CHICAGO — The third week of the USHL season is in the books, and a trio of players around the league had weekends that earned them recognition as USHL players of the week.
Nick Moldenhauer (Chicago Steel) Forward of the Week
It was a weekend for the books for Chicago's Nick Moldenhauer. The Steel fell 6-4 on Friday to the Dubuque Fighting Saints where Moldenhauer put up a goal, but Saturday's win over the Madison Capitols was where Moldenhauer really stole the headlines. The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect earned his first career hat trick in the contest for a total of four points on the weekend. He leads the USHL in points with nine and in goals with seven. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 95th overall at the 2022 NHL Draft.
His sixth of the year, Moldenhauer gets set up by Macklin Celebrini and Jayden Perron#FeelSteel https://t.co/K50GbqeV9C pic.twitter.com/xlXC47pdPH
— Chicago Steel (@ChicagoSteel) October 9, 2022
Aaron Pionk (Waterloo Black Hawks) Defenseman of the Week
Hermantown native Aaron Pionk has been awarded USHL defenseman of the week. Pionk had two goals in the Black Hawks 4-1 win over the Tri-City Storm on Saturday. Pionk has averaged a point-per-game this season.
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Conor Callaghan (Muskegon Lumberjacks) Goaltender of the Week
Conor Callaghan was the only goaltender in the USHL to earn back-to-back wins over the weekend. In a series against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, Callaghan stopped 22 of 24 shots faced on Friday, and only let in two goals on Saturday as the Muskegon Lumberjacks won the 6-2. In his first season in the USHL, Callaghan currently has a 3.51 goals against average and a .874 save percentage.
The fourth week of the USHL season begins Thursday as the Madison Capitols faceoff against the Youngstown Phantoms.
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