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Feb. 10 Feb. 11
This Week Friday
Bemidji State W, 1-0
Minnesota State W, 5-2 Minnesota State W, 6-0 at St. Cloud State W, 5-0 at St. Cloud State W, 6-2
Ohio State Saturday Ohio State
Next Five Feb. 24 WCHA Playoffs Feb. 25 WCHA Playoffs Feb. 26 WCHA Playoffs
2 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m.
March 2 WHCA Final Face-Off TBA March 3 WHCA Final Face-Off 7 p.m.
Don't count out Knight
hen thinking of po- tential Patty Kazmaier candidates from UW, Hilary Knight — twice a top-10 final- ist for the award — probably comes to mind first. There isn't much left for her to win in the college ranks, though a Patty Kazmaier trophy would be a nice addition. Some have argued that
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in Patty Kazmaier race Put in a new role, senior forward still excels
Knight's point production has dipped this year. Grant- ed, she did post 40-plus goals in her sophomore and junior seasons, which makes her 28 goals so far this season look like a regression. However, many don't re- alize that Knight has found herself in a new role this sea- son, asked to play center on
the second line in order to help ampli- fy the team's offensive depth. She has "sacrificed" her stats in order to help those around her score, which Knight recognizes as a must if the team wants to win the big prize at the end of the season. Plus, statistics are not the sole de- termining factor in deciding a Ka- zmaier winner. If you look at the top five career points leaders in NCAA Division I history, only one has won the Patty Kaz. That's why Knight still makes a strong candidate for the award. Her off-the-ice contributions and ability to make her teammates better are second to none.
Saturday's game live on BTN » Saturday's matchup with Ohio State at the Kohl Center will be aired live nationally on BTN, with Dan Kelly, Laura Halldorson and Jay Williams handling the call.
Puck drop is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
