Thunder’s Davies named USHL Defenseman of the Week

Posted on March 22, 2016

By WJBC Staff

BLOOMINGTON – Jeremy Davies pulled away this weekend as the top scoring defenseman in the United States Hockey League, earning CCM Defenseman of the Week in the league.

The second year blue liner put together five assists over the weekend and picked up his second honor of the season. Davies helped the Thunder to two wins over the weekend as they have widened the gap to the Clark Cup Playoffs.

Davies, 19, earned his second honor becoming the sixth award for the Thunder this season. Goaltenders Logan Halladay, Hayden Lavigne, and Logan Lambdin have also earned wins for the Thunder as players of the week this season. Lavigne is the other player with the Thunder to win the honor twice this year.

“It’s a great honor. There are a lot of great defensemen in this league and I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates as well,” said Davies who was quick to recognize his peers for their work on the ice. “We have been playing really well as a team, you know I’ve just been feeding off them and getting lucky here and there.”

The Week 26 winner has had five helpers over the weekend including the two goals of the Thunder’s 3-2 shootout win over the Lincoln Stars. On the back end of the ice, the Thunder defenseman has helped his club limit scoring of their opponents to 1.5 goals per game over their recent ten game stretch.

“We are going for the playoffs here. Getting those two wins this weekend was huge for us. We are pretty close to that, but we still need to keep working hard to get there.”

Bloomington has pulled nine points ahead of the Youngstown Phantoms with just five games remaining in the season. Davies and his team have the opportunity to clinch with either a win or a Phantoms loss in regulation.

The Thunder visit Dubuque on Friday and will host Madison on Saturday.

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