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Colorado Avalanche prospect Denis Smirnov named NCAA player of the week

He’s played a great weekend for Penn State and earned this.

By elseldo
Penn State Athletics

The NCAA named it’s players of the week and at the top of the list was Colorado Avalanche prospect Denis Smirnov.

The Penn State Lions have won eight games in a row after they swept the weekend series against Robert Morris. Smirnov was fantastic in those games, scoring the Lions fourth goal on Saturday:

In the Sunday game he would score two goals and set up two more - including the game winner - making it five points in two games:

The NCAA summarized his weekend:

The sophomore forward from Moscow, Russia had a big weekend for Penn State as they increased their unbeaten streak to eight games after a sweep of Robert Morris. On Friday, he had a goal in a 5-2 win against the Colonials at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. On Saturday, he tallied four points on two goals and two assists in a 7-4 victory at home. For the weekend, Smirnov totaled five points on three goals and two assists, while also adding 10 shots on goal and a +3 rating. He has 17 points on nine goals and eight assists in only 12 games this season.

Everyone at Mile High Hockey congratulates Smirnov on being named player of the week, and we look forward to doing this again when games resume in January!