSU.
LaLeggia leads all NCAA Division I rookie defencemen with 24 points, including a nation-best nine goals and 15 assists.
He is currently on a six-game points-scoring streak. LaLeggia currently ranks second among WCHA blueliners in goals and is third in total points.
A good start
Burnaby defenceman Al Mazur garned a pair of assists in his first game with the Ontario Reign of the East Coast Hockey League.
Mazur signed a pro contract with the Reign on Jan. 21. He then went out and helped the Reign post a 4-2 win over the Colorado Eagles on the same day.
Third star by Thunder
Brown University grad Jesse Fratkin was named a third star for the Stockton Thunder in a 7-5 victory over Las Vegas in ECHL play on Saturday.
Fratkin's goals were his seventh and eighth of the season, placing him sixth in team scoring.
Two-point outing
Dustin Mowrey of Burnaby scored a goal in a two-point outing for Cornell University in East Coast university hockey on Jan. 20.
Mowrey's third tally of the year helped the ninth-ranked school team to a 4-3 win in overtime over Dartmouth.
Third of the season
University of Connecticut senior Marcello Ranallo scored his third goal of the season in a 2-1 loss to Robert Morris in Atlantic Hockey Association play Saturday.
