Junior Cole Carlson of Marian University NCAA men’s hockey has been named an NCHA Star of the Week.

Carlson, Co. (Fond du Lac, Wis.) had a five-point weekend to lead Marian to five points in the NCHA standings against Lawrence.  Carlson opened the weekend with a  three-point game where he had a goal and two assists.  This helped lead Marian to a 7-2 victory on the road, it was the first time Marian scored seven goals in a game since 2023.  He followed that up with his first multi-goal game of the season to lead the Sabres past the Vikings in overtime.  His first goal came short-handed and tied the game late in the second period.  It eventually proved enough to force overtime where he netted the game-winning score 31 seconds in.  It was the second time in his career he had multiple points in both games of a series.  Carlson, Co. was has also now scored a goal in five straight games.

The full release from the NCHA can be found at https://nchahockey.org/.

Marian opens a home-and-home series with MSOE Friday, January 30 at home with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m.