CHA Players of the Week

Colorado Springs, Colo. - March 3, 2003 / men
Bastl, Haider, MacKay earn CHA weekly player honors

University of Findlay forward Mark Bastl earned CHA Offensive Player of the Week honors this week, while Bemidji State University defenseman John Haider garnered CHA Defensive Player of the Week accolades. Wayne State University forward Derek MacKay was named CHA Rookie of the Week, marking his third CHA honor. Bastl and Haider are first-time award winners.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bastl, a 6-2, 195-pound sophomore from Villars, Switzerland, paced the Oilers to a split at CHA regular season champion Alabama-Huntsville last week. Bastl scored all four Findlay goals in a 4-3 upset over the Chargers on Friday and added a powerplay goal in Saturday’s loss. All five of Bastl’s goals this season came last weekend.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Haider, a 5-10, 200-pound sophomore defenseman from Forest Lake, Minn., tallied a three-point weekend vs. Niagara last week and was part of a Beaver penalty-kill unit that held the Purple Eagles scoreless on seven power plays. Three of Haider’s five points this season came last week.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
MacKay, a 6-1, 185-pound forward from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., had four points on three goals and one assist in WSU's home sweep of Air Force. On Friday, he assisted on the first goal of the game. In Saturday's win, he recorded his first collegiate hat trick which included the game-winning goal.

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