Attack's Garrett Wilson Named OHL Player of the Week
April 25, 2011 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The Ontario Hockey League today announced that forward Garrett Wilson of the Owen Sound Attack is the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 24. Wilson led the OHL with seven points scoring three goals and four assists in the first three games of the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series.
Wilson was the hero in Game three on Saturday night scoring both the game-tying and game-winning goals to lead the Attack to a 6-4 win over the Windsor Spitfires to take a 2-1 series lead. Both goals came in the final five minutes of play with Wilson also assisting on an empty-net goal to finish with three points as first star of the game. He also picked up an assist despite a 4-2 loss to the Spitfires in Game two on Thursday, and opened the series with a goal and two assists in the 8-1 win in Game one last Tuesday. Game four of the series takes place tonight in Windsor.
Wilson, a 20-year-old from Elmvale, ON, is playing in his fourth OHL season and third full season with the Attack. The Florida Panthers prospect selected in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, scored a career-high 40 goals and 46 assists for 86 points in 66 games this season and currently leads his club in playoff scoring with 15 points in 13 games.
Wilson's teammate Andrew Shaw was also considered for the award along with Windsor Spitfires forward Taylor Carnevale. Shaw scored three goals and two assists for five points in three games, while Carnevale picked up five assists in three games. In goal, JP Anderson of the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors has backstopped his club to a 2-1 series lead over the Niagara IceDogs with a shutout victory and a 1.97 goals-against-average with a .929 save percentage.
2010-11 OHL Playoff Players of the Week:
Apr. 18 - Apr. 24: Garrett Wilson, Owen Sound Attack
Apr. 11 - Apr. 17: Darren Archibald, Niagara IceDogs
Apr. 4 - Apr. 10: Tom Kuhnhackl, Windsor Spitfires
Mar. 28 - Apr. 3: Anthony Luciani, Erie Otters
Mar. 21 - Mar. 27: Christian Thomas, Oshawa Generals
2010-11 OHL Regular Season Players of the Week:
Mar. 14 - Mar. 20: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67's
Mar. 7 - Mar. 13: Christian Thomas, Oshawa Generals
Feb. 28 - Mar. 6: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Feb. 21 - Feb. 27: Taylor Beck, Guelph Storm
Feb. 14 - Feb. 20: Greg McKegg, Erie Otters
Feb. 7 - Feb. 13: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Jan. 31 - Feb. 6: Brett Thompson, Erie Otters
Jan. 24 - Jan. 30: Cody Lindsay, Ottawa 67's
Jan. 17 - Jan. 23: Seth Griffith, London Knights
Jan. 10 - Jan. 16: Nicklas Jensen, Oshawa Generals
Jan. 3 - Jan. 9: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67's
Dec. 27 - Jan. 2: Joey Hishon, Owen Sound Attack
Dec. 13 - Dec. 19: Colin Behenna, Barrie Colts
Dec. 6 - Dec. 12: Nick Ebert, Windsor Spitfires
Nov. 29 - Dec. 5: Ryan Strome, Niagara IceDogs
Nov. 22 - Nov. 28: Greg McKegg, Erie Otters
Nov. 15 - Nov. 21: Christian Thomas, Oshawa Generals
Nov. 8 - Nov. 14: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67's
Nov. 1 - Nov. 7: Jason Akeson, Kitchener Rangers
Oct. 25 - Oct. 31: Justin Shugg, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Oct. 18 - Oct. 24: Joey Hishon, Owen Sound Attack
Oct. 11 - 17: Garrett Wilson, Owen Sound Attack
Oct. 4 - 10: Nathan Moon, Kingston Frontenacs
Sept. 27 - Oct. 3: Greg McKegg, Erie Otters
Sept. 23 - Sept. 26: Alex Aleardi, Plymouth Whalers
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Ontario Hockey League Stories from April 25, 2011
- Attack Push Spits to the Brink - Windsor Spitfires
- Majors Take a 3-1 Series Lead - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
- Majors Take 3-1 Series Lead with 6-1 Win Over IceDogs - Niagara IceDogs
- Attack's Garrett Wilson Named OHL Player of the Week - OHL
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