Kaleniecki Named CCHA Offensive Player of the Week
12/12/2005 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Senior forward Brandon Kaleniecki (Livonia, Mich.) of the University of Michigan ice hockey team received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's Offensive Player of the Week award this morning (Monday, Dec. 12). Kaleniecki had two goals and three assists as the Wolverines swept Nebraska-Omaha during the weekend series at Yost Ice Arena.
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Kaleniecki, an alternate captain, had his best weekend of the season as his five points (2-3-5) vs. UNO more than doubled his season point total to nine points. His cumulative plus/minus rating of +4 during the sweep buoyed his season rating to +2.
On Friday (Dec. 9), Kaleniecki had his first multi-point effort of the season with a goal and two assists. His power-play goal tied the game at 1-1, and he assisted on the go-ahead, shorthanded goal minutes later. Finally he assisted on the empty-net goal to clinch the 4-2 win in the series opener.
On Saturday (Dec. 10), his power-play goal in the first period tied the game at 1-1. He later assisted on the go-ahead goal late in the first frame to make it 3-2.
Kaleniecki is riding three-game goal and point streaks that began on Dec. 3 at Miami. He has three goals and three assists during his streaks.
The Wolverines finished up the first half of the 2005-06 season with an overall record of 11-5-1 and a CCHA mark of 7-3-1, good for second place in the league. Michigan will be off until it heads to Detroit's Joe Louis Arena for the 41st annual Great Lakes Invitational on Dec. 29-30. U-M will face Colorado College on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. and then either Michigan Tech or Michigan State the following night.
Contact: Matt Trevor (734) 763-4423
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