Bakersfield's Trupp Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week

February 14, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Evan Trupp of the Bakersfield Condors is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 6-12.

The 24-year-old left wing scored three goals, added three assists and was a +6 last week as the Condors went 3-0-0.

Trupp tallied three points (1g-2a) and was +3 in a 2-1 win at Utah on Wednesday and closed the week with two goals, an assist and another +3 rating in a 4-3 shootout win against Las Vegas on Saturday. Trupp scored a highlight-reel goal in the game that has received over 26,000 views on YouTube.

A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Trupp has 10 points (3g-7a) in 12 games with the Condors after being acquired in a trade with Cincinnati on Jan. 12. He had 12 points (2g-10a) in 20 games with the Cyclones.

Prior to turning pro, Trupp scored 108 points (40g-68a) in 157 games over four years with the University of North Dakota.

On behalf of Evan Trupp, a case of pucks will be donated to a Bakersfield 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 25,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners Up: Brendan Connolly, Greenville (3 gp, 3g, 4a, 7 pts.) and Kyle Kraemer, Ontario (4 gp, 2g, 5a, 7 pts.).

Also Nominated: Chaz Johnson (Chicago), Dan Eves (Cincinnati), Kevin Ulanski (Colorado), Dustin Gazley (Elmira), Pat Galivan (Gwinnett), Aaron Lewicki (Idaho), Nick Sirota (Kalamazoo), Josh Lunden (Las Vegas), Zach Tarkir (South Carolina) and Kyle Rogers (Toledo).

PREVIOUS WINNERS

WEEK PLAYER TEAM

Oct. 14-16

Evan Barlow Elmira Jackals

Oct. 17-23 Justin Shugg Florida Everblades

Oct. 24-30 Eric Lampe Las Vegas Wranglers

Oct. 31-Nov. 6 Brandon Svendsen Kalamazoo Wings

Nov. 7-13 Olivier Labelle Reading Royals

Nov. 14-20 Chris Barton Wheeling Nailers

Nov. 21-27 Chad Klassen Idaho Steelheads

Nov. 28-Dec. 4 Mitch Fadden Utah Grizzlies

Dec. 5-11 Chad Costello Colorado Eagles

Dec. 12-18 Riley Nelson Colorado Eagles

Dec. 19-25 Michael Forney Colorado Eagles

Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Tyler Helfrich Bakersfield Condors

Jan. 2-8 Dustin Gazley Elmira Jackals

Jan. 9-15 Joey Martin Toledo Walleye

Jan. 16-22 Jordan Pietrus Elmira Jackals

Jan. 23-29 Justin Bowers Greenville Road Warriors

Jan. 30-Feb. 5 Chris Doyle

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