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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. After their weekend sweep over the Bemidji State University Beavers, two members of the Northern Michigan University hockey team have earned Western Collegiate Hockey Association honors, the league announced Monday. Andre Ghantous was named Forward of the Week and Rico DiMatteo picked up Rookie of the Week honors for his first collegiate weekend sweep.
Ghantous, who tallied a shorthanded goal and four assists over the weekend, led both the team and league in points and assists while finishing second in the two categories among all NCAA Division I skaters. His +4 on-ice rating over the two game stretch was also a team and WCHA best. In Friday night’s game Ghantous picked up the Wildcats’ first shorthanded goal of the season and was one of just five collegiate players to accomplish the feat in the last week. The honor is Ghantous’ first of the season and second