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Chiefs Rookie Imbeault Named In Glas Co Player Of The Week

March 4, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Johnstown rookie center Alexandre Imbeault is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 25-Mar. 2.

The Montreal, Quebec native had three goals and eight points to help the Chiefs go 4-0-0 and move to within four points of fourth place in the North Division.

After scoring the game-winning goal and adding an assist in a 4-3 win against Reading on Feb. 27, the 6-foot and 180-pound Imbeault scored the game-winning goal on the power play in a 5-3 win at Wheeling on Feb. 29. He had three points (1g-2a) in a 5-3 win at Reading and ended the week with two assists in a 6-2 win at Elmira.

The 21 year old has a four-game point streak (3g-5a) and is second on the Chiefs with seven power-play goals and tied for fourth with 41 points (16g-25a) in 41 games. Imbeault was selected to the 2008 All-Star Game, but did not play as he was called up to the American Hockey League with Providence where he has seven points (3g-4a) in 12 games.

Imbeault played the last four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League where he had 208 points (90g-118a) and 164 penalty minutes in 245 regular season games and 16 points (10g-6a) and 22 penalty minutes in 21 playoff games for Quebec, Victoriaville and Chicoutimi from 2003-07.

On behalf of Alexandre Imbeault, a case of pucks will be donated to a Johnstown 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 19,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners up: Marty Flichel, Idaho (3 gp, 2g, 7a, 9 pts) and Ryan Menei, Mississippi (4 gp, 5g, 0a, 5 pts).

Also Nominated: Brett Hemingway (Alaska), Masahito Nishiwaki (Dayton), Ernie Hartlieb (Florida), Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu (Fresno), Aki Seitsonen (Las Vegas), Adam Hobson (Pensacola), Dusty Jamieson (Phoenix), Joe Zappala (Reading), Steve Pinizzotto (South Carolina), Brandon Schwartz (Stockton), John McNabb (Texas), Trevor Kell (Trenton), Rob Sirianni (Utah) and Ash Goldie (Victoria).

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