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Dayton's Beaudoin Named In Glas Co Player Of The Week

December 18, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Dayton Bombers rookie forward Matt Beaudoin is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 10-16.

The Rock Forest, Quebec native had 10 points on four goals, including one game-winning goal and two power-play goals, and six assists as the Bombers went 3-0-0 to move within two points of third place in the North Division.

After scoring a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win against Wheeling on Dec. 14, the 23 year old had career bests with three goals and five points in an 8-3 win against Johnstown on Dec. 15. He registered a natural hat trick in the first period with an even-strength goal at 13:12, a power-play goal at 17:17 and the game winner on the power play at 19:14. Beaudoin, who was loaned to the Iowa Stars of the American Hockey League on Dec. 17, ended the week with two assists in a 6-5 win at Wheeling on Dec. 16.

The 5-foot-11 and 190-pound Beaudoin leads ECHL rookies and is second overall with 38 points (17g-21a) in 25 games. He leads all rookies and is third overall with eight power-play goals and 22 power-play points while his 14 power-play assists and 17 goals are second among first-year players and tied for fourth overall. He is tied for second among rookies and for fifth overall with three game-winning goals while his 21 assists are second among first-year players and sixth overall.

Beaudoin, who has an eight-game point streak (7g-9a), began the season with Las Vegas and had one assist in one game before being acquired by Dayton on Oct. 22.

He played four seasons at Ohio State University where he had 89 points (52g-37a) and 118 penalty minutes in 149 games from 2003-07. After completing his season in 2006-07, he signed with Arizona in the Central Hockey League and had three points (2g-1a) and 14 penalty minutes in 14 playoff games.

On behalf of Matt Beaudoin, a case of pucks will be donated to Dayton 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 18,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.



Runners Up: Mark Bomersback, Idaho (3 gp, 4g, 4a, 8 pts) Dany Roussin, Reading (3 gp, 3g, 5a, 8 pts) and Jean-Michel Daoust, Cincinnati (3 gp, 5g, 2a, 7 pts).



Also Nominated: Igor Pohanka (Augusta), Tim Konsorada (Bakersfield), Mathieu Melanson (Florida), John Morlang (Fresno), Derek Nesbitt (Gwinnett), Chris Ferraro (Las Vegas), Bryan Esner (Pensacola), Jacob Micflikier (Stockton), Ross Carlson (Texas), Trevor Kell (Trenton), Justin Bourne (Utah) and Jordan Krestanovich (Victoria).

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