THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Bryce Young of the Red Lake Miners has been named its Play It Again Sports Player of the Week for the period ending March 10.
In four outings during the time frame, the 19-year-old forward from The Pas, Man., had points in each of them helping the Miners go 3-0-1.
After two and one-assist nights in wins vs. Fort Frances and Dryden, Young scored once and set-up another in an overtime setback vs. Thunder Bay before capping off his week with a first period natural hat trick, and a helper, as the Miners put an end to a 12-game winning streak of the North Stars.
With 56 goals so far in 2018-19, he is now tied for second all-time in SIJHL history for most tallies in a single campaign joining Chris Bryson, who accomplished the feat back in 2006-07, with the then Schreiber Diesels.
Young enters the final week of the regular season leading the league in overall points with 95 in 50 games, including 39 assists.
Also earning consideration for player of the week honours was Logan Mihalcin, (D) Thunder Bay North Stars; Jacob Anthony, (G) Dryden GM Ice Dogs; Blake Nelson, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies; Jaedin Ness, (F) Fort Frances Lakers and Joe Lech, (F) Minnesota Iron Rangers.
SIJHL – Play It Again Sports Players of the Week
Week 1: Keighan Gerrie, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 2: Brock Aiken, (G) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 3: Bryce Young, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 4: Kyle Auger, (D) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 5: Nick Corneliusen, (G) Minnesota Iron Rangers
Week 6: Bryce Young, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 7: Fletcher Bolda, (G) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 8: Ben Erwin, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 9: Connor Bowey, (D) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 10: Bryce Young, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 11: Blake Nelson, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 12: Trey Palermo, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 13: Cameron Coutre, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 14: Jake Eischen, (D) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 15: Ryan Mignault, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 16: Joel Willan, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 17: Bryce Young, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 18: Kyle Auger, (D) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 19: Dougie Newhouse, (G) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 20: Zach Willms, (G) Red Lake Miners
Week 21: Bailey Schmitz, (G) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 22: Trygve Many Guns, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 23: Eric Stout, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 24: Bryce Young, (F) Red Lake Miners
Photo credit: Patrick Boucha