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Aces Filion Named In Glas Co, Player Of The Week

Published on January 2, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Alaska center Olivier Filion is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 24-30.

The 5-foot-10 and 195-pound Filion had four goals, including two on the power play, and five points to help the Aces go 1-0-1 and remain in second place in the West Division.

After scoring a season-high three points, including tying his season best with two goals, in a 5-4 shootout loss to Utah on Dec. 28, the 25 year old had two goals in a 7-4 win against the Grizzlies on Dec. 29. His two power-play goals doubled his season total to four power-play goals which is second on the team.

The Montreal, Quebec native is fourth on the team with 11 goals and has 20 points (11g-9a) and 16 penalty minutes in 26 games with Alaska. He led the Aces in 2006-07 with 14 power-play goals and 29 goals while ranking second on the team with 68 points in 72 regular season games, and had 12 points (6g-6a) and 12 penalty minutes in 15 Kelly Cup Playoff games. In his fourth season with Alaska, Filion has 177 points (59g-118a) and 226 penalty minutes in 235 regular season games and 37 points (14g-23a) and 46 penalty minutes in 51 Kelly Cup Playoff games.

Filion played in the United Hockey League as a rookie in 2003-04 and had 32 points and 86 penalty minutes in 66 games for Richmond. He played four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League where he had 305 points (96g-209a) and 239 penalty minutes in 276 regular season games and 37 points (9g-28a) and 28 penalty minutes in 44 playoff games for Acadie-Bathurst from 1999-2003. He scored 104 points in each of his last two seasons, registering a career-high 75 assists in 2001-02 and a career-best 36 goals in 2002-03.

On behalf of Olivier Filion a case of pucks will be donated to Anchorage youth hockey organization by In Glas Co, the exclusive puck supplier for the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, In Glas Co has donated more than 18,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners up: Oren Eizenman, Fresno (3gp, 3g, 3a, 6 pts), Lance Galbraith, Idaho (3gp, 3g, 1a, 4pts) and Colin Pepperall, Trenton (3gp, 0g, 6a, 6 pts).

Also Nominated: Matt Auffrey (Augusta), Masahito Nishiwaki (Dayton), Brad Herauf (Florida), Jeff Campbell (Gwinnett), Tyler Mosienko (Las Vegas), Bryan Esner (Pensacola), Sean O'Connor (Phoenix), Brock Hooton (Reading), Trent Campbell (South Carolina), Stephane Goulet (Stockton), Moises Gutierrez (Texas), Olivier Labelle (Utah), Ryan Wade (Victoria).

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