Chris Grando Named ECHL Player of the Week
January 14, 2025 - ECHL (ECHL)
Jacksonville Icemen News Release
Jacksonville Icemen forward Chris Grando
(Jacksonville Icemen)
JACKSONVILLE, FL - The Jacksonville Icemen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres and the AHL's Rochester Americans announced today that Icemen forward Chris Grando has been named the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Jan. 6-12.
Grando scored five goals, added three assists and was a +8 in three games last week.
The 26-year-old netted a hat trick and added an assist in a 5-2 win against Greenville on Wednesday, scored a pair of goals and had an assist in a 4-1 victory over Atlanta on Friday and dished out an assist in a 5-1 triumph against South Carolina on Saturday.
A native of Islip, New York, Grando has 20 points (10g-10a) in 35 games with the Icemen this season and he has recorded 75 points (29g-46a) in 119 career games with Jacksonville.
Prior to turning pro, Grando tallied 64 points (26g-38a) in 166 career collegiate games with Arizona State University and Boston College and 54 points (22g-32a) in 115 career games with Green Bay of the United States Hockey League.
On behalf of Chris Grando, a case of pucks will be donated to a Jacksonville youth hockey organization by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 51,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
The Icemen hit the road this evening for a 7:00 p.m. matchup at Orlando. The Icemen's next home game is set for Saturday, January 25 against Orlando.
For single game tickets, or ticket package information, Contact the Icemen office at 904-602-7825, or visit www.jacksonvilleicemen.com for more information.
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