HEA: Maine's Duffy Player of the Week

It's been a week of firsts for the University of Maine's Matt Duffy.

The 6-foot-2, 200-pound defenseman from Windham notched his 1st career hat trick in the Black Bears' 3-1 over Merrimack at Alfond Arena on Saturday. On Monday, it was announced that -- for the 1st time in his career -- the junior Duffy was named the Hockey East Association's Player of the Week.

Duffy's only other multiple-goal game for Maine came 2 years ago when, as a freshman, he netted a pair in a Hockey East quarterfinal game against UMass-Lowell to earn Rookie of the Week honors.

Duffy has 4 goals this season to tie him for the team lead.