Mangos Named CCHA Defensive Player of the Week
Junior defenseman Simon Mangos (Caledon, Ontario) of the nationally-ranked Ferris State University men's ice hockey team has been named this week's Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Bulldogs' non-league series at Niagara this last weekend (Jan. 3-4).
Mangos helped Ferris State to a pair of convincing victories at Niagara as the Bulldogs captured a 7-1 victory in last Friday's series opener before posting an 8-1 triumph in Saturday's rematch with the Purple Eagles. The honor represents Ferris' seventh of this season and first of Mangos' career.
 | Junior defenseman Simon Mangos earned his first CCHA weekly honor in the Bulldogs' sweep of Niagara. |
In the two games at Niagara, Mangos recorded a +5 efficiency rating and scored a goal apiece in both outings while extending his current point string to a career-high four games. Mangos accounted for the final goal of the game in Friday's encounter and then notched the game-winner in Saturday's contest.
This season in 20 games, Mangos has totaled seven points with three goals and four assists to go along with a +22 plus/minus rating. He's currently tied for third among the team's top scoring defensemen.
For his career, Mangos has compiled 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists in 93 outings. He has two power-play goals, one shorthander and a game-winning goal while posting a +32 rating in his FSU career.
Mangos joins sophomore goaltender Mike Brown (Calgary, Alberta) and senior left wing Chris Kunitz (Regina, Saskatchewan) as the Ferris State skaters to receive CCHA Player of the Week accolades this season. Brown is a league-record five-time defensive player of the week selection while Kunitz has been chosen as the offensive player of the week twice this campaign.
Ferris State resumes CCHA action with a four-game league homestand starting this weekend (Jan. 10-11) as the Bulldogs host the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a two-game series at FSU's Ewigleben Ice Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. Opening faceoff for Friday's game is 7:35 p.m. (EST) while Saturday's outing is set for a 7:05 p.m. (EST) start time.
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