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Pilot Mound, Manitoba
MJHL - Neepawa

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2006-07 Honors:
• Preseason All-CHA
• Academic All-CHA
• ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District

Played in 31 of 33 games for BSU in 2006-07 anchoring the right side of the Beavers’ blue line... Among BSU returning defensemen, ranks third after scoring 3-5=8 a year ago. Opened scoring during the second series of the season... Generated an assist in a loss at Niagara (10/27)... Was also tabbed for three penalties for a career-high six minutes in the box in the game. Recorded assists versus Niagara (11/18) and at Wayne State (12/2) before posting the fifth multi-point game of his career in a 6-5 overtime, comeback victory at Minnesota Duluth (12/9)... He found Travis Winter with a pass during the first period to get BSU on the board and added a goal late in the second period to keep the Beavers’ comeback hopes alive. Finished the season second BSU among defensemen with a +5.

2005-06 Honors:
• 1/23/2006 CHA Defensive Player of the Week
• Academic All-CHA

•18 assists in 2005-06 third-most by a defenseman in BSU’s Division I era.
•2-18=20 points in 2005-06 gave Weselowski just the fifth 20-point season by a defenseman in BSU’s Division I era.
•3 assists vs Air Force (1/20) tied BSU Division I-era single-game record for defensemen.

Scored four points in a three-game span from 12/2/2005 vs Niagara to 12/9/2005 vs Lake Superior State; scored four points in previous 30 career games played.
Assist at Minn.-Duluth (10/7); first point since 11/13/2004 vs Bentley, a span of 34 games...Assist in each game of Minnesota State series (10/14-15)... Three assists in Niagara series (12/2-3); assist in Game 1; two assists, first career multi-point game in Game 2; career-high five shots on goal in each game... Assist vs Lake Superior State (12/9) ran scoring streak to three games... Short-handed goal vs Wayne State (1/13).
•CHA Defensive Player of the Week after career-high three assists vs Air Force (1/20), tied BSU single-game record for defensemen; game kicked off career-high five-game scoring streak; 1-7=8 points during streak... Goal at Ala.-Huntsville (2/4)... Two assists at Western MIchigan (2/10)... Two assists vs Ala.-Huntsville (3/4); second assist was 20th point of the year.

Only defenseman amongst Bemidji State’s 2004 spring signees... Made collegiate debut at Minnesota State (11/6)... Assist, first collegiate point, vs Bentley (11/13)... Tied career high with three shots on goal vs Wayne State (2/5)... Made debut at forward in series at Air Force (3/4-5); played both games at second-line left wing for Ryan Huddy, out with an illness.

Came to BSU after a standout season with the Neepawa Natives of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, where he was one of the league’s leading offensive defensemen... Was the MJHL’s highest-scoring defensemen, leading the league’s defenders with a team-high 20-40=60 points... 20 goals tied for second amongst MJHL defensemen, as did his 40 assists... Tied for 17th in the MJHL amongst all players in assists; tied for 14th in the league with four game-winning goals... MJHL Player of the Week on Dec. 14, 2003 and eventually was the league’s Defenseman of the Month and was runner-up for Player of the Month for December, 2003... Led entire league with six goals scored and also had two assists leading up to his Player of the Week award, helped Neepawa sweep its four games during the week... Led MJHL defensemen with 15 points in 10 games en route to his Defenseman of the Month honor... Runner-up for Defensive Player of the Month in November, 2003, won Defensive Player of the Month for September/October... Named one of three finalists for the Steve “Boomer” Hawrysh Memorial Trophy, awarded to the MJHL MVP... 2004 MJHL Sherwood Division All Star... 2003 MJHL Rookie All-Star First Team.

Riley Wallace Weselowski... Born Feb. 24, 1985... Son of Phil and Cyndy Weselowski... Majoring in business administration.