Olczyk Re-Elected Captain; Jensen, Glen Alternates

David Glen will add a letter to his jersey for the coming season

For the second straight year, Tommy Olczyk will captain the Nittany Lion men, and Nate Jensen will serve as one of the alternates (the correct term, not "assistant"). The leadership roles were chosen through a team vote, so I suppose the real news would be if they weren't re-elected.

Also determined by that vote: forward David Glen, he of the unstoppable motor complimented with a surprising amount of offensive ability, will be the second alternate captain, replacing the graduating George Saad.

By being named captain for a second time, Olczyk joins a rather distinguished list, as only Art Gladstone, Roy Scott, Bill Proudman, Greg Smith, Lynn Sipe, John Ioia, C.J. Patrick, Scott Curry and Keith Jordan have worn the C for multiple seasons in the history of Penn State hockey. Of that group, only four-year captain Proudman held the role for more than a pair of seasons, company Olczyk will have a chance to join in 2014-2015.

Here's the team's release:

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Forward Tommy Olczyk (Long Grove, Ill.) has been named captain for the 2013-14 Penn State men's hockey team, while defenseman Nate Jensen (Shorewood, Minn.) and forward David Glen (Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) have been tabbed assistant captains, head coach Guy Gadowsky announced Thursday. The trio was selected through a team vote.

"Entering our first year in the Big Ten Hockey Conference, we will need great leadership to expedite the learning process in order to compete with some of the most storied programs in college hockey. The three captains, who were elected by the team, are excellent choices for that challenge," Gadowsky said. "Tommy, Nate and David exhibit high levels of work ethic and commitment both on and off the ice and a genuine caring for Penn State University, the Athletics Department and our hockey program. The coaching staff agrees fully with the team's choices."

A two-time captain, Olczyk appeared in 26 games during the Nittany Lions' inaugural NCAA Division I season. The Long Grove, Ill., native collected three goals and an assist and ranked fourth on the squad with 69 shots. The forward was one of three Nittany Lions to net a shorthanded goal, a feat he accomplished against Michigan State Jan. 25.

A Shorewood, Minn., native, Jensen will serve as an assistant captain for the second straight season. The blueliner, who skated in 22 games, tied for seventh on the team in points (9) and finished eighth in assists (7). Jensen collected two three-game point-scoring streaks during the season and notched an assist on the program's first goal at the NCAA Division I level.

One of four Nittany Lions to appear in all 27 games, Glen tied for third among all NCAA rookies in goals (16) and led Penn State in plus/minus (plus-9), shots (117) and faceoff percentage (.584). The Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., native also ranked second on the team in points (25) and was fourth in assists (9), while adding two power-play and game-winning goals.

In 2012-13, Glen firmly established himself in the Penn State record books after securing many program firsts. The forward recorded the program's first hat trick, game-winning goal, multi-goal game, multi-point game and overtime goal. Glen's first game-winning marker and overtime tally came on the same shot as he sent the Nittany Lions to their first NCAA victory with a 4-3 triumph against AIC Oct. 13.

OSU Hires Osiecki Assistant After Firing Osiecki

Big Ten rival Ohio State completed one of the more bizarre coaching changes in recent memory Wednesday, naming Steve Rohlik the full-time head coach of the Buckeyes.

Cue the canned quotes:

"We are pleased Steve has accepted our head coaching position," [athletic director Gene] Smith said. "He has made positive impressions within the athletics department, in the hockey community and with the men's hockey student-athletes. He has a well thought-out plan for how to lead our hockey program into the future that is in line with the expectations we have for each of our head coaches."

"I am honored and humbled by this opportunity to become the next coach at Ohio State," Rohlik said. "I want to thank Gene Smith, [associate athletic director] Chris Schneider and the administration for giving me this chance. I look forward to leading this program into the Big Ten."

That Rohlik is now a college head coach for the first time is not at all bizarre, as he's more than qualified for the job, and early reports indicate that OSU players and alumni are happy with the move. The 1990 Wisconsin graduate, most notably, was an assistant at Nebraska-Omaha from 1997-2000 as the Mavericks program started up and found quick success, then at Minnesota-Duluth from 2001-2010, helping the Bulldogs to two NCAA tournaments while recruiting much of the team that won the 2011 national championship. Since 2010, he's been the associate coach at Ohio State under Mark Osiecki, with the team going 46-50-16 over the last three seasons.

