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Danbury's Bayrack and Adirondack\'s Gustafson earn weekly honors

January 17, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release


LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Monday that Danbury forward Mike Bayrack has been named Sher-Wood Player of the Week and Adirondack's Derek Gustafson has been named Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 16, 2005.

Bayrack completed the week with nine points (5g, 4a) in four games. On Wednesday, he notched a goal on the power play against Richmond, and on Friday tallied an assist against the Generals. With two shorthanded goals in the 8-6 victory over Flint on Saturday, Bayrack is tied for first in the league with four shorthanded goals. For the 2004-05 season, he has netted twenty-four goals and fifteen assists with a plus-eleven rating. Bayrack has also notched five power play goals and four game-winning goals.

In the 2000-01 and 2001-02 season, he split time with the Missouri River Otters (UHL) and Muskegon Fury (UHL) earning 105 points in 133 games. He spent four seasons in the WHL (1995-99) of the Canadian Hockey League, and has made recent appearances with the AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Norfolk Admirals. The 26-year-old Edmonton, Alberta native is in his sixth professional season, third in the UHL and first with the Trashers.

Other players nominated for the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week include: Adirondack center Sylvain Cloutier, Elmira center Carl Drakensjo, Flint right wing Bobby Reynolds, Fort Wayne center Colin Chaulk, Kalamazoo right wing Tim Krueckl, Kansas City right wing Jay Murphy, Missouri center Chris Bell, Motor City forward Chris Gignac, Muskegon right wing Rustyn Dolyny, Port Huron defenseman Rico Fatticci, Quad City right wing Joe Dusbabek, Richmond center Mark Turner, and Rockford right wing Chris Gobert.

Gustafson finished the week with a 4-0-0 record, 2.25 GAA, and a .917 save percentage. On Wednesday he made twenty saves on twenty-three Jackals shots, and on Friday, stopped thirty-one Richmond shots with three goals against. On Saturday he registered his third shutout of the season versus the RiverDogs stopping twenty-one shots on goal. The 4-3 shootout victory over the Trashers on Sunday moved him into first, leading the league with twenty-three wins. He posts a 23-8-5 record, holding second in minutes (2,107), fifth in saves (888), and tied for first with five shootout wins.

In 2003-04 he was a runner up for ECHL goalie of the year with the Louisiana IceGators with a .927 save percentage and a 28-14-0 season record. In the 1999-00 season, he led St. Lawrence to the ECAC Championship, was named ECAC Rookie of the Year, Tournament MVP and NCAA East Regional Tourney MVP. Most recently, the 25-year old Gresham, Oregon native made appearances with the AHL Houston Aeros (2001-02, 2002-03) and the NHL Minnesota Wild (2000-01, 2001-02).

Other players nominated for the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week include: Danbury's Scott Stirling, Elmira's Kevin Kurk, Flint's Dan McIntyre, Fort Wayne's Kevin St. Pierre, Kalamazoo's Chad Alban, Kansas City's Maxime Gingras, Missouri's Kevin Reiter, Motor City's Rod Branch, Muskegon's Sylvain Daigle, Port Huron's Daniel Berthiaume, Quad City's Robert Gherson, Richmond's Nathan Grobins, and Rockford's Michel Robinson.

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