Donati Named ECHL Player of the Week
Published on March 1, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals News Release
The ECHL announced on Tuesday that Elmira Jackals forward Justin Donati has been named the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 21 - 27. The Jackals went 3-0 this past week with home wins over Wheeling, Reading, and Trenton.
Donati led the Jackals in their three games with eight points (4g-4a) to pull into a tie for the league lead with Florida's Francis Lemieux with 73 points. The Oakville, Ontario native also led Elmira with a +5 rating.
On Friday, Donati scored Elmira's first of three-straight goals in the club's 3-1 comeback victory against the Nailers. Donati recorded his first four-point night of the season on Saturday, garnering two third-period goals and adding two assists as the Jackals came from behind to beat the Royals, 5-4. The Jackals defeated the Devils 4-3 on Sunday as Donati contributed a goal and two assists.
This is the third player of the week accolade in Donati's ECHL career. Donati won the award last season with the Jackals from Nov. 9 - 15 and from Dec. 28 - Jan. 3 and was named the Reebok Hockey ECHL Rookie of the Year for 2009-2010.
Donati is the second Jackal to win this award this season, joining Michael Dubuc who earned it during the ECHL's opening week of 2010-2011.
On behalf of Donati, a case of pucks will be donated to an Elmira youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-2001, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 23,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
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