University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey junior defenseman Ty Hanson was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference's Defenseman of the Week on Tuesday, his second weekly honor of the young season.

The native of Hermantown, Minn. scored two power play goals Friday night against the University of Minnesota in the Bulldogs 7-1 rout of the Gophers. Hanson had 11 shots in the series -- a 5.50 shots on goal per game average and added two blocks, was part of a power play unit that went 4-of-7 on the weekend. 

Hanson currently leads all NCAA defenseman in scoring with eight points on four goals and four assists. UMD's leading goal scorer, Hanson ranks seventh among all skaters in points and fourth among all skaters with his four goals. His time on ice of 25:38 also ranks seventh in the country and the most for the Bulldogs through six games.

Hanson and UMD will play a home-and-home nonconference series with Bemidji State University this weekend, with a home game Friday night at AMSOIL Arena against the Beavers that will get underway at 7:07 p.m.