It's that last part that makes this whole thing pretty strange. Osiecki, a former Wisconsin player and assistant considered a rising star in the coaching world and himself in charge of an NCAA program for the first time, was shockingly fired on April 15th despite a general feeling that he had the long-underachieving program pointed in the right direction. Many immediately speculated that OSU made the move to pursue George Gwozdecky - who had famously felt out the position three years ago before Osiecki was hired - as the man who won two national championships as Denver's head coach also hit the unemployment line this offseason. But...

Oh, okay. So Smith and the administration were happy enough with the state of the program to hire from within, but unhappy enough to fire the last guy. Got it, makes perfect sense. Here's the plan, as articulated by FoTYT Deadly Nuts:

That blog is incredible, and yes, I'm going to keep plugging it any time something happens involving Ohio State.

In an odd twist, Penn State never directly faced Osiecki, but has already faced Rohlik. On December 29, 2012 at the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh, Rohlik guided the Buckeyes during their 5-4 loss to the Nittany Lions in the tournament's third place game. Osiecki was absent because he was named an assistant coach for Team USA at the simultaneous World Junior Championships - an honor you don't get if you suck at being a coach - eventually winning gold in Ufa, Russia. For whatever it may be worth, I was impressed with how Rohlik presented in his postgame press conference after what had to be a pretty disappointing defeat.

At the time of Osiecki's firing, Smith said that there was "a difference of opinion over the management of the program that could not be resolved" and on Wednesday added that "in line with the expectations we have for each of our head coaches" language to the pile of intrigue. Apparently, the nature of the difference was some sort of issue with the head coach, but not with his program. Unless further information leaks out (it might, but it usually doesn't), your guess is as good as mine or anyone else's as to what happened.

Rohlik becomes the third new head coach within the six Big Ten programs since Penn State began its foray into NCAA hockey. The first of the group was Tom Anastos at Michigan State, who was plucked from the CCHA commissioner's chair (literally two days after news of the formation of the conference that would eventually cause the CCHA's demise broke) back in March 2011, 17 years after his last high-level coaching job. Guy Gadowsky, the second and no longer the most recently hired head coach in the league, is now apparently strange due to the relative normalcy of his hiring by PSU after successful tenures at Alaska and Princeton.

McAdam, Williamson Make Final NHL CSS Rankings

Eamon McAdam has helped his draft stock through events like the World Junior A Challenge

Eamon McAdam, who will begin his Penn State career next season, was tabbed as the number six North American goalie by NHL Central Scouting Services in their final pre-draft rankings, released Wednesday morning.

The development is the latest indication that McAdam will become the first Penn Stater selected in the NHL Entry Draft - this year's edition will be held June 30th at Newark, NJ's Prudential Center - while affiliated with the university. If that comes to pass, he'll join soon-to-be junior forward Max Gardiner (2010, 74th overall, St. Louis Blues) and incoming junior defenseman Pat Koudys (2011, 147th overall, Washington Capitals) as Nittany Lions' draftees in 2013-2014. Transfers Gardiner (Minnesota) and Koudys (RPI) were both drafted while committed to their previous schools.

McAdam has had an up-and-down season with the USHL's Waterloo Black Hawks, posting a 17-9-3 record, a 3.45 goals against average and an 0.896 save percentage while sharing Waterloo's crease duties with Cal Petersen, a Notre Dame commit who placed fourth in the CSS goaltender rankings. Petersen was given starting duties for the Black Hawks' first four playoff games in the USHL quarterfinals against Fargo, but was pulled from Tuesday night's game four after allowing four goals on 21 shots. McAdam was good in relief, stopping 14 of 15, and may get the start for Waterloo's winner-take-all game five with the Force Wednesday night. He's the only PSU commit remaining with a chance at winning a league championship this season.

McAdam has repeatedly been selected to high-profile scouting showcases and performed well on big stages. On January 23rd, he was named MVP of the second annual USHL/NHL Top Prospects game and received national attention for a save he made during the game on Minnesota commit Mike Brodzinski. In November of last year, he helped Team USA to a gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge, while on September 29th, he played in the inaugural CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, allowing three goals on 14 shots. McAdam opened the season by being named the top goaltender at the Junior Club World Cup in Russia in August and helping the Black Hawks to a silver medal in the tournament.

