BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced the players of the month for January on Tuesday (Feb. 2). Of those named, Brandon Kruse and Will Cullen received recognition from the conference. It marks the first time this season that Kruse has been named while it is the second consecutive month that Cullen has been listed.
For Kruse, this marks his first WCHA award of the season and comes after he posted 14 points in the month of January, including logging a point in nine of the Falcons' 10 games. Kruse began the month with back-to-back two-point outings against Ferris State, including a two-assist game on Jan.