Vomacka Tabbed Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week

12/14/2020 4:20:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

STORRS, Conn. - UConn junior goaltender Tomas Vomacka (Trutnov, Czech Republic) was named the Hockey Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after a weekend where he helped lead the Huskies to a 3-1 upset win over No. 2 Boston College.

Vomacka made 59 saves on 64 shots to earn four out of six points from No. 2/2 Boston College. The junior stopped 32 shots on Friday, including all 19 he saw in the first period, as the Huskies lost, 4-3, in overtime at Boston College. He came back on Saturday and kicked out 27 shots and kept BC off the scoreboard for the first two periods in a 3-1 win over the Eagles.