With four separate lists produced by CSS (North American skaters, European skaters and goalies being the others), it's often hard to decipher how rankings translate in the real world. Here's the sixth North American goalie selected in each of the last five drafts:

• 2012: Jake Paterson (Detroit Red Wings): 3rd round, 80th overall.
• 2011: Laurent Brossoit (Calgary Flames): 6th round, 164th overall.
• 2010: Sam Brittain (Florida Panthers): 4th round, 92nd overall.
• 2009: Kieran Millan (Colorado Avalanche): 5th round, 124th overall.
• 2008: Michael Hutchinson (Boston Bruins): 3rd round, 77th overall.

So, assuming teams have McAdam ranked similarly to CSS (which may or may not be true, an important caveat to all of this, since CSS obviously isn't the organization making the draft picks) the Perkasie, PA native can probably expect to be a mid-round pick. He's been invited to the NHL Scouting Combine May 27th through June 1st in Toronto, where he'll have a chance to improve his stock and impress teams potentially interested in owning his rights.

Mike Williamson can generate offense from anywhere on the ice without sacrificing his position

Mike Williamson, a defenseman and another 2013 PSU entrant, was also listed in the CSS final rankings, as the 183rd-ranked North American skater.

Williamson just completed his second full season with the AJHL's Spruce Grove Saints, where he helped the team to a 35-16-9 regular season record, as well as the North Division regular season and playoff championships, before falling to Brooks in the AJHL Gas Drive Cup finals.

The Leduc, Alberta native offers an impressive package of range (he's 6'3"), speed, and intelligence that may make him attractive to NHL teams but battled a series of injuries this year, which limited him to 23 regular season games. Williamson managed 11 points in those games while teaming up with fellow Nittany Lion-to-be Dylan Richard, a forward who led the team in scoring. In 2011-2012, Williamson played with both Richard and David Glen (Penn State's leading goal scorer this past season, of course) and sniped nine times in 41 games.

With the draft only scheduled to include 211 total picks, however, he'll need one of the 30 NHL teams to hold him in higher esteem than CSS if he is to be selected.

Beyond McAdam and Williamson, rising sophomore defenseman Mark Yanis and 2014 entrant Bo Pellah, a blueliner with the BCHLs Alberni Valley Bulldogs, may also be considered draft prospects, although both are longshots to be selected. Yanis, who is in his second year of eligibility, enjoyed an outstanding freshman year at PSU, was given a B rating (mid-round consideration) in CSS' preliminary rankings back in 2011, and has received draft mentions from some corners since then. Puck-moving specialist Pellah was given a C rating (late-round consideration) in the 2012 preliminaries that kicked off this CSS ranking season, but has fallen in their estimation since then.

Gadowsky Joins Coaches Caravan

Penn State announced today that Guy Gadowsky will join the second Coaches Caravan, the offseason tour of Nittany Lion coaches from different sports across PSU-friendly cities and towns across the commonwealth and beyond. Here are the juicy parts of the release:

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Head men's hockey coach Guy Gadowsky will join the 2013 Penn State Coaches Caravan Thursday, May 9 during stops in Pittsburgh and Penn State DuBois.

Joining Gadowsky and [PSU head football coach Bill] O'Brien at the May 9 events will be head men's volleyball coach Mark Pavlik. At each Coaches Caravan stop, Penn State alumni and fans will have the opportunity to hear from Coach O'Brien and at least one other head coach and ask questions about the Nittany Lions' nationally recognized 31-sport athletic program at a lunch or evening event.

Jointly sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Nittany Lion Club, Coaches Caravan registration is underway at www.alumni.psu.edu/coachescaravan and www.GoPSUsports.com. More than 3,000 Penn State alumni and fans have signed up for Caravan stops. Advance registration is required for all Coaches Caravan events.

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The upcoming event is a scaled-back version of the 2012 Coaches Caravan, which hit 18 stops in seven different states, and featured both Gadowsky and women's coach Josh Brandwene. Twelve stops on six different dates are on the menu this time around, but only three stops (none of which include hockey programming) will take place outside of Pennsylvania.

