ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The North American Hockey League named National Under-17 team member Justin Maiser the first NAHL Player of the Week for the 1999-2000 season.

The 6-0, 177-pound forward from Edina, Minn., notched two goals and two assists for four points in three games last week as Team USA split with St. Louis and bested Danville. After tallying an assist in a 5-4 opening night loss to St. Louis on Sept. 10, Maiser was named the first star in the Under-17 team’s 5-4 win over Danville on Sept. 12 notching two goals and one assist against the Wings.

The 2-1 start is the best ever for the U.S. National Under-17 team and marks the first time since the program joined the NAHL in 1997 that the team is tied for first place in division standings.

A former Edina High School star, Maiser is in his first year in the NAHL and with the National Team Developmet Program and is currently tied for the league scoring lead.

Maiser and the rest of the Under-17 team face Grand Rapids tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. The BearCats currently have four points and are tied with the Under-17 team for first place in the NAHL Eastern Division standings.