Even with a lighter schedule before the holidays, there were still three league alumni that earned weekly conference awards in college hockey. Get caught up in this week’s NCAA Roundup, presented by CWENCH Hydration.
NCHC Defenceman of the Week
Abram Wiebe – Sophomore – University of North Dakota (Chilliwack Chiefs)
Wiebe won his second straight NCHC Defenceman of the Week award after contributing at both ends of the ice in North Dakota’s sweep of St. Cloud State. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights draft pick helped UND log a shutout in the series opener – a 2-0 victory – and blocked two shots. A night later, Wiebe picked it up on the offensive end, recording two points for his third multi-point game in his last four contests. He scored a power-play goal late in the second period to tie the game at 2-2, then tallied an assist on the overtime winner in Saturday’s 4-3 victory.
The Mission, B.C. native played three seasons with the Chilliwack Chiefs and was team captain his final year. He notched 95 points in 131 career regular-season games. In 2022-23, Wiebe led his team in scoring with 53 points, which was second among all BCHL blueliners, and was named the winner of the Campbell Blair Trophy as the league’s top defenceman.
CCHA Rookie of the Week
Logan Morrell (F) – Freshman – Michigan Tech University (Coquitlam/Langley)
Morrell broke out with a rookie-high five points last week, scoring four goals with one assist at Bemidji State. Matching a league-high plus-5 rating, he totaled eight shots on goal with one block defensively. He also won 19 of 37 faceoffs (51.4 per cent). On Friday, he scored both Michigan Tech goals in a 2-2 tie, before posting a season-high three points (two goals, one assist) in a 9-5 Huskies victory on Saturday.
The 21-year-old played the 2023-24 campaign with the Coquitlam Express and the Langley Rivermen, putting up a combined 13 goals, 10 assists and 23 points in 43 games.
Big Ten 3rd Star of the Week
Tommy Scarfone (G) – Senior – University of Wisconsin (Surrey Eagles)
Scarfone logged a 4-0 shutout win against Michigan at Yost Ice Arena on Friday, then turned away 33 shots the next night in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Wolverines. The Rochester Institute of Technology transfer finished the series with a .949 save percentage, going 6 for 6 on the penalty kill and stopping 13 shots while a man down. This is the second straight week he has earned a Big Ten Star Award.
Scarfone played for the Surrey Eagles for two seasons from 2019 to 2021. He finished his BCHL stint with a career save percentage of .922 and a goals-against average of 2.50. During the shortened 2020-21 pod season, he backstopped the Eagles to first place in the Coquitlam Pod.
