STEELHOUNDS PREVIEW \ This week’s lineup

Franck honored: SteelHounds goaltender Andy Franck has been named the Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week for last week. This is the second Goaltender of the Week honor for Franck, who was selected on Oct. 22 after beginning the year 2-0-0. The third-year pro from Lakewood went 2-0-0 over the weekend to help lead the SteelHounds to their current three-game winning streak. He surrendered four goals on 76 shots for a .947 save percentage over the weekend. Friday at Odessa, Texas, he made 28 saves on 29 shots as the Hounds won 4-1. The win snapped Youngstown’s six-game road losing streak. Saturday in Oklahoma City, he gave up three goals on 18 shots in the first period but was flawless the rest of the way as racked up 44 saves on 47 shots in a 4-3 shootout victory. The first-year CHL All Star stopped four of five Blazers shots in the shootout. He is 16-7-1 with a 2.80 goals against average and a .903 save percentage in his first year with the SteelHounds.

Busy week at home: The SteelHounds return to action today when they host the Texas Brahmas for “Kids Day” with face-off scheduled for 10:35 a.m. at the Chevrolet Centre. The SteelHounds and Brahmas also play Wednesday at 7 p.m.The SteelHounds will get one day off before the Mississippi RiverKings come calling for the final three games of their regular-season series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday and Saturday’s games have 7:05 p.m. starts. Sunday’s game begins at 4:05 p.m.

Logjam: The SteelHounds and Kings are tied for second in the Northeast Division and fourth in the conference. Both teams have a record of 25-14-2 (52 points). They have split the previous eight meetings with both teams going 4-4-0.