WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Senior Kristen Olychuck (Kelowna, British Columbia) was named the Pure Hockey Player of the Week by Hockey East, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

Olychuck made 44 combined saves in wins over No. 4 New Hampshire and Maine last week. Olychuck made 22 saves against New Hampshire and held the conference's highest scoring team to one goal, during a 2-1 victory.

Olychuck then followed that performance with 22 saves in her second shutout of the season during a 1-0 victory against Maine on Saturday. It was the fourth career shutout in Olychuck's career.

Olychuck has a saves percentage of .900 and a goals against average of 2.37 in the 2009-10 season.

Vermont returns to action when it travels to New Hampshire for a two-game series. The Catamounts take on the Wildcats on Saturday (Feb. 13) and Sunday (Feb. 14) with both games scheduled to start at 2 p.m.