Hailey Armstrong nabs Beavers鈥� 1st Forward of the Week honor in 3 years

102324.S.BP.BSUWHKY Hailey Armstrong.jpg — Bemidji State sophomore Hailey Armstrong (29) skates up the ice to score an empty-net goal during the third period against Lindenwood on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at the Sanford Center.

By Jared Rubado

October 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM

BEMIDJI 鈥� The Bemidji State women鈥檚 hockey team wasn鈥檛 done with firsts from its weekend series against Lindenwood.

Sophomore Hailey Armstrong took home her first WCHA Forward of the Week nod after recording her first-career hat trick in a 6-3 win over Lindenwood on Friday night. Armstrong finished with a plus-3 on-ice rating over the weekend. Armstrong鈥檚 14 shots on goal on Friday set the program record for the most in a single game.

Armstrong became the first Bemidji State player to be named Forward of the Week since Reece Hunt earned the honor during the 2021-22 season. Armstrong was named Rookie of the Week on Nov. 20, 2023, during her freshman season.

Wisconsin took home two weekly awards. Caroline Harvey earned Defender of the Week, while Ava McNaighton was named Goaltender of the Week. St. Cloud State鈥檚 Emilia Kyrkko won Rookie of the Week.

By Jared Rubado

Jared Rubado took over as sports editor at the Bemidji Pioneer in February 2023 after working as a sports reporter at the Alexandria Echo Press and sports editor of the Detroit Lakes Tribune, Perham Focus and Wadena Pioneer Journal newspaper group.

He graduated from Augustana University in 2018 with journalism and sports management degrees.

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