Cyclones' Ftorek Named In Glas Co Player Of The Week

February 7, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Cincinnati Cyclones right wing Sam Ftorek is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2007

The 6-foot-2 and 190-pound Ftorek had five goals, including two game winners, and two assists as the Cyclones went 3-0-1 to increase their lead in the North Division to three points over second-place Trenton.

The native of Wolfeboro, N.H. scored the game-winning goal and had two goals on back-to-back nights on Feb. 2 in a 4-1 win against Trenton and on Feb. 3 in a 4-1 win against Wheeling. He scored a season-high three points (1g-2a) in a 6-5 overtime loss to Trenton on Feb. 4 for his third multiple-point game in a row and his ninth multiple-point game of the season.

Ftorek is second on the Cyclones with 20 assists and a plus-minus rating of +9 while his 14 goals and 34 points are both fourth on the team.

He is in his eighth season in the ECHL and has 270 points (112g-158a) and 595 penalty minutes in 416 regular season games and 18 points (9g-9a) and 92 penalty minutes in 34 postseason games with Augusta, Cincinnati, Fresno, Greensboro, Gwinnett, and Mobile. He played in the American Hockey League for Manchester in 2003-04 and had 15 points (6g-9a) and 63 penalty minutes in 52 regular season games while also playing in five playoff games for the Monarchs.

On behalf of Sam Ftorek, a case of pucks will be donated to a Cincinnati 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.

Runners Up: Chad Painchaud, Gwinnett (3gp, 4g, 2a, 6 pts) and Corbin Schmidt, Alaska (3gp, 1g, 5a, 6 pts).

Also Nominated: Josh Liebenow (Bakersfield), Hugh Jessiman (Charlotte), Jonathan Lehun (Florida), Dmitri Tarabrin (Johnstown), Tyler Mosienko (Las Vegas), David Wrigley (Pensacola), Justin Aikins (Phoenix), Stephen Werner (South Carolina), Marco Rosa (Texas), Les Haggett (Trenton) and Ryan Kinasewich (Utah).

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