Junior Jonathan Poirier (St. Jerome, QUE) earned
Union's first men's hockey conference honor of the season on November 8 as he was named the
ECACHL Player of the Week. Union picked up two wins in its
conference-opening weekend. They defeated #13 St. Lawrence 6-5 on Friday
evening for the team's first-ever win over a ranked opponent. The win was
Union's fifth straight over the Saints. For an encore the Dutchmen downed
Clarkson 4-1, holding the Golden Knights to their lowest single-game goal total
of the season.
Poirier fueled a high-powered Union offense with two goals
and three assists. He tied the game up with a power play goal against the
Saints as Union came from two goals down to hold on for the win. He also
had three assists, including two on a three-goal run by the Dutchmen to give
him four points on the night, the most points tallied against St. Lawrence for
a single player. The following night Poirier registered his second power
play goal of the weekend against Clarkson as he scored Union's third goal of the
game to add some insurance against the Golden Knights.
Sophomore Scott Brady (Sutton, MA) was named
to the ECACHL Honor Roll following a solid defensive effort. He also recorded a
pair of assists that came on both of Union's game-winning goals. He leads all
defenders with three assists on the season.