ECHL Norfolk Admirals

Denis Smirnov Named ECHL Player of the Week

Published on March 25, 2024 under ECHL (ECHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


SHREWSBURY, N.J. - Denis Smirnov of the Norfolk Admirals is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for March 18-24.

Smirnov scored three goals and added six assists for nine points in four games last week.

The 26-year-old dished out two assists in a 5-4 win at Utah on Monday, had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 loss at Adirondack on Friday, picked up three assists in a 4-1 victory over the Thunder on Saturday and scored a pair of goals in a 6-1 win at Adirondack on Sunday.

Smirnov has 41 points (14g-27a) in 47 games with the Admirals this season. He has tallied 67 points (25g-42a) in 113 career ECHL games with Norfolk and Kalamazoo.

Prior to turning pro, Smirnov recorded 115 points (50g-65a) in 137 career games at Penn State University and 142 points (62g-80a) in 160 career games in the United States Hockey League with Indiana and Fargo.

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On behalf of Denis Smirnov, a case of pucks will be donated to a Norfolk youth hockey organization by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 49,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

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The Norfolk Admirals return to Norfolk Scope on Friday, March 29 when they face the Atlanta Gladiators at 7:05 PM.

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