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Everblades Lemieux Named ECHL Player of the Week

December 7, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades proudly announced today that the ECHL has named Everblades forward Francis Lemieux the ECHL Player of the Week for the week of November 29- December 5.

Lemieux finished up this past week's action with nine points (6g, 3a) and a plus-minus rating of +3 as the Everblades went 3-0-0 to run their winning streak to six and improve to 15-9-0, moving them into second place in the South Division, three points behind first-place Greenville.

The 26-year-old opened the week with three goals, including the game-winner, and an assist in a 5-2 win at Kalamazoo on Wednesday. The hat-trick was the third of his career. Lemieux followed that up with a goal in the Everblades' 4-2 win at Cincinnati on Friday, then the Sherbrooke, Quebec native ended the week with another four-point game, tallying two goals and adding a pair of assists in Florida's 5-3 win at Cincinnati on Saturday.

Lemieux has 43 points (19g-24a) in 37 career ECHL games with Las Vegas and Florida and 113 points (45g-68a) in 249 games in the American Hockey League with Hamilton and Grand Rapids. Entering this week's action Lemieux is second in the ECHL with 31 points (10g, 21a) in 24 games.

Before joining the pro ranks Lemieux spent four seasons (2001-05) at the junior level with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In his four-year junior career Lemieux tallied 250 points (99g, 151a) and 181 PIM in 272 games, and posted his best season in his final season when he recorded 82 points (32g, 50a) in 70 games.

Individual tickets to all 2010-11 Florida Everblades home games are on sale now! Tickets are available at the TIB Bank Box Office Monday - Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. Fans can also purchase tickets through TicketMaster by logging onto www.ticketmaster.com or calling 800-745-3000.

The Everblades return to action on Wednesday, December 8 when they host the Greenville Road Warriors at 7:30 p.m. from Germain Arena. Visit www.floridaeverblades.com and www.germainarena.com for more information on ticket packages, pricing and upcoming Germain Arena events.

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