The three players earned Forward of the Week, Defenseman of the Week and Goaltender of the Week awards.
On Monday, the USHL handed out Player of the Week awards for Jan. 17-19 to Will Zellers, Etienne Lessard and Samuel Urban.
Forward of the Week: Will Zellers, Green Bay Gamblers
Zellers continued his hot pace, leading USHL skaters with eight points and a +6 rating in the Gamblers’ two victories in Cedar Rapids and Chicago.
Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round (76th overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft, The 18-year-old Zellers recorded two goals and two assists in Green Bay’s 6-3 win over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders last Friday.
On Saturday, the left-shot forward notched a hat trick and another helper in a 7-4 victory in Chicago over the Steel.
The hatty was the second in the last three games for Zellers, who now has three consecutive multi-point games and 12 over his 26 contests this season. Overall, he has tallied 41 points (26-15-41).
Scouts have lauded Zellers for his puck-handling skills and the ability to get inside, and the Avs prospect has certainly been lighting the lamp often recently.
Defenseman of the Week: Etienne Lessard, Lincoln Stars
The 5-foot-8, 164-pound right-shot blueliner tallied four points over the weekend and a +4 rating to lead all USHL defensemen.
The 20-year-old Lessard scored a primary and secondary helper in the Stars’ 6-2 home victory over the Muskegon Lumberjacks Friday. The next night, he scored a goal plus a primary helper in the game’s first goal in Lincoln’s 7-3 win over Muskegon.
In 35 games this season, Lessard has 21 points (3-18-21) and a +9 rating.
Goalie of the Week: Samuel Urban, Sioux City Musketeers
In a 3-0 win at Fargo against the Force on Friday night, the 19-year-old Slovakia native made 30 saves. He followed that up with 29 stops on 31 shots in a 6-2 win over the Force to complete the two-game sweep.
For the week, Urban led USHL netminders with a 1.00 goals-against average, a .966 save percentage, one shutout and a 2-0-0 record. On the season, he is 13-8-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .900 SP in 23 games.