NCDC Players Of The Week: Mountain Division

Week of Nov. 26, 2024

Games of Nov. 19-25, 2024

 

Forward: Garrett Joss, Utah Outliers 

Joss (‘04/Whitby, Ont.) put together a pair of 2-1-3 games in a row, including the GWG on Nov. 22 against the Casper Warbirds. Joss is on a four-game goal-and point-streak, with a 6-2-8 line over that stretch. He now has 21 points in 20 games this season, and 82 points in 73 NCDC games. 

 

Defense: Lucas Hihn, Utah Outliers  

Hihn (‘06/Burlington, Ont.) put up a 1-2-3 line as the Outliers picked up the sweep over the weekend against the Warbirds. A first-year blueliner for the Outliers, he now has a 2-10-12 line in 14 games. 

 

Goaltender: Devin Peck, Pueblo Bulls 

Peck (‘05/Colorado Springs, Colo.) put together a fantastic showing against the host Rock Springs Grizzlies, earning a victory with 30 saves on 32 shots. The local area product who joined the NCDC from the NAHL and NA3HL has a 7-4-1-0 record with a .920 save percentage. 

 

Rookie: Brayden Boucher, Casper Warbirds 

Boucher (‘05/Irvine, Calif.) registered a hat trick – his first in the NCDC – on Nov. 22 and added another goal on Nov. 23 for four goals in the two games against Utah. Boucher had a call-up with Utah during the 2023-24 season out of the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes. 

Selection Process: Team coaches first nominate players, the League sends back finalists, and coaches are then able to further vote on finalists or nominate other players.

Summaries By Joshua Boyd 

 

Honorable Mention 

Forward

Easton Edwards, Idaho Falls Spud Kings 

 

Defense

D.J. MacLeish, Idaho Falls Spud Kings

 

Goaltender

Charlie Durkin, Idaho Falls Spud Kings