Four different Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams were represented in the latest set of weekly awards presented by OS Hockey as Ohio State's Jocelyn Amos, Minnesota's Gracie Graham, Minnesota Duluth's Ève Gascon and Wisconsin's Maggie Scannell earned the honors.
Ohio State's Amos and Minnesota's Graham earned their first honors of the season after being named the Forward of the Week and Defender of the Week, respectively. Minnesota Duluth's Gascon claimed her third Goaltender of the Week nod of the season while Wisconsin's Scannell also earned her third award after being tabbed the Rookie of the Week.
WCHA Forward of the Week
Jocelyn Amos, So., Ohio State (Ailsa Craig, Ontario)
Ohio State's Jocelyn Amos recorded her first career hat trick en route to earning her first WCHA Forward of the Week honor of the season. In the Buckeyes' series sweep of Bemidji State, Amos led her team with seven points off of three assists and a team-high four goals. The sophomore forward recorded her first career hat trick in Friday's 6-0 win over the Beavers, scoring four goals in the game. Amos became the first Buckeye since 2001 to score three power-play goals in a game. She finished the weekend with five points on the power play, helping the Buckeyes finish 6-for-10 on the player advantage
Other Nominees: Ava Lindsay, Minnesota; Olivia Mobley, Minnesota Duluth; Lacey Eden, Wisconsin.
WCHA Defender of the Week
Gracie Graham, Fr., Minnesota (Kelowna, B.C.)
Minnesota's Gracie Graham claimed her first-ever WCHA Defender of the Week honor after her performance in the series sweep of St. Thomas. The rookie defender led the Gophers with four points in the series off of one goal and three assists. In Friday's 4-2 win over the Tommies, Graham recorded an assist on the Gophers' game-winning goal. On Saturday, Graham scored the first Gopher goal just over a minute into the game and tallied two assists to help Minnesota to a 5-1 victory.
Other Nominees: Mira Jungåker, Ohio State; Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin.
WCHA Goaltender of the Week
Ève Gascon, So., Minnesota Duluth (Mascouche, Quebec)
After recording two shutouts and helping Minnesota Duluth to a top-10 series sweep over No. 10 St. Cloud State, Ève Gascon was tabbed the WCHA Goaltender of the Week. In Friday's 3-0 win over the Huskies, Gascon saved all 24 of the shots she faced for her third shutout of the season. The sophomore netminder followed up on Saturday with her fourth shutout of the season in the 3-0 Bulldog victory while collecting 24 saves.
Other Nominees: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Amanda Thiele, Ohio State; Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin.
WCHA Rookie of the Week
Maggie Scannell, F, Wisconsin (Wynantskill, New York)
For the third time this season, Wisconsin's Maggie Scannell claimed the WCHA Rookie of the Week honor. In the Badgers' first series sweep of the new year over Minnesota State, Scannell recorded two points and five shots on goal. The rookie tallied one goal and an assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Mavericks. Saturday's multipoint game, marked the third of the season for the Wynantskill, New York native.
Other Nominees: Gracie Graham, Minnesota, Jordyn Petrie, Ohio State.
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2024-25 WCHA Players of the Week:
Jan. 13 | Forward: Jocelyn Amos, Ohio State; Defender: Gracie Graham, Minnesota; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Maggie Scannell, Wisconsin
Jan. 6 | Forward: Whitney Tuttle, Minnesota State; Defender: Sydney Morrow, Minnesota; Goaltender: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin; Rookie: Morgan Smith, Bemidji State
Dec. 16 | Forward: Madison Mashuga, Minnesota State; Defender: JuliAnna Gazdik, Minnesota State; Goaltender: Hailey Hansen, Minnesota State; Rookie: Morgan Smith, Bemidji State
Dec. 9 | Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Chloe Primerano, Minnesota; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Maggie Scannell, Wisconsin
Dec. 2 | Forward: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Hailey Hansen, Minnesota State; Rookie: Caitlin Kraemer, Minnesota Duluth
Nov. 25 | Forward: Olivia Wallin, Minnesota Duluth; Defender: Tova Henderson, Minnesota Duluth; Goaltender: Hailey Hansen, Minnesota State; Rookie: Chloe Boreen, St. Thomas
Nov. 18 | Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Riley Brengman, Ohio State; Goaltender: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Rookie: Kaitlin Groess, Bemidji State
Nov. 11 | Forward: Cara Sajevic, St. Thomas; Defender: Nicole Vallario, St. Thomas
Nov. 4 | Forward: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Dani Strom, St. Thomas; Rookie: Caitlin Kraemer, Minnesota Duluth
Oct. 28: Forward: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Defender: Emma Peschel, Ohio State; Goaltender: Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State; Rookie: Josie St. Martin, Ohio State
Oct. 21: Forward: Hailey Armstrong, Bemidji State; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin; Rookie: Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State
Oct. 14: Forward: Laila Edwards, Jr., Wisconsin; Defender: Laney Potter, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Amanda Thiele, Ohio State; Rookie: Maggie Scannell, Wisconsin
Oct. 7: Forward: Casey O'Brien, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State; Rookie: Chloe Boreen, St. Thomas
Sept. 30: Forward: Casey O'Brien, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Hailey MacLeod, Ohio State; Rookie: Jordyn Petrie, Ohio State
Sept. 23: Forward: Emma Gentry, St. Cloud State; Defender: Ella Anick, St. Cloud State; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Caitlin Kraemer, Minnesota Duluth