Gadowsky, as mentioned in the release, will appear on May 9th in DuBois and Pittsburgh, PA at 11:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. respectively, along with O'Brien and Pavlik, two of the four coaches who joined the Edmontonian at his caravan stops last year (the others were Brandwene, who is sitting this one out, and women's basketball coach Coquese Washington, who is once again participating, but on a different date). The DuBois event will be in the Penn State DuBois campus gymnasium - the address is 1 College Place in DuBois - while the Pittsburgh reception will be hosted by the Sheraton Station Square at 300 W. Station Square Drive.

The non-Gadowsky stops are April 30th (Reading and Philadelphia), May 1st (Baltimore and Washington DC), May 2nd (Lancaster and Harrisburg), May 7th (Williamsport and Allentown) and May 8th (New York City and Scranton). O'Brien will headline each one, but the other coaches participating vary.

I'll break script at this point and offer a personal endorsement for the Coaches Caravan, as I greatly enjoyed my experience at the 2012 stop in Cleveland, at a time when I really needed an injection of Penn State pride. Gadowsky, if you've never conversed with him, is an extremely charismatic and engaging personality who, without fail, leaves anyone speaking with him feeling like he or she the most important person on the planet. And feeling like there's no limit on the potential of Penn State hockey. Attendees may even get in on the ground floor of some news, as happened last year when Gadowsky and O'Brien both threw their support behind the idea of a hockey game at Beaver Stadium. I strongly encourage anyone able to join in.

Commit Cycle: April 23 (Men)

As the primary hockey season winds down, so too does Commit Cycle - once each future Nittany Lion concludes his quest for a 2012-2013 championship (or championships), he is removed from this bi-weekly post, with the series paused for the summer once they're all gone. Playing hockey at a high level is a year-round commitment of course, so information floating out there during the "offseason" will still be passed along, but through Three Stars (for the small stuff) or a stand-alone entry (for the big stuff) instead.

Here are the removed players and a quick look at how their seasons turned out. As always, check M Current Commitments for full stats.

• 2015 F A.J. Greer (Kimball Union Academy - New England Prep) enjoyed a highly-successful first year in New Hampshire after coming to the states from his native Quebec. The power forward finished sixth in scoring, with 16 goals on a 19 assists, on a stacked team that had ten Division I commitments and went 27-2-0 in the regular season - earning a second-team all-scholastic underclass team nod from Over The Boards. The season, however, ended in disappointment when the top-seeded Wildcats were stunned 4-1 by Gunnery in the opening round of the Stuart/Corkery Tournament, the New England prep championships.
• 2014 F James Robinson (Langley Rivermen - BCHL), despite a quick ouster from the playoffs at the hands of the Surrey Eagles, had a fantastic rookie season in the BCHL. He helped the Rivermen to a 24-26-6 regular season record with 42 points, good for third on the team in scoring, with his 33 assists rating second best among all first-year players in the league.
• 2014 D Bo Pellah (Alberni Valley Bulldogs - BCHL), after briefly teaming up with Robinson in Langley, was traded to the Bulldogs early in his second BCHL season. He transitioned seamlessly, leading the Bulldogs' blueliners in scoring with four goals and 29 assists. Alberni Valley qualified for the playoffs with a 29-20-7 record and went on a thrilling run, recovering from an 0-2 best-of-five hole against Nanaimo in the first round and a 1-2 deficit against Victoria in the second round to win both series. Powerful Surrey proved too much in the Coastal Conference finals, however, sweeping the Bulldogs out of contention.
• 2013 D David Thompson (Chilliwack Chiefs - BCHL) joined Robinson and Pellah in being knocked out of the playoffs by Surrey, with the Chiefs falling via a second-round sweep after taking out Prince George in five games in the opening round. The Pennsylvania native closed his junior career by captaining his team to a 33-21-2 regular season mark and, like Pellah, led his team in blueliner scoring with 27 points while also providing strong positional play and physicality.
• 2015 F Chase Berger (St. Louis AAA Blues 18U/Saint Louis University HS) very nearly reached the pinnacle with both of his teams, taking the Mid-States Club Hockey Association Challenge Cup title with SLUHS by topping rival Christian Brothers 2-1 in overtime. Berger assisted on the championship-winning goal then, with the AAA Blues, scored the Central District clincher to propel that team to the USA Hockey Tier I 18U national championships. At the tournament, his eight points in six games helped advance the Blues to the title game, but a 4-3 overtime loss to Neponset Valley (after leading 3-2 until eight seconds remained in regulation) forced Berger to settle for a silver medal.
• 2015 D Kevin Kerr (Team Comcast 18U/Holy Ghost Prep) also did well with both his school and club teams. Comcast took the Atlantic District bid to USA Hockey Tier I 18U nationals, and advanced to the quarterfinals before - in quite a case of foreshadowing, relative to Berger - losing to eventual champion Neponset Valley, 4-3 in overtime. Meanwhile, Holy Ghost enjoyed a typical winning season but succumbed 5-2 to La Salle College High School in the finals of the AAA Flyers Cup, the big-school eastern PA championship.
• 2013 F David Goodwin (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders - USHL) didn't miss a beat following an early-season trade from Sioux City and posted his typically-robust stat line (13 goals and 30 assists in 64 games when combining totals from both teams) despite the Riders' anemic offense that contributed to a 25-30-9 record and missing the Eastern Conference playoffs by 13 points. The heady center, notably, finished his three-year USHL career with 118 points in 179 games.
• 2015 F Alec Marsh (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders - USHL) joined Goodwin in an early trip to the golf course but still turned in a great rookie season in the USHL. The New Jersey native, after irregular appearances in the lineup early on, was more or less a fixture in the top 12 by the end of the campaign. Marsh finished with four goals and 11 points in 40 games and even made a cameo on SportsCenter, thanks to his assist on a spectacular goal by linemate Dylan McLaughlin back in October.

