Austin Farley and his University of Minnesota Duluth teammate, Kasimir Kaskisuo, were both bestowed with a National Collegiate Hockey Conference weekly award for their spirited play in the Bulldogs' series sweep of Colorado College last Friday and Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Farley, a senior left winger from Niles, Ill., was chosen the NCHC Offensive Player of the Week after turning in a seven-point weekend and finishing a +6. In the opener, Farley scored UMD's first and last goals and also help set up one other score in a 5-0 victory. He one-upped that effort the following evening, collected two goals and two assists for a career-best four points as he and the Bulldogs rolled past the Tigers 6-0. Farley, who was a +4 on the night (another personal-high), struck twice on the power play over the weekend, giving him five for the season which ties him for the NCAA I lead. He now also owns a share of first place (with senior center Tony Cameranesi) on the Bulldog scoring charts with 13 points in 13 games and is one of 12 NCHC skaters who averaging a point or better per night in 2015-16.

Kaskisuo, the NCHC Goaltender of the Week, stopped all 45 shots Colorado College sent his way over the two games and, in the process, became the first netminder since UMD joined the NCAA ranks in 1961-62 to post shutouts (5-0 and 6-0) in both ends of a weekend series. The Vantaa, Finland, native made 26 saves Saturday on his way to registering his fourth career shutout (and third of this season) and running his consecutive streak of not being scored upon to 170:20 - a UMD record (the old mark of 166:45 was set by Kenny Reiter between Nov. 4-12, 2011). Kaskisuo, a 2014-15 NCHC All-Rookie Team selection, also held the Tigers scoreless on all six of their power play opportunities on the weekend.

This marks the second time ever Farley has received a NCHC citation (Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27, 2014) while Kaskisuo has now been honored on three different occasions (Goalie of the Week on Nov. 17, 2014 and Rookie of the Week on Oct. 27, 2014).