BROCKPORT, NY - On Monday, January 12th the Empire 8 and UCHC conferences announced their selections for Ice Hockey Athletes of the Week. David Filak was named the Empire 8 and UCHC Goaltender of the Week following a excellent bounce back performance in Brockport's 5-2 win over Elmira last Saturday.

Despite allowing two goals across his first 12 shots faced, Filak would recover to ignite a Brockport comeback. The junior from Northville, MI would stop 18 straight shots, posting a scoreless final 36:16 of the contest to earn his fourth win of the season. Filak finished the evening with 29 saves, stopping 93.5% of the shots he faced, and posting 25+ saves for the sixth straight game. 

Filak is in the midst of his best season with the Green and Gold, already surpassing his total wins from 2024-25 (3), and posting a single-game career high in saves (48) against Utica back on November 15th. He leads Brockport goaltenders in saves (233), ranking second in the UCHC conference in saves per game (33.29).

The Golden Eagles will return to the ice to take on St. John Fisher from Rochester on Friday, January 16th at 7 PM.