Mikhail Yegorov led Omaha to a pair of road wins this weekend while Madison’s Egor Barabanov and Charlie Michaud combined for 11 points in a sweep of Chicago
The USHL announced its fifth Players of the Week on Monday as Madison forward Egor Barabanov, Madison defenseman Charlie Michaud and Omaha goaltender Mikhail Yegorov took home the respective honors for Week 5.
It’s the first career POTW honor for Barabanov and Yegorov and the second for Michaud, who did so once last season (Week 22).
Barabanov, who was traded to Madison on Oct. 7, has made an immediate impact with his new club. The Russian forward now has three games under his belt and racked up seven points (3-4-7) and a plus-8 rating this weekend – both of which led all USHL players in Week 5.
The Penn State commit had three assists on Friday as Madison skated to a dominant 10-2 win over Chicago. Barabanov followed it up with a hat trick and a helper on Saturday, as Madison polished off the weekend sweep, handing Chicago a 6-4 loss. He has 4-4-8 through six games overall this season.
Madison (5-2-2) has points in five straight (4-0-1) and is tied with Dubuque for the Eastern Conference lead.
Barabanov wasn’t the only Madison player to have a big weekend either, as Michaud chipped in from the blue line. The Maine commit had four points – which led all USHL defensemen this week – and finished the weekend a plus-4.
Michaud had a goal and an assist on Friday and followed it up with two more assists on Saturday. He has points in three straight games and 1-5-6 through nine games this season.
Rounding out the group is Yegorov, as the BU commit back-stopped Omaha to a pair of wins in Dubuque and Cedar Rapids.
Yegorov went a perfect 34-for-34 on Friday, leading the Lancers to a 5-0 win over the Fighting Saints. It was Yegorov’s first shutout of the season and the second of his USHL career.
The New Jersey pick (2024, second round) followed it up with 23 saves on Saturday as Omaha earned a 4-1 win in Cedar Rapids. He made 57 of a possible 58 saves on the weekend, positing a .983 save percentage and 0.50 GAA.
Yegorov is 2-2-0 this season with a .928 and 1.95 respectively. Omaha has now won four straight after a 0-4-0 start and coaching change on Oct. 9.