University of Connecticut Athletics
Hollstein Grabs Hockey East Player of the Week Award
10/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Oct. 20, 2008
STORRS, Conn. - Amy Hollstein (Pembroke, Mass./Lawrence Academy) of the No. 10 University of Connecticut women's ice hockey team (4-2-2, 2-1-0) received Pure Hockey Player of the Week accolades following a 2-1-0 week for the Huskies. This is the first Hockey East award for Hollstein this season and second of her career.
Hollstein had a pair of two-point games last week, scoring one goal and adding an assist against New Hampshire (Oct. 15) and recording two assists at Vermont (Oct. 18). She had two shots in the Huskies' game against Northeastern on Oct. 19.
The junior forward is tied for first on the team with 13 points (6G, 7A), including one power-play goal and a game winner. Hollstein has scored two or more points in a game four times this season with season-high scoring efforts of three points against Sacred Heart (Sept. 27) and Colgate (Oct. 10).
In each of the previous two seasons, Hollstein has finished the year with 22 points. She scored 10 goals and had 12 assists last season, including four game winners.
The Huskies are 2-1-0 in the Hockey East after earning the program's first shootout victory against New Hampshire (Oct. 15) and defeating Vermont 2-1 on Oct. 18. UConn dropped its first conference game of the season on Oct. 19 to Northeastern, 3-0.
Last season, the Huskies started the conference slate with a 2-1-0 record and finished the year with a 13-5-3 record. UConn placed second in the conference standings and set a program record for wins in a single-season (22).
Connecticut held steady in the USCHO.com poll this week, retaining its No. 10 spot with 16 points. The USA Today/USA Magazine Poll had yet to be announced at the time of this release.
UConn continues the season with a two-game series at Princeton on Friday and Saturday. Both games of the series are set to begin at 7 p.m.
