Rogers, Porter Earn First Career CCHA Weekly Honors

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior defenseman Brandon Rogers (Rochester, N.H.) and freshman forward Kevin Porter (Northville, Mich.) of the University of Michigan ice hockey team have been named Central Collegiate Hockey Association Players of the Week, the league office announced Monday (Dec. 6). Rogers was selected as the top defensive player, while Porter garnered the league's rookie accolade. The duo helped Michigan to a two-game sweep of Notre Dame on Friday and Saturday (Dec. 3-4).

	Rogers		Porter

Rogers earned his first Defenseman of the Week honor in his career after helping U-M kill 18 of 19 Irish power-play opportunities on the weekend. Rogers also scored the final goal on the power play Friday night to help U-M to a 6-1 home victory at Yost Ice Arena. He then assisted on three of Michigan's goals in an 8-0 road win Saturday for his third career playmaker. Rogers was tied for the team lead with a +3 on the weekend and is second on the team with a +9 rating this season. His seven points (2-5-7) this season put him second among U-M defensemen.

Porter was named Rookie of the Week for the first time in his career after posting 2-3-5 totals on the weekend. Porter assisted on Rogers' goal Friday night, then had a career-high four points (2-2-4) on Saturday. He was +3 on the weekend, and his four-point game was the first for Michigan since Brandon Kaleniecki (Livonia, Mich.) and T.J. Hensick (Howell, Mich.) scored four points apiece against Bowling Green on Feb. 20, 2004. Porter has a 5-6-11 line on the season and is the first U-M player to win Rookie of the Week this season.

Rogers and Porter are the fourth and fifth Wolverines to win CCHA Player of the Week honors this season. Junior forward Jeff Tambellini (Port Moody, B.C.) won CCHA Offensive Player of the Week honors (Nov. 8), as well as being named National Offensive Player of the Week by U.S. College Hockey Online and National Player of the Week by Inside College Hockey for his 5-1-6 weekend against Miami (Ohio) Nov. 5-6. Hensick and senior defenseman Eric Werner (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) were named CCHA Offensive Player of the Week and CCHA Defenseman of the Week, respectively, Nov. 22 for their play against Michigan State.

The No. 5 Wolverines will look to extend their two-game winning streak as they play a home-and-home series with Bowling Green. Michigan plays at Yost Ice Arena on Friday (Dec. 10, 7:35 p.m.) then travels to play at BGSU Ice Arena on Saturday (Dec. 11, 7:05 p.m.).

Contact: Matt Trevor (734) 763-4423

University of Michigan Athletics

Players Mentioned

T.J. Hensick

Brandon Kaleniecki

Kevin Porter

Brandon Rogers

Jeff Tambellini

Eric Werner

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