Ricky DeRosa

Forward
Port Huron Fighting Falcons (NAHL)
6'1", 189 pounds
Aston, PA
Entering 2013
DOB 2/9/1992

Date	Opponent	Score	G	A	Pts.	PIM
4/18	vs. Soo	L 1-4	1	1	2	0	Box Score

The Soo Eagles, up 2-0 in the best-of-five NAHL North Division semifinals at last week's update, completed the sweep of DeRosa's Fighting Falcons with a 4-1 win in Port Huron on Thursday... the Jr. Flyers product, despite the setback, had an outstanding playoff run with seven points in six games - including two during a third-period comeback leading to an overtime win at Johnstown in a decisive game three of the first round of the playoffs... perhaps even more significantly, Port Huron's captain and all-time leading scorer departs for Penn State after helping to push the Falcons from a dreadful expansion team in 2010-2011 to a successful organization that has now qualified for the playoffs in back to back seasons.

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Patrick Koudys

Defenseman
Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
6'3", 198 pounds
Smithville, ON
Entering 2013
DOB 11/15/1992

Date	Opponent	Score	G	A	Pts.	PIM
4/17	at Dubuque	L 1-4	0	0	0	0	Box Score
4/19	at Dubuque	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	Box Score
4/21	vs. Dubuque	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	Box Score

The Dubuque Fighting Saints, simply put, showed the form that generated a 45-11-8 regular season record and won the Anderson Cup as the USHL regular season champs in sweeping Muskegon out of the first round of the playoffs... still, thanks in part to Koudys' arrival from RPI for his NCAA-required sit-out year before heading to PSU, the Lumberjacks performed a remarkable about-face to the tune of a 31-23-10 regular season record after a dismal 17-35-8 mark in 2011-2012... the 2011 Washington Capitals draft pick will undoubtedly be a steadying influence on the Nittany Lions' blueline next season - he's composed and intelligent, with an ability to regulate the game with error-free defense play.

