Wooten, Löfgren, Pradel Named Players of the Week

General | 12/15/2025 2:00:00 PM

Zach Wooten, Axel Lofgren, and Michal Pradel have been named United States Hockey League (USHL) Players of the Week for games played on or between Monday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 14. 

Zach Wooten, F, Green Bay Gamblers
NCAA Commitment: University of Wisconsin
  • Recorded eight points on six goals and two assists in Green Bay's trio of wins, helping extend the Gamblers' winning streak to 11 games.
  • Scored twice and had an assist in Green Bay's 5-1 win against Chicago on Thursday, had a goal and an assist in its 3-2 win against the Steel on Friday, and closed the set of three games in three days with a hat trick in the Gamblers' 6-2 win against Madison. The hat trick was Wooten's second of the season and fourth multi-goal game since Nov. 14. He extended his goal streak to four games and has eight goals and six assists in his last seven games.
  • Finished the weekend with 17 shots, a +7 rating, and all three game-winning goals for the Gamblers.
Axel Löfgren, D, Fargo Force
NCAA Commitment: University of Massachusetts
  • Led USHL defensemen with five points on one goal and four assists in Fargo's three-game weekend. He is on a four-game point streak with one goal and five assists in that stretch.
  • Recorded at least one point in each game, playing a key role in Fargo's 4-0 win against Sioux Falls on Friday with the game-winning goal at 6:18 of the second period, and primary and secondary assists in the third.
  • Finished with nine shots and a +1 rating.
Michal Pradel, G, Tri-City Storm
NHL Rights: Detroit Red Wings
  • Posted back-to-back shutouts at home against the Muskegon Lumberjacks, improving his record to 9-9-2-1 (W-L-OTL-SOL) on the season with a 2.46 goals against average, seventh best in the league, and a .916 save percentage, third best in the USHL.
  • Turned aside all 12 of Muskegon's shots in a 4-0 win on Friday, then made 33 saves to blank the Lumberjacks 3-0 and earn his third shutout of the season on Saturday.
  • Enters the holiday break having faced the second-most shots of any goalie in the league. Only Linards Feldbergs in Sioux Falls has faced more.
About the USHL

The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and eight of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).

Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league's player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 92% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).