By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — Tommy Stang has been a key cog in the Saint Mary's University men's hockey team's offensive machine all season — and last weekend was no exception.
 
Stang — enjoying his best season in a Cardinal uniform — picked up points on five of the Cardinals' eight goals in their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference split against Hamline last weekend.
 
And Monday, Stang was picking up something else — MIAC Athlete of the Week honors.
 
Stang assisted on Ryan Stoynich's (Calgary, Alberta) goal in last Friday's 2-1 loss to the Pipers, before adding two goals and two assists in the Cardinals' 7-2 win in the rematch.
 
The junior's two-goal, four-point effort against the Pipers marked the second time in two weeks that he has achieved that feat — having also scored twice and assisted on two others in a 7-1 Saint Mary's win over No. 10 Augsburg on Jan. 31.
 
Stang and the Cardinals (6-6-0 MIAC, 8-10-1 overall) are back in action next weekend with a pair of conference games against St. Olaf. Saint Mary's travels to St. Olaf Ice Arena for a 7 p.m. contest against the Oles on Friday, before the two teams head to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for Saturday's 7 p.m. rematch.