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And the winner is...MN Hockey Hub Top Performer revealed

By Kassondra Burtis, SportsEngine, 01/31/22, 7:45AM CST

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See who fans voted as the top performer from Jan. 24-29.

Athletes are considered for the weekly top performer poll only if their stats are entered on the MN Hockey Hub by 10 a.m. on Sundays. If coaches or members of their staffs need access to enter stats, please email mnhubs@sportngin.com.


Top performer winner

Finn Jacques, Lakeville North. The senior goaltender backed two Panther wins against Rosemount last week, starting the week with a shutout at Rosemount on Jan. 25. Jacques made a season-high 37 saves in the 3-0 win for his third shutout of the season. Two nights later the Panthers hosted Rosemount and again won by a three-goal margin. Jacques posted a .958 save percentage, stopping 23 shots in the 4-1 victory, placing him in a tie for fourth most wins in net (14) this season.

Top performer candidates

Braxten Hoffmann, New Ulm. The Eagles earned three wins in four days last week thanks to Hoffmann's offense. The senior forward led two of the Eagles’ wins with nine points on the team's 12 goals. In a 6-1 win at Windom on Jan. 24, Hoffmann netted a pair of power play goals and added three assists, including one on a power play, for five points. In the Eagles’ 6-0 blanking of Luverne on Jan. 27, he tallied four points, including two first period goals and two assists in the second.

Finn Jacques, Lakeville North. The senior goaltender backed two Panther wins against Rosemount last week, starting the week with a shutout at Rosemount on Jan. 25. Jacques made a season-high 37 saves in the 3-0 win for his third shutout of the season. Two nights later the Panthers hosted Rosemount and again won by a three-goal margin. Jacques posted a .958 save percentage, stopping 23 shots in the 4-1 victory, placing him in a tie for fourth most wins in net (14) this season.

Teis Larsen, Winona. Larsen led the Winhawks’ come-from-behind win on Jan. 29 as the team tied a season high with seven goals. Larsen alone recorded six points — a season high for the sophomore forward — to help the Winhawks erase a four-goal deficit. Larsen scored twice in the first period, temporarily evening the score at 2-2. Then after four consecutive goals by Fairmont, Larsen staged the Winhawk rally with a goal and an assist within 14 seconds in the second period. After assisting on the game-tying goal mid-way through the third, Larsen finished his impressive evening as he recorded the single assist on the overtime game-winning goal. The Winhawks won 7-6.

Gavin Middendorf, Forest Lake. The senior forward recorded a season-high six goals on Jan. 25, leading the Rangers to an 8-0 victory at Anoka. Middendorf got the Rangers off to a quick start, scoring 10 seconds into the game. He recorded his second goal just minutes later on a power play and completed his hat trick with a minute left in the first period. Middendorf scored his next three goals in the second period, including another one on a power play.

Jaksen Panzer, East Grand Forks. The junior forward tallied 12 points in two Green Wave victories last week on the team's 17 total goals. Panzer scored a season-high five times in the Green Wave's 9-2 victory over Kittson Central on Jan. 27, including once shorthanded, and added two assists. Then against Greenway on Jan. 29, Panzer scored once and tallied four assists, including one on a power play, to lead them to an 8-0 victory.

*Stats and records as of Jan. 30.

MN Hockey Hub polls are for entertainment purposes only. 

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