WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Sara R. Martin Associate Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt ™ Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd November 24, 2009/For Immediate Release Supervisor of Officials Administrative Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association DU’S COLBORNE, MSU’S STEWART, DU’S CHEVERIE, SCSU’S LEE MSC 8302 University of Denver NAMED RED BARON® WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK FOR NOV. 24 2211 S. Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208-8302 MADISON, Wis. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association today announced it’s players of the week for the p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 period Nov. 24-30, 2009. They are forwards Joe Colborne of the University of Denver and Jerad Stewart of Min- email: [email protected] nesota State University, Mankato on offense, University of Denver goaltenderMarc Cheverie on defense, and St. Cloud State University goaltender Mike Lee as rookie. Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for RED BARON® WCHA OFFENSIVE RED BARON® WCHA DEFENSIVE RED BARON® WCHA Public Relations PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Public Relations Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association JOE COLBORNE MARC CHEVERIE MIKE LEE 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 Madison, WI 53719-2096 SO., F, DENVER JR., G, DENVER FR., G, ST. CLOUD STATE p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 email: [email protected] JERAD STEWART University of Denver goaltender Marc Mike Lee, a goaltender at St. Cloud SR., F, MINNESOTA STATE Cheverie, who backstopped his team State University, is the Red Baron® to a two-game conference sweep WCHA Rookie of the Week for Nov. 24- HOME OF A RECORD 36 MEn’s A pair of forwards who enjoyed big over North Dakota last weekend, 30, 2009 as a result of his outstanding NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP weekends offensively – Joe Colborne has been chosen as the Red Baron® performance in a home-ice victory TEAMS SINCE 1951 of the University of Denver and Jerad WCHA Defensive Player of the Week over Wisconsin last weekend. Stewart of Minnesota State Univer- for Nov. 24-30, 2009. This marks the A 6-0, 190-pound freshman from 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, sity – have been named Red Baron® second time this season Cheverie Roseau, Minn., and a draftee of the 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, has earned the honor (also on Oct. NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes, Lee was 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, WCHA co-Offensive Players of the 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, Week for Nov. 24-30, 2009. 27 at UM). named the first star of the game 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, A 6-5, 195-pound sophomore A 6-3, 180-pound junior from Cole after turning in a career-high 38-save 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 from Calgary, Alberta and a draftee Harbour, Nova Scotia and a draftee of performance in a 4-1 WCHA win over of the NHL’s Boston Bruins, Colborne the NHL’s Florida Panthers, returned the visiting Badgers. factored in on all four of Denver’s from a three-game injury to post two Lee had period save totals of 15, MEN’S MEMBER TEAMS goals in a 1-0, 3-2 WCHA sweep of victories against the Sioux while al- 10 and 13 while yielding just a single University of Alaska Anchorage visiting North Dakota on Nov. 20-21. lowing no even-strength goals in the power-play goal at 8:49 of the first Colorado College Colborne scored two goals and added series. period. St. Cloud State gained the vic- University of Denver assists on both game-winning goals He stopped all 34 shots on goal last tory despite being outshot, 39-25. Michigan Tech University in the series, fired 14 shots on goal, Friday (Nov. 20) in a 1-0 DU victory On the 2009-10 season, Lee owns University of Minnesota and had four hits and four blocked over UND to earn his fourth shutout a 2-3-2 overall record, a 2.25 goals- University of Minnesota Duluth of the 2009-10 season. against average, and a .923 saves Minnesota State University shots. Last Saturday, with his team Cheverie then came back last Sat- percentage with 192 stops over University of North Dakota trailing 2-0, Colborne scored a pair St. Cloud State University of power-play goals to tie the score urday (Nov. 21) to stop 24 of 26 shots 426:03 of action. University of Wisconsin and then assisted on the winner. on goal in a 3-2 Pioneers victory, with Also nominated for the award this Stewart, a 5-11, 200-pound senior both goals he allowed coming on the week were: Andrew Hamburg, F, CC; from Hastings, Minn., tallied a career- power-play. Drew Shore, F, DU; and Danny Kristo, 2010 RED BARON™ high five points – including four goals In the weekend series, Cheverie F, UND. WCHA FINAL FIVE and the game-winner – to power held UND to just two goals on 13 March 18, 19, 20 Minnesota State to an 8-2 road victory power-play attempts, had five shut- Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN at league-rival Alaska Anchorage on out periods and recorded a .967 saves Nov. 20. percentage. visit us on the web at: Stewart became the first MSU So far this season, Cheverie owns player to score five points in a game a 6-0 record and leads the nation in wchA.COM since Jerry Cunningham had 1-4=5 goals-against average (1.19), saves in a win over Findlay in 2001 and is percentage (.961) and shutouts (4). the first Maverick to score four goals He has also stopped 38 of 40 shots in a game since Shane Joseph ac- on the penalty-kill this season. complished the feat in a 9-6 win at Also nominated this week were: Colorado College on March 1, 2003. Kris Fredheim, D, CC; and Brad Also nominated were: Bill Sweatt, Eidsness, G, UND. F, CC; and Jack Connolly, F, UMD..