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

By Kassondra Burtis, SportsEngine, 12/18/18, 10:30AM CST

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See who fans voted as the top performer from Dec. 10-15.

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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 winners

Noah Shuck, Eveleth-Gilbert. The junior goaltender faced 41 shots against Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl, and he allowed just one goal — a second-period power-play conversion — in the Golden Bears' 3-1 win on Dec. 15.

Tommy Walsh, Minneapolis. The senior goaltender posted a .955 save percentage in a 2-2 tie against Thief River Falls on Dec. 15. His 42 saves — more than double the amount of the opposing goaltender — helped shut down the Prowlers' offense for the game's final 30 minutes.

Top performer candidates

Josh Dykhoff, Wadena-Deer Creek. The freshman goaltender faced the most shots in a game he's seen in his young career, as he made 48 saves in a 3-3 tie against Northern Lakes on Dec. 11. Dykhoff stood tall in the final 30 minutes — holding the Lightning scoreless and allowing the Wolverines to come back from a two-goal deficit. 

Caden Espinda Banick, Eastview. The junior defenseman led the Lightning's 3-2 overtime comeback win over Bloomington Jefferson with the team's first goal, a power-play conversion with less than five minutes to play in the third period. Banick assisted on a second power-play goal less than two minutes later to send the game to overtime, where he assisted on the game-winner 11 seconds in.

Matthew Gleason, Cretin-Derham Hall. There was no shortage of goals in the Raiders' first meeting with Forest Lake, which ended in an 11-9 Cretin-Derham Hall win. Gleason, a junior forward and Colorado College commit, produced six points in the victory, as he recorded a hat trick within the game's first 20 minutes and added three assists — one on a power play — to lead the Raiders to a Suburban East Conference win. 

Jagger Johnson, Waseca. The junior forward recorded a hat trick in the second period of a 6-2 win over Worthington on Dec. 11, and he added another goal and an assist in the third period. Johnson scored both of the Bluejays' power-play goals. 

Garrett Pinoniemi, Holy Family Catholic. Pinoniemi had a hand in all of the Fire's goals in a 7-2 win over Greenway on Dec. 14 — scoring three goals and assisting on the other four. The junior forward, a University of Minnesota commit, is tied for tenth in the state with 19 points through the Fire's first seven games.

Noah Roitman, Simley. The senior defenseman filled a vital playmaker role in the Spartans' 6-2 victory over Austin on Dec. 15, as he assisted on five goals — including three on powerplays — to lead the team's offense. 

Dalton Saltness, Forest Lake. The senior forward made an early impact for the Rangers when he scored on the team's first power-play opportunity against Woodbury on Dec. 15. He added a short-handed assist midway through the first period, then dished two more assists and scored the Rangers' final goal to round out the 5-2 conference win.

Noah Shuck, Eveleth-Gilbert. The junior goaltender faced 41 shots against Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl, and he allowed just one goal — a second-period power-play conversion — in the Golden Bears' 3-1 win on Dec. 15

Tucker Skime, Thief River Falls. Skime led the Prowlers' 3-2 come-from-behind win over Bemidji on Dec. 11, as he scored two goals and added an assist. The junior forward cut the Lumberjacks' lead in half with a goal early in the second period before adding an assist and a goal 21 seconds apart late in the third period. 

Tommy Walsh, Minneapolis. The senior goaltender posted a .955 save percentage in a 2-2 tie against Thief River Falls on Dec. 15. His 42 saves — more than double the amount of the opposing goaltender — helped shut down the Prowlers' offense for the game's final 30 minutes.

*Stats and records as of Dec. 16.

MN Hockey Hub polls are for entertainment purposes only. 

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