GRAND FORKS, N.D. - University of North Dakota junior center Corban Knight has been named Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in UND's series last weekend against Michigan Tech.
Knight registered three goals and four points while winning more than 62 percent of his faceoffs as the Fighting Sioux took three of four WCHA points from the Huskies. Knight had two goals and an assist in UND's 4-2 win on Friday, then scored the lone Sioux goal in Saturday's 1-1 overtime tie. It was the first 3-goal series of Knight's career.
The 6-foot-2, 193-pound Knight won 15 of 24 (62.5 percent) faceoffs on Friday and 18 of 29 (62.1 percent) on Saturday. A key member of UND's special teams units, Knight helped the Sioux go 3-for-7 (42.9 percent) on the power play and a perfect 6-for-6 on the penalty kill.
In 28 games this season, Knight has 30 points and is tied for the team lead with 19 assists.
Minnesota's Kent Patterson and Kyle Rau were named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week and WCHA Rookie of the Week, respectively.
Knight and the 14th-ranked Sioux travel to Denver on Friday and Saturday for a WCHA series against the ninth-ranked Pioneers.
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