ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

ECHL Names Another Gladiator Player Of The Week

December 20, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Gwinnett center Pascal Pelletier is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 12-18, marking the second-consecutive week a Gladiators player has won the award.

The 22-year-old scored five goals, including four in a single game, and had six points with a plus-minus rating of +3 in two games as the Gladiators went 2-0-1 and moved into sole possession of second place in the South Division.

The 5-foot-10 and 197-pound Pelletier scored a team-record tying four goals and five points on Dec. 13 in the Gladiators 6-3 win against Columbia, which was tied for first place in the South Division. Pelletier scored his fifth goal of the week on Dec. 14 in a 2-1 shootout loss to Pensacola. He was called up to Providence of the American Hockey League on Dec. 16 and has four penalty minutes and a plus-minus rating of +1 in two games.

Pelletier is tied for the league lead with four game-winning goals and is tied for second in the league with 18 goals while ranking sixth in scoring with 30 points in 21 games.

As a rookie in 2004-05, Pelletier had 38 points (10g-28a) in 61 games with Louisiana before being traded to Gwinnett on Mar. 23 where he had an assist in six regular season games and two assists in five Kelly Cup Playoff games.

The Labrador City, Newfoundland native spent four years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playing for Baie-Comeau from 2000-03 and for Shawinigan in 2003-04, scoring 288 points (112g-176a) in 257 regular season games and 44 points (13g-31a) in 39 playoff games.

On behalf of Pascal Pelletier, a case of pucks will be donated to a Gwinnett area youth hockey organization by In Glas Co, the exclusive puck supplier for the ECHL.

In Glas Co has donated over 12,500 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities since it began sponsoring the award in 2000-01. In Glas Co also donated all of the limited-edition pucks that were used during the opening weekend and auctioned off for hurricane relief.

Runners Up: Ryan Gaucher, Alaska (2 gp, 1g, 5a, 6 pts), Mike Bayrack, Charlotte (4 gp, 4g, 5a, 9 pts) and Kevin Bergin, Florida (4gp, 3g, 5a, 8pts).

Also Nominated: Dan Sullivan (Augusta), Mike Stathopoulos (Columbia), Tyler Sloan (Las Vegas), Brian Collins (Pensacola), Dean Tiltgen (Phoenix), Steve Hildenbrand (San Diego), Trevor Johnson (South Carolina), Matt Maglione (Trenton), Matt Craig (Utah) and Kurtis McLean (Wheeling).

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