Elmira's Hohmann Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week

March 1, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

Cason Hohmann of the Elmira Jackals
(Elmira Jackals)

Hohmann recorded seven assists and was a +4 in three games last week.

The 23-year-old had two assists in a 5-3 loss to Reading on?Friday, picked up four helpers in a 7-4 win at Wheeling on?Saturday and added an assist in a 3-1 victory against the Nailers on Sunday.

Under an American?Hockey League contract with Rochester, Hohmann is fifth among ECHL?rookies with 29 assists and is tied for fifth among first-year players with 45 points in 45 games this season.

A native of Arlington,?Texas, he spent the previous four seasons at Boston?University where he tallied 92 points (31g-61a) in 145 career games.

On behalf of Cason Hohmann , 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 33,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners Up: Ludwig Karlsson ,?Colorado (3 gp, 3g, 2a, 5 pts.), Joey Diamond , Manchester (3 gp, 4g, 2a, 6 pts.) and Josh Shalla , Toledo (3 gp, 4g, 1a, 5 pts.).

Also Nominated: Aaron?Gens (Allen), Alex Belzile (Fort Wayne), Joe Basaraba (Idaho), Daniel Ciampini (Indy), David Gilbert (Kalamazoo), Steven Whitney (Norfolk), Matt Carey (Quad City), Pavel Padakin (Reading), Barry Almeida (Utah) and Mathew Maione (Wheeling).

PREVIOUS WINNERS

WEEK PLAYER TEAM

Oct. 16-18 Barry Almeida Utah Grizzlies

Oct. 19-25 Derek Army Wheeling Nailers

Oct. 26-Nov. 1 Tyler Barnes Missouri Mavericks

Nov. 2-8 Jordon Southorn Fort Wayne Komets

Nov. 9-15 A.J. Jenks Toledo Walleye

Nov. 16-22 T.J.?Foster Orlando Solar Bears

Nov. 23-29 Bryan Moore Utah Grizzlies

Nov. 30-Dec. 6 Mike Monfredo Quad City Mallards

Dec. 7-13 Mikhail Stefanovich Rapid City Rush

Dec. 14-20 Kyle Jean Idaho Steelheads

Dec. 21-27 Mike Embach Fort Wayne Komets

Dec. 28-Jan. 3 Matt Register Atlanta Gladiators

Jan. 4-10 Shane Berschbach Toledo Walleye

Jan. 11-17 Barry Almeida Utah Grizzlies

Jan. 18-24 Chris Crane Allen?Americans

Jan. 25-31 Johnny Lazo Colorado Eagles

Feb. 1-7 Allan McPherson Elmira Jackals

Feb. 8-14 Garrett Noonan Cincinnati Cyclones

Feb. 15-21 Shane Berschbach Toledo Walleye

Cason Hohmann of the Elmira Jackals

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