HKY: Hugens, Yaremko named conference Players of the Week

VANCOUVER - Mount Royal forward Nolan Yaremko raked up six points in a pair of road games, while UBC goaltender Elise Hugens was nearly unbeatable in net for the Thunderbirds on the weekend.

The duo were recognized as the conference's Hockey Players of the Week by the Canada West on Tuesday.

Yaremko had his best weekend of the season on the road against the Manitoba Bisons, vaulting him to the top of the conference's scoring race.

The second-year business student recorded four goals and two assists while helping the Cougars pick up three points on the weekend.

Yaremko had a hand in all four Mount Royal goals in Friday's 4-1 win, scoring twice and assisting on two other goals.

On Saturday, the Spirit River, Alta. product tallied twice more in a 5-4 overtime defeat.

Yaremko has scored two goals in a game six times this season and shot up the scoring race leaderboard, sitting in top spot with 20 points on the campaign.

Mount Royal (6-3-1) will enjoy a weekend off before heading to Saskatoon to take on the Saskatchewan Huskies (7-1) on the final weekend before the semester break.

Both games will be available live on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.

Game log: Nov. 19: 2 goals, 2 assists in 4-1 W at Manitoba Nov. 20: 2 goals in 5-4 OTL at Manitoba

Hugens backstopped the Thunderbirds to a pair of wins over Alberta. The first-year from Sherwood Park, Alta. made 15 saves in UBC's 3-1 win over the Pandas on Friday before turning aside 23 shots to post the shutout in a 4-0 win Saturday.

Hugens has been more than impressive between the posts for UBC this season with a 5-0 record and a 0.40 goals against average. The rookie netminder leads the conference with three shutouts this season.

UBC (6-2) will pay a visit to Saskatoon this weekend to take on the Saskatchewan Huskies (5-1-2) with the two squads currently tied for third in the conference standings with 12 points each.

Both games will be available live on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.

Game log: Nov. 19: 15 saves, 1 GA in 3-1 W vs Alberta Nov. 20: 23 saves, SO in 4-0 W vs Alberta