'Catters Rosa Named ECHL Player of the Week
January 23, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Texas Wildcatters News Release
Beaumont, TX (January 23, 2007) Texas Wildcatters forward Marco Rosa is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Jan. 15-21, 2007. Playing three out of four games on the road, the 6-foot and 190-pound Rosa had six goals and two assists as the Wildcatters went 3-1-0 to move within one point of South Division leader Gwinnett. Rosa is the third Wildcatters player this season to earn Player of the Week honors, joining Kevin Baker and Olivier Proulx.
The Whitby, Ontario native scored a goal in each of the team's four games, including two game-winning goals and three power-play goals. He has a four-game goal streak (6g) and four-game scoring streak (6g-2a). On Jan. 15, his 25th birthday, Rosa had a power-play goal; the game-winning goal and an assist in a 5-4 win at Gwinnett and scored a goal in a 4-2 loss at Pensacola on Jan. 19. He had his fifth two-goal game of the season with a power-play goal and the game-winning goal in a 5-2 win at Pensacola on Jan. 20 and added another power-play goal and an assist in a 6-3 win against Pensacola on Jan. 21.
Selected in the eighth round (255th overall) by the Dallas Stars in the 2001 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Rosa has 31 points (16g-15a) in 22 games with Texas while also playing in the American Hockey League for Houston where he has two points (1g-1a) in five games and Providence where he has two points (0g-2a) in 12 games. In his third season in the ECHL, Rosa has 99 points (52g-47a) in 100 regular season games and two points (0g-2a) in seven Kelly Cup Playoff games with Long Beach. While also playing in the AHL, he has eight points (3g-5a) in 44 games with Milwaukee, Houston and Providence.
On behalf of Marco Rosa, a case of pucks will be donated to a Beaumont area youth hockey organization by In Glas Co, the exclusive puck supplier for the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, In Glas Co has donated more than 15,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
The Texas Wildcatters are the ECHL affiliate for the AHL's Houston Aeros. The next Wildcatters home game is on Thursday, January 25 vs. the South Carolina Stingrays. Don't miss any hard-hitting Wildcatters hockey action. 2006-07 Season Tickets are still available. Wildcatters' season tickets start at just $9 per game and feature numerous benefits including free parking and discounted merchandise. Group discount plans are also available by calling (409) 951-5500. For single game tickets stop by the Ford Park Box Office, call (409) 833-7747 or log on to ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit the Wildcatters online at www.wildcattershockey.com.
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