Senior forward Kyle Kraemer of the Northeastern University men’s hockey team has been named Student-Athlete of the Week after registering three points, including one powerplay goal, in a weekend series against Providence.
In Friday night’s 4-1 victory over the Friars at Matthews Arena, the St. Louis native turned in his first multi-point performance of the season. Kraemer’s accomplishment was his first two-point game since he logged a pair of helpers against Brown on Nov. 30, 2007.
Kraemer followed up Friday’s feat with his second powerplay tally of the season in a 3-3 tie at Providence on Saturday.
The fourth-year forward notched NU’s lone goal against Boston College on Nov. 7 and hasn’t stopped since. Kraemer is riding a career-best and a team-high five game pointstreak and has tallied six points within that spell (4G, 2A). Kraemer has also scored a goal in his last three outings with two of those markers coming via the powerplay.
Due to his recent hot streak, Kraemer is now tied for first in goals and second in points with junior Wade MacLeod (4-3-7) on the Huskies’ roster. Kraemer also moved up the career charts, surpassing classmate David Strathman with 44-career points (16-28-44) for third place on Northeastern’s lineup. Junior Tyler McNeely is second on that list with 48 (22-26-48) while MacLeod leads with 69 points (29-40-69).
Northeastern is unbeaten in its last three games and hopes to extend the streak to four when the Huskies welcome Vermont for a post-Thanksgiving affair on Friday, Nov. 27 at Matthews Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
