The National Collegiate Hockey Conference honored two University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey players with weekly honors Tuesday -- junior forward Jayson Shaugabay was named NCHC Forward of the Week, while junior defenseman Ty Hanson was named the NCHC Defenseman of the Week.


Shaugabay led the league with five points last weekend on a goal and four assists, and figured in five of the Bulldogs' 11 goals against Long Islan University. The Warroad, Minn. native had back-to-back multiple point games, and addition to his offensive output, went +3 and won 12 of 22 faceoffs in his first game under center at UMD. Shaugabay picked up one NCHC Forward of the Week honor last season. With his five points, Shaugabay sits third in the NCAA in scoring this week and is tied for the most assists.


Hanson picked up four points on the weekend, including a shorthanded goal and three assists. The Hermantown, Minn. product was a team-best +6 over the weekend. Hanson was a two-time NCHC Defenseman of the Week last season and was named to the NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team last month. Hanson leads the nation with his +6 plus/minus rating and is tied for second among all blueliners in scoring.


The Bulldogs will travel to Sioux Falls, South Dakota this weekend to face Augustana University in nonconference play. The puck will drop on game one Friday at 7:07 p.m.