Elmira's Pietrus Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week
January 24, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Jordan Pietrus of the Elmira Jackals is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Jan. 16-22.
The 26-year-old forward scored three goals, added three assists and was a +4 in two games last week as the Jackals improved their Eastern Conference leading record to 26-12-1 for 53 points.
Pietrus had two points (1g-1a) in a 4-3 win against Trenton on Friday and followed that up with four points (2g-2a) and a +3 rating in a 7-4 victory over Wheeling on Saturday.
A native of Vermilion, Alberta, Pietrus has 18 points (6g-12a) in 26 games with Elmira this season after starting the season in Trenton where he had one goal in six games. Last season, as a rookie, he appeared in 63 games with South Carolina, tallying 14 points (5g-9a).
Prior to turning pro, Pietrus played four seasons of college hockey at Brown University, scoring 41 points (18g-23a) in 100 games.
On behalf of Jordan Pietrus, 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 25,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
Runners Up: Wes Goldie, Alaska (2 gp, 3g, 2a, 5 pts.), Justin Bowers, Greenville (4 gp, 3g, 3a, 6 pts.) and Pierre-Luc O'Brien, South Carolina (4 gp, 2g, 4a, 6 pts.).
Also Nominated: Tyler Donati (Chicago), Bryan Brutlag (Gwinnett), Nick Sirota (Kalamazoo), Jacob Cepis (Idaho), Jeff May (Las Vegas), Jordan Fulton (Stockton), Adam Estoclet (Toledo) and Paul McIlveen (Utah).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
WEEK PLAYER TEAM
Oct. 14-16 Evan Barlow Elmira Jackals
Oct. 17-23 Justin Shugg Florida Everblades
Oct. 24-30 Eric Lampe Las Vegas Wranglers
Oct. 31-Nov. 6 Brandon Svendsen Kalamazoo Wings
Nov. 7-13 Olivier Labelle Reading Royals
Nov. 14-20 Chris Barton Wheeling Nailers
Nov. 21-27 Chad Klassen Idaho Steelheads
Nov. 28-Dec. 4 Mitch Fadden Utah Grizzlies
Dec. 5-11 Chad Costello Colorado Eagles
Dec. 12-18 Riley Nelson Colorado Eagles
Dec. 19-25 Michael Forney Colorado Eagles
Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Tyler Helfrich Bakersfield Condors
Jan. 2-8 Dustin Gazley Elmira Jackals
Jan. 9-15 Joey Martin Toledo Walleye
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