Colorado's Lazo Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week

February 2, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

Johnny Lazo of the Colorado Eagles
(Colorado Eagles)

Lazo scored five goals - including two game-winners - and added an assist for six points in three games last week.

The 27-year-old had a hat trick in a 6-3 win over Utah on Wednesday and after going scoreless on?Friday, added two more goals, as well as an assist, in a 7-2 victory over Alaska on?Saturday.

A native of Winnipeg, Lazo began the season with Vipiteno of Italy's A League, tallying 35 points (16g-19a) in 22 games before signing with Colorado on Jan. 5. He has 12 points (9g-3a) in nine games with the Eagles.

Lazo spent the previous five seasons with the University of Alberta, recording 132 points (55g-77a) in 136 games. Prior to joining the Golden Bears, he tallied 170 points (76g-94a) in 217 career games with?Tri-City of the Western?Hockey League.

On behalf of Johnny Lazo, a case of pucks will be donated to a Colorado 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 33,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners Up: Mike Embach, Fort Wayne (3 gp, 3g, 3a, 6 pts.), Rocco Carzo, Missouri (3 gp, 3g, 3a, 6 pts.) and Brandon Magee, South Carolina (2 gp, 2g, 4a, 6 pts.).

Also Nominated: Jefferson Dahl (Idaho), Peter Schneider (Indy), Greg Chase (Norfolk), Matt Carey (Quad City),?Yannick Tifu (Reading), A.J. Jenks (Toledo), Josh Macdonald (Utah) and Paul Cianfrini (Wheeling).

PREVIOUS WINNERS

WEEK PLAYER TEAM

Oct. 16-18 Barry Almeida Utah Grizzlies

Oct. 19-25 Derek Army Wheeling Nailers

Oct. 26-Nov. 1 Tyler Barnes Missouri Mavericks

Nov. 2-8 Jordon Southorn Fort Wayne Komets

Nov. 9-15 A.J. Jenks Toledo Walleye

Nov. 16-22 T.J.?Foster Orlando Solar Bears

Nov. 23-29 Bryan Moore Utah Grizzlies

Nov. 30-Dec. 6 Mike Monfredo Quad City Mallards

Dec. 7-13 Mikhail Stefanovich Rapid City Rush

Dec. 14-20 Kyle Jean Idaho Steelheads

Dec. 21-27 Mike Embach Fort Wayne Komets

Dec. 28-Jan. 3 Matt Register Atlanta Gladiators

Jan. 4-10 Shane Berschbach Toledo Walleye

Jan. 11-17 Barry Almeida Utah Grizzlies

Jan. 18-24 Chris Crane Allen?Americans

Johnny Lazo of the Colorado Eagles

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