Cincinnati's Huppe Named InGlasCo ECHL Player of the Week

April 1, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

The 6-1 and 190-pound Huppe scored five goals and 10 points in four games while helping Cincinnati go 3-1 and secure the final playoff berth in the Northwest Division.

Huppe scored two goals and had four points in a 6-4 win against Johnstown on Wednesday. He had two assists in the Cyclones' 5-1 win against Peoria on Friday, and scored the only goal in a 4-1 loss at Peoria on Saturday. On Sunday he scored two goals, including the game winner in the shootout, and had three points in Cincinnati's 4-3 win against Wheeling that clinched the final playoff berth.

In 46 games with Cincinnati, the 23-year-old Huppe has 19 goals and 35 points. Prior to joining the Cyclones, he scored two points (1g-1a) in 12 games with Jackson and two points (1g-1a) in 10 games with Arkansas.

On behalf of Curtis Huppe, a case of pucks will be donated to a Cincinnati area youth hockey organization by InGlasco, the official puck supplier of the ECHL.

Runners-up: Francois Fortier, Mississippi (4 gp, 5g, 4a, 9 pts) and Louis Dumont, Pensacola (1 gp, 0g, 5a, 5 pts)

Others Nominated: Jeff Connolly (Atlantic City), Jon Sturgis (Baton Rouge), Layne Ulmer (Charlotte), Ryan Vince (Dayton), Lee Ruff (Florida), Chris Bell (Greensboro), Martin Masa (Greenville), Rob Sandrock (Johnstown), Steve Aronson (Louisiana), Luke Murphy (Macon), Tyler Deis (Mobile), Shawn Mather (New Orleans), Wes Goldie (Pee Dee), Randy Rowe (Peoria), Steve Dumonski (Richmond), Dave Seitz (South Carolina), and Dylan Gyori (Wheeling).

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