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Stats Named WCHA Player of the Week Again

Wins Conference Scoring Title
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DU center Paul Stastny, who captured the 2005-06 WCHA scoring championship with a three-goal, one assist performance in a win and tie against arch-rival Colorado College last weekend, has been named Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week. Stastny also earned the weekly honor on Feb 13.
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A 6-0, 210-pound sophomore, Stastny's 44 points in 28 league games, with 15 goals and 29 assists, enabled him to become Denver's first conference scoring champion since Dave Shields in 1989-90. Stastny edged teammate Matt Carle and Minnesota's Ryan Potulny by two points for the scoring title. Carle and Potulny finished with 42 points each.

Last Thursday evening at the Colorado Springs World Arena, Stastny led the way for the visiting Pioneers with a pair of goals, including the game-opening tally in the first period and the game-winner at 3:33 of overtime, as Denver rallied from a one-goal third period deficit to win 5-4 in overtime.

Stastny then came back last Friday (March 4) in the rematch against the Tigers to score a game-tying goal in the third period and also draw an assist as host Denver gained a 3-3 overtime tie against CC and three points in the series.

In addition to his four-point series, Stastny also added 10 shots on goal, added 10 hits, and finished the two games with a +3 plus-minus rating. Overall this season, the Colorado Avalanche (NHL) draftee ranks second behind Carle in scoring with 16-33--49 in 36 games.

Denver, now 20-13-3 overall on the season, hosts Minnesota Duluth in the first round of the WCHA Playoffs this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (if necessary) at Magness Arena.