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The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced Tuesday the Forward, Defenseman and Goaltender of the Week for Week 5 of the 2019-20 season. This is the first weekly honor for Green Bay Gamblers forward Jesse Tucker and Chicago Steel defenseman Owen Power and goaltender Victor Ostman. Tucker registered five points (3-2-5) in a 7-4 win Saturday night win while Power picked up a goal in each of his team's wins last weekend and Ostman collected a pair of wins, allowing only one goal in more than 90 minutes played. The USHL is America's only Tier I junior hockey league and continues to lead the world in the advancement of Division I college hockey athletes. 

Tucker led the Gamblers to their lone win last weekend with an explosive five-point night (3-2-5) in a thrilling 7-4 road win over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. The hat trick was Tucker's first of his USHL career and second multi-goal game (October 13, 2018). The Lake Superior State University commit has six goals and four assists through 11 games this season after registering 43 points (13-30-43) while appearing in all 62 games for Green Bay during the 2018-19 season, his rookie campaign. This is Tucker's first Forward of the Week award, and the first won by a Green Bay forward since Jackson Perbix in January last season. Tucker is currently tied for 15th in the USHL with 10 points this season, which leads all Gamblers skaters. 

Power was named Defenseman of the Week after scoring a pair of goals in each of his team's wins last weekend, including the 3rd period game-winning goal on the powerplay Saturday night, ensuring a 7-4 win over the Fargo Force. The University of Michigan commit leads all USHL defensemen with 12 points (3-9-12) in 10 games this season. Power has recorded at least one point in eight of 10 appearances this season, including an ongoing six-game point streak (3-6-9) and three of his four multi-point games this season. This season's four multi-point games matches last season's total through 58 games. The Mississauga, Ontario native registered 25 points (11-14-25) last season, which was tied for second among rookie blueliners throughout the USHL. 

Ostman was named Goalie of the Week after picking up a pair of wins over the weekend, including a perfect 15-save relief performance on Saturday night. The Swedish netminder allowed just one goal on 47 shots against in more than 90 minutes of play in a pair of Steel wins. Ostman now has a 5-1-0-0 record with a 1.98 goals against average and .913 save percentage, which are first (wins), sixth (GAA) and ninth (SV%), respectively, in the USHL this season. 

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the USHL celebrates its 18th season as the nation's only Tier I junior hockey league in 2019-20. The USHL had 55 players selected at the 2019 NHL Draft, and more than 800 alumni are currently on NCAA Division I rosters, further establishing the USHL as the world’s foremost producer of junior hockey talent.

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