Attack's Kevin Hancock Named OHL 'On the Run' Player of the Week
Published on November 5, 2018 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Owen Sound Attack overage forward Kevin Hancock is the OHL "On the Run' Player of the Week for the regular season week ending November 4 after leading the league with nine points in three games scoring four goals and five assists.
Hancock recorded a trio of multi-point performances over the weekend and is now tied for fourth in OHL scoring. He matched a season high with four points on Friday scoring a pair plus two assists as part of a 6-4 road win against the Oshawa Generals, then earned first star honours on Saturday with two goals and an assist in a 6-5 shootout loss to the London Knights. His week wrapped up Sunday registering assists on both Attack goals in a 5-2 loss to the defending champion Hamilton Bulldogs. The Attack are now third in the Midwest Division standings with a 9-7-0-2 record.
A 20-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., Hancock is now a five-year veteran of the Attack after being selected by the club in the fifth round of the 2014 OHL Priority Selection. This season the Attack alternate captain has produced 14 goals and 16 assists for 30 points in 18 games bringing his career totals to exactly a point-per-game rate with 82 goals and 132 assists for 214 points in exactly 214 games.
Watch video highlights of Hancock and the Attack against the Generals, Knights, and Bulldogs.
Also considered for the award this week was San Jose Sharks prospect Ryan Merkley of the Guelph Storm with eight assists in three games, and overage forward Tye Felhaber of the Ottawa 67's who scored three goals and three assists for six points in three games of a weekend road sweep. In goal, overager Joseph Raaymakers of the London Knights stopped 55 shots across two victories including one by shutout with a goals-against-average of 1.02 and save percentage of .965.
2018-19 OHL "On the Run' Players of the Week - Regular Season:
Oct. 29 - Nov. 4: Kevin Hancock (Owen Sound Attack)
Oct. 22 - Oct. 28: Stephen Dhillon (Niagara IceDogs)
Oct. 15 - Oct. 21: Justin Brazeau (North Bay Battalion)
Oct. 8 - Oct. 14: Damien Giroux (Saginaw Spirit)
Oct. 1 - Oct. 7: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sudbury Wolves)
Sept. 24 - Sept. 30: Lucas Chiodo (Barrie Colts)
Sept. 19 - Sept. 23: Akil Thomas (Niagara IceDogs)
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