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Good story from Anchorage hockey writer Doyle Woody ... He takes a look at former Maverick Zach Harrison (pictured), who has become a specialist for the Alaska Aces, an ECHL tea m. Harrison hasn't been on a regular line, rather, he's been playing spot duty at all three forward positions at even strength and, of course, killing penalties. Harrison has three goals and nine assists in 27 games this season. ...

Harrison is teammates with MSU alum Jerad Stewart, who has five goals and nine assists and is +11 in 24 games for the Aces. ...

Staying in the ECHL, another Mavericks alum, Kael Mouillierat, was named to the league's All-Star Game, which will be held Jan. 26 in Bakersfield, Calif. Mouillierat leads Idaho and all league rookies with 34 points in 33 games. Geoff Irwin and Mike Zacharias also play for the Steelheads. ...

Back to the college game, not surprisingly, MSU's Michael Dorr was named WCHA offensive player of the week on Wednesday, giving the Mavericks even more recognition after their Shillelagh Tournament win. "It's good to get team recognition," Dorr said after practice on Wednesday. "But we're not really too worried about what's in the papers. We're just worried about doing the job in the rink." ...

What's going on in St. Cloud? The Huskies' best weekend of the season -- a championship at the Florida College Classic -- ended with senior defenseman and assistant captain Chris Hepp signing with the Idaho Steelheads and senior forward Tony Mosey being dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules. St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko wouldn't say if the departures were related. Read more about them here. Another Huskies player, freshman Bryce Johnson, has left the team to return to the USHL after playing in just three games. ...