From the Star Tribune Minnesota Scene column this morning: University of Minnesota-Duluth center Derek Plante and Gophers defenseman Travis Richards have been named the WCHA players of the week. Plante had two goals and six points in a two-game sweep of St Cloud State. Richards had three goals and stood out on defense as Minnesota earned a 4-4 tie with Wisconsin and a 4-2 victory over the Badgers. -Carol