TORONTO, ONT. - Nolan Yaremko from the Mount Royal Cougars was named the U SPORTS Athlete of the Week for the period ending February 27th, 2022.

Yaremko put up four key points in the most important two games his Cougars have faced this season. In the team's quarterfinal match-up with the Regina Cougars, every goal mattered as MRU took the first game 4-3 and the second game in overtime.

Yaremko played hero in the series-clinching overtime frame, wasting no time in grabbing a deflected puck in front of the net and burying it to punch his team's ticket to the CW semi-finals. His game awareness and quick hands were on display all weekend, as the second-year forward contributed on more than half the Cougars' goals.

He posted a highlight reel one himself in the first period of Friday's game, picking up the puck at his own blue line and speeding through three defenders before tucking it between the goalie's pads.
The Spirit River, AB product hasn't missed a beat since the regular season, where he finished as the conference's top goal scorer and point getter with 19 and 39 respectively.

Nominees:
AUS: Justin Sumarah, hockey, Saint Mary's
CW: Nolan Yaremko, hockey, Mount Royal (Winner)
OUA: Benjamin Evanish, hockey, York
RSEQ: Alexandre Obomsawin, volleyball, Laval