Wave Athlete of the Week- Ending February 21, 2010

Hockey Panthers Toupin and Savage named Wave Athletes of the week.

Women's Athlete
The Wave Female Athlete of the week is Bailey Toupin, from the UPEI women’s hockey team.  She is a first year science student from Calgary, Alberta.  In the Panthers last home game of the season; she stopped 23 of 24 shots, to help the Panthers to a 4-1 victory over Saint Thomas.   The Panthers improved their record to 7-16-1.  The Panthers are now preparing for the Subway AUS Women’s Hockey Championship being held in Moncton this weekend. Their first game is against the host team and first overall in the league UdeM at 7pm on Thursday night, followed by playing STU either on Friday or Saturday night at 7pm.  
Men's Athlete
Wayne Savage, second year arts student from Saint Thomas, Ontario, is this weeks’ Wave Athlete of the Week.  Savage was outstanding in nets in the two quarter final games, with 33 saves on Wednesday and 36 saves on Friday.   In game one of the AUS quarter finals, held at UPEI on Wednesday night in front of a packed house, Savage was named UPEI player of the game. Friday night in Antigonish for game two he was named the second star in the double overtime loss.

See past Athlete of the Week winners