Elmira's Pilkington Named In Glas Co Player Of The Week
November 27, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Brett
Pilkington of the Elmira Jackals is the In Glas Co ECHL Player
of the Week for Nov. 19-25.
The 6-foot and 200-pound center had three goals and five assists to help
the Jackals go 4-0-0 and move into first place of the North Division while
extending their team record winning streak to six games.
After scoring two goals, including one shorthand, and an assist in a 6-3
win at Gwinnett on Nov. 20, Pilkington tied his career bests and season
highs with three assists and four points in a 4-0 home win against Trenton
on Nov. 23 and ended his week with an assist in a 2-1 shootout win against
Columbia on Nov. 25.
Since being traded to Elmira from Mississippi on Nov. 16, the Calgary,
Alberta native has 10 points (3g-7a) and is the leading scorer during the
Jackals current winning streak.
Pilkington split his rookie season in 2006-07 in the United Hockey League
where he had 73 points (29g-44a) and 68 penalty minutes in 73 regular
season games and three points (1g-2a) and two penalty minutes in five
playoff games with Kalamazoo and Quad City.
He played four seasons at Bowling Green State University where he had 90
points (28g-62a) and 142 penalty minutes in 131 games from 2002-06.
On behalf of Brett
Pilkington, a case of pucks will be donated to an Elmira area youth
hockey organization by In Glas Co, the exclusive puck supplier for
the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, In
Glas Co has donated more than 18,000 pucks to youth hockey
organizations in ECHL cities.
Runners Up: Keith
Johnson, Utah (2 gp, 4g, 2a, 6 pts) and Jean
Desrochers, Johnstown (3 gp, 4g, 1a, 5 pts).
Also Nominated: Aaron
Slattengren (Augusta), Jean-Michel
Daoust (Cincinnati), Brad
Bonello (Dayton), Mathieu
Melanson (Florida), Luke
Curtin (Fresno), Jamie
Milam (Gwinnett), Marty
Flichel (Idaho), Chris
Ferraro (Las Vegas), Stanislav
Lascek (Mississippi), Luke
Erickson (Pensacola), Jeff
Kyrzakos (Phoenix), Steve
Pinizzotto (South Carolina), Jacob
Micflikier (Stockton), Danick
Bouchard (Texas) and Ryan
Gunderson (Trenton).
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