DEFENSEMAN – TREY TAYLOR (YOUNGSTOWN PHANTOMS)
With his third Defenseman of the Week honor this season, Taylor became the first USHL skater this season to win three times, joining only Tri-City Storm netminder Arsenii Sergeev as three-time winners this season. Taylor, who previously won USHL Defenseman of the Week in Week 2 and Week 10 this season, registered a hat trick and an assist over the weekend as the Phantoms split a pair of games with the NTDP. Taylor, a Clarkson University commit, had an assist in Saturday night’s 4-2 loss to the NTDP before tallying a hat trick in a 6-3 Sunday matinee win. The Richmond, British Columbia native tallied Sunday’s opening Youngstown goal, on the powerplay, before picking up his second in the middle frame and final goal in the final minutes of regulation. The hat trick was the first multi-goal game of Taylor’s career third three-point game of the season (1-2-3, October 2, 2021 and 0-3-3, November 26, 2021). Taylor is tied for eighth in league scoring among defensemen with 24 points (7-17-24) in 31 games this season. With Taylor’s third win of the season, the Phantoms have now had seven winners this season with goaltenders Kyle Chauvette (Week 6 & Week 13) and Owen Bartoszkiewicz (Week 15), as well as defenseman Carter Rose (Week 9), which is tied for first among USHL Clubs this season.
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