To Date: 25-23—48, 13 PPG, 1 SHG, 4 GWG, +21
The Buzz: Porter's candidacy was boosted by linemate Chad Kolarik, who scored all four Wolverine goals in Friday's 4-2 win against Lake Superior State. The rub, however, is that Kolarik suffered a hamstring injury early in Saturday's game against the Lakers — he's expected to miss a minimum of three weeks starting with the upcoming series with Michigan State.

To Date: 22-22—44, 8 PPG, 3 SHG, 4 GWG, +15
The Buzz: Tough week for Gerbe, who earned just one assist in the Eagles' split with UMass Lowell last weekend. He also picked up a 10-minute misconduct in Friday's loss to the River Hawks. Gerbe's detractors, who cite his one-game suspension in November as a reason he shouldn't win, will no doubt use this most recent transgression to bolster their claims.

To Date: 19-8-2, 1.78 GAA, .930 save pct., 4 shutouts
The Buzz: Lamoureux's teammates snatched victory from the jaws of defeat Friday, rallying from a 4-1 deficit to defeat Denver, 5-4. He regained his form in a 4-1 win over the Pioneers the following night. Lamoureux retained the nation's lowest goals against average, but after allowing five goals on 35 shots (that's a wobbly .857 save percentage), he dropped to second in that category behind Colgate's Mark Dekanich.

Last week we saluted a crop of freshmen that have met lofty expectations this season. This week we cast an eye toward Boston University freshman phenom Colin Wilson, who has been clutch in a mini-resurgence for the Terriers. Not only is he picking up his scoring pace as BU makes a run for home ice in the Hockey East playoffs, he's scoring big goals at important times in games. For example, he scored the overtime-winner in one of BU's two OT wins against Maine last weekend, and assisted on the other OT goal. He scored two of BU's last three goals in a comeback win over Northeastern in the Beanpot consolation and had three points in a win against UMass Lowell. BU is 5-1-0 in its last six, and Wilson has eight points in those games.