THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Thief River Falls Norskies captain Bryce Johnson has been named its Play It Again Sports Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 26.
In a trio of Thief River Falls victories last week, the 19-year-old from Roseau, Minn., racked up six points to pace his club offensively.
Highlighting his efforts was notching his second career hat trick, featuring the game-winning goal, and adding an assist Saturday as the Norskies defeated the Fort Frances Lakers in front of a SIJHL single-game-record crowd of 3,049 at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
Boasting a dozen multi-point performances so far this season, Johnson leads Thief River Falls in offensive production in 2019-20 with 45 points in 36 games, including 18 tallies.
He also sits third overall in league scoring.
Nine games shy of 100 in his time in the SIJHL, he also requires just five points to reach the century mark, having already collected 37 goals and 58 assists in total.
Also earning consideration for player of the week honours were Hunter Adams, (G) Wisconsin Lumberjacks; Seth McKay, (G) Thunder Bay North Stars; Jordan Baranesky, (F) Red Lake Miners; Xavier Halterman, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs and Matthew Dyck, (F) Fort Frances Lakers.
SIJHL – Play It Again Sports Players of the Week
Week 1: Alex Bugeja, (G) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 2: Shaye Sommerfeld, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 3: Noah Loveday, (F) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 4: Cody Bruchkowski, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 5: Xavier Halterman, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 6: Connor Kalthoff, (D) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 7: Cade Moreland, (F) Wisconsin Lumberjacks
Week 8: Jacob Brown, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 9: Bryce Johnson, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 10: Ryan Howe, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 11: Cody Bruchkowski, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 12: Jack Michels, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 13: Justin Pitari, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 14: Jordan Baranesky, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 15: Seth Purcilly, (G) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 16: Hunter Adams, (G) Wisconsin Lumberjacks
Week 17: Jordan Baranesky, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 18: Bryce Johnson, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies
Photo credit: Tim Benton