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Eamon McAdam

Goaltender
Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
6'2", 185 pounds
Perkasie, PA
Entering 2013
DOB 9/24/1994

Date	Opponent	Score	SA	GA	Sv%	GAA
4/17	at Fargo	L 2-3	--	-	---	---	Box Score
4/19	at Fargo	W 5-4	--	-	---	---	Box Score
4/21	vs. Fargo	W 6-4	--	-	---	---	Box Score

Despite closing the regular season with two strong starts in Waterloo's last four games, McAdam found himself backing up Notre Dame commit and fellow 2013 NHL Entry Draft hopeful Cal Petersen to open the USHL playoffs, and Peterson has helped the Hawks to a 2-1 best-of-five lead over Fargo, with game four scheduled for Tuesday... on a more positive note, the pride of Perkasie continues to enjoy the high esteem of NHL scouts - he has been invited to the NHL Scouting Combine from May 27th through June 1st in Toronto... NHL Central Scouting Services asked seven North American goalies to the combine, meaning it's extremely likely that McAdam will receive a sturdy position when CSS releases its final pre-draft ranking Wednesday morning.

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Dylan Richard

Forward
Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
6'0", 185 pounds
Sherwood Park, AB
Entering 2013
DOB 2/5/1993

Date	Opponent	Score	G	A	Pts.	PIM
4/17	vs. Brooks	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	Box Score
4/19	at Brooks	L 5-6	1	0	1	0	Box Score

Spruce Grove, the North Division regular season and playoff champions, didn't have enough in the tank to stop the Brooks Bandits from taking a second straight AJHL Gas Drive Cup championship in five games (Brooks led the series 2-1 at last week's update)... a furious Saints rally from a 4-1 deficit late in the second period of game five - capped by Richard's goal with 2:31 remaining in regulation - forced overtime, but the Bandits R.J. Reed delivered the title to Brooks 3:10 into the extra period.

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Zach Saar

Right Wing
Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
6'4", 210 pounds
Plainwell, MI
Entering 2013
DOB 6/22/1993

Date	Opponent	Score	G	A	Pts.	PIM
4/17	at Dubuque	L 1-4	0	0	0	0	Box Score
4/19	at Dubuque	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	Box Score
4/21	vs. Dubuque	L 2-3	0	1	1	0	Box Score

Although the Lumberjacks were quickly bounced out of the USHL playoffs, it does need to be said that, thanks in no small part to Saar, they didn't go quietly... facing a 2-0 third-period deficit in a do-or-die game three, Muskegon dominated the last 20 minutes of regulation, outshooting heavily-favored Dubuque 15-4 and scoring twice to force overtime, thanks in part to Saar's assist on Cullen Hurley's 2-1 goal... the Jacks, through a frenetic 11:12 of sudden death, had quality chances to extend the series but just couldn't find a winner before Frank DiChiara punished a tired group of home team skaters (not including either of the PSU commits) that got pinned in their own end.

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Eric Scheid

Forward
Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5'9", 163 pounds
Coon Rapids, MN
Entering 2013
DOB 5/5/1992

Date	Opponent	Score	G	A	Pts.	PIM
4/16	at Sioux Falls	L 2-3	0	1	1	2	Box Score
4/17	at Sioux Falls	W 4-0	1	0	1	0	Box Score
4/19	vs. Sioux Falls	W 4-1	1	0	1	0	Box Score
4/20	vs. Sioux Falls	L 1-2	0	0	0	2	Box Score

The Stars recovered from an overtime loss to open their USHL playoff series with the Sioux Falls Stampede by winning two straight to take the lead in the best-of-five matchup... Scheid, Lincoln's leading point-getter during the regular season, scored in both of the wins, potting the 2-0 goal on a deflection in game two and adding a late power play strike in game three... Lincoln, however, missed a chance to close out the series on home ice and will now head back to Sioux Falls for a winner-take-all game five Tuesday night.

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Mike Williamson

Defenseman
Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
6'3", 210 pounds
Leduc, AB
Entering 2013
DOB 9/5/1993

Date	Opponent	Score	G	A	Pts.	PIM
4/17	vs. Brooks	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	Box Score
4/19	at Brooks	L 5-6	0	0	0	0	Box Score

While the Saints failed to recover the AJHL crown they last won in 2011 before Williamson joined the team full time (he played in one game that year, while fellow Nittany Lions Richard and David Glen were regulars on the squad), the speedy blueliner who also can play forward showed his brilliance this season when not battling a series of injuries... in all, he played 23 regular season games and notched 11 points, adding four more in 15 playoff games - but beyond the scoresheet, Williamson's wheels provided space for the Saints' forwards to operate, including Richard, who led the 35-16-9 squad in both goals and points.