Hobey Watch Dec 12

There are some changes in the Hobey Watch for December 5th so lets get right to them.

Once again the top spot remains the same, but there is a shakeup in the Hat Trick. Here are the results for this week.

Nathan Davis F Miami (JR): Davis only had a one point weekend against Ohio State, but his stats were still good enough to keep Davis in the top spot for the seventh week in a row. With some time off before the Ohio Hockey Classic where Davis can again shine against Bowling Green and against the winner/loser of the Ohio State Minnesota-Duluth game.

Season Stats: 14 g, 21 a, 35 p

David Brown G Notre Dame (SR): Brown moves up one spot from last week as he had a solid weekend against Michigan. Although Brown allowed six goals this weekend, the Irish still swept the Wolverines. So far this season Brown has not let up more than three goals in every game. Still solid and the results move Brown to the number two spot in the Hobey Watch this week.

Season Stats: 13-3-1, 1.64 gaa, .933 save pct, 2 shutouts

Trevor Smith F New Hampshire (SO): Guess what it is not a CCHA sweep this weekend as New Hampshire's Trevor Smith enters for the first time this season. Smith had a two point weekend, and T.J. Hensick did not have any points this weekend. True Hensick has better stats, but Smith is making an impact on this Wildcat squad as the leading scorer in Hockey East.

Season Stats: 11 g, 13 a, 24 p

The rest of the top five

T.J. Hensick F Michigan (SR): Hensick falls two spots this weekend to number four on the Hobey Watch. I am not saying that Hensick doesn't deserve to be in the top three, but he had a lackluster weekend getting exactly 0 points against Notre Dame. True he is the third leading scorer in the country, but its his lack of scoring goals that made him fall to the fourth spot this week.

Season Stats: 7 g, 26 a, 33 p

Jeff Jakatis G Lake Superior (SR): The Lakers are another surprise team in the CCHA, and goaltender Jeff Jakatis has helped Lake Superior get back on the map. A combined total of 91 saves in two games against Ferris State helped Jakatis this week (three games with 40+ saves this year) and the year is looking brighter for the upstart Lakers. With 11 out of their final 16 conference games at home, it is defenitley possible to see Lake Superior in the NCAA's this year and exepct Jakatis to have a big second half of the year.

Season Stats: 7-4-2, 1.57 gaa, .956 save pct, 3 shutouts

This weeks darkhorse:

Scott Parse F Nebraska-Omaha (SR): After a quiet early part of the year, Parse has put that aside and has shined in his last three games. With 10 points in his last three games, Parse was the easy choice to be this weeks darkhorse.

Season Stats: 11 g, 17 a, 28 p

Thats all for the Hobey Watch for December 12. The next couple of weeks will be quiet in college hockey with finals week happening everywhere, but hockeynuts will continue to provide you with in depth previews and analysis for the quiet weekend of December 15th. The holiday tournaments are also approaching and some previews for that will be on hockeynuts so stay tuned as the college hockey season has hit the mid point of the season.