Elmira's Donati Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week
March 1, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Elmira Jackals forward Justin ¬ËDonati is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 21-27. It is the third time that Donati has won the weekly award, after also winning it for the weeks for Nov. 9-15, 2009 and Dec. 28, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010.
The 24 year old scored four goals, added four assists and was a +5 as Elmira went 3-0-0 last week to improve its overall record to 25-23-7.
Donati scored a goal and was a +2 in a 3-1 win over Wheeling on ¬ËFriday and then had four points (2g-2a) and was a +4 in a 5-4 come-from-behind win against Reading on ¬ËSaturday. He ended the week with a goal and two assists in a 4-3 win over Trenton on ¬ËSunday.
A native of Oakville, Ontario, Donati leads the league with 54 assists while he is tied for the lead with 73 points.
Last season, Donati was named ECHL ¬ËRookie of the Year after finishing the season second in the league with 104 points (42g-62a). He also was named to the league ¬â¢s All-Rookie Team and was an All-ECHL ¬ËSecond Team selection.
On behalf of Justin ¬ËDonati 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 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 23,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
Runners Up: Joel ¬ËBroda, Bakersfield (3gp, 5g, 0a, 5 pts), Brandon Wong, ¬ËGreenville (4gp, 2g, 5a, 7 pts) and Trent Daavettila, Kalamazoo (5gp, 1g, 10a, 11 pts).
Also Nominated: Chris Langkow (Alaska), Geoff Irwin (Idaho), Jordan Hill (Ontario), Andrew Sarauer (Reading), Trent ¬ËCampbell (South ¬ËCarolina), Mike Hedden (Toledo), Hugo ¬ËCarpentier (Utah) and Rick Cleaver (Victoria).
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