Sports stats



ECHL Utah Grizzlies

Austin Ortega Named ECHL Player of Week

February 27, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


Moline, Illinois - Austin Ortega of the Utah Grizzlies is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 19-25.

Ortega scored two goals and added six assists for eight points in three games last week as the Grizzlies extended their season-long winning streak to five games.

The 23-year-old had a goal and two assists in a 4-3 win against Idaho on Monday, notched a pair of assists in a 7-3 victory over Wichita on Friday and recorded a goal and two assists in a 5-4 shootout win against the Thunder on Saturday.

The forward takes a seven-game scoring streak, with five goals and nine assists for 14 points onto the road as Utah opens a four-game road trip Wednesday against Quad City.

Under contract with the Anaheim Ducks organization, Ortega has 33 points (14g-19a) in 23 games with Utah and is tied for second among ECHL rookies with seven power-play goals and ranks third among first-year players with 16 power-play points. He has added 10 points (2g-8a) in 17 games with Anaheim's AHL affiliate in San Diego.

Prior to turning pro, Ortega tallied 139 points (70g-69a) in 147 career games at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He also had 93 points (53g-40a) in 125 career games with Cedar Rapids, Fargo and Indiana of the United States Hockey League.

On behalf of Austin Ortega, a case of pucks will be donated to a Utah youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 37,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Back Home

Utah returns home Friday, March 9 at 7 p.m. for the first of our Metro PCS Pack The House Fridays. Fans can get vouchers to purchase $8 tickets for the game at any Wasatch Front area Metro PCS location.

Saturday, March 10 is the Grizzlies final Postgame Skate with the Grizzlies of the season after their game with Allen at 7 p.m.

Check out the Utah Grizzlies Statistics



ECHL Stories from February 27, 2018


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central