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Augusta's Lang Named In Glas Co ECHL Player Of The Week

February 21, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Ryan Lang of the Augusta Lynx is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 13-19.

The 26-year-old had six points (3g-3a) as Augusta went 3-0-0 to improve to 22-25-4 and sixth place in the South Division with 48 points.

After scoring two goals, including the game winner, in a 6-5 win against South Division leader Gwinnett on Feb. 14, Lang scored the game-tying goal to force overtime in the Lynx's 6-5 win against Pensacola on Feb. 17. He extended his scoring streak to four games (4g-3a) with two assists in a 5-2 win against Columbia.

The 5-foot-10 and 175-pound center has 31 points (12g-19a) and is tied for second on the team with two game-winning goals while he is third with seven power-play assists in 48 games with the Lynx. He has also played one game in the American Hockey League with the Portland Pirates.

In his first professional season in 2004-05, Lang had 31 points (13g-18a) in 69 regular season games and eight points (4g-4a) and 20 penalty minutes in 15 Kelly Cup Playoff games with Charlotte.

The native of Regina, Saskatchewan played four years with at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks from 2000-04 scoring 67 points (28g-39a) in 140 career games. His teammates voted him to be the recipient of the Rick Pitta Most Dedicated Player award in 2004.

On behalf of Ryan Lang, a case of pucks will be donated to an Augusta, Georgia area youth hockey organization by In Glas Co, the exclusive puck supplier for the ECHL. In Glas Co has donated over 14,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities since it began sponsoring the award in 2000-01.

Runners Up: Brandon Cullen, Charlotte (4gp-4g-4a-8pts), and Trevor Baker, Utah (3gp-1g-6a-7pts).

Also Nominated: Ryan Gaucher (Alaska), Andrew Ianiero (Bakersfield), Reggie Berg (Florida), John Snowden (Greenville), Tyler Kindle (Idaho), Steve Crampton (Las Vegas), Jean-Francois Soucy (Phoenix), Dany Roussin (Reading), Steve Hildenbrand (San Diego), Evan Schwabe (South Carolina), Lance Monych (Stockton), and Jim Henkel (Trenton).

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