Leo Podolsky Named NCHA Defensive Player of the Week

Leo Podolsky Named NCHA Defensive Player of the Week

Lake Forest College men's hockey play Leo Podolsky was named Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. He helped lead the Foresters to a home-and-home sweep of Lawrence University over the weekend.

Podolsky, a sophomore goaltender, made 31 saves in Friday night's 7-0 victory in Appleton, Wisconsin. It was his second shutout of the season.

The Foresters came from behind to win 3-2 in overtime at home Saturday night and Podolsky finished the contest with 20 saves.

Podolsky stopped 51 of 53 shots on goal (96.2%) on the weekend and improved to 10-1-1 with a 2.20 goals against average and save percentage of .921 on the season.

NCHA Players of the Week are selected by the league's directors of sports information and public relations.

Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Release (pdf)