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Elmira's Rodney Named In Glas Co Player Of The Week

December 12, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Elmira Jackals defenseman Bryan Rodney is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 3-9.

The 23 year old had four goals, including three on the power play, three assists and a plus-minus rating of +1 to help the Jackals go 3-0-1 and stay atop the North Division.

After registering an assist in a 5-4 shootout win against Trenton on Dec. 5, the London, Ontario native had his first multiple-goal game when he scored twice in a 5-4 shootout win at Cincinnati on Dec. 8. He recorded his second two-goal game and added two assists for a career-high four points in a 5-1 win at Wheeling on Dec. 9.

The 6-foot-1 and 210-pound Rodney leads ECHL defenseman with 18 points in 21 games while his six goals tie him for third among blueliners. He began the season with Columbia and had 11 points (2g-9a) in 17 games before being acquired by Elmira.

In his third season in the ECHL, Rodney has 75 points (14g-61a) and 83 penalty minutes in 125 regular season games with the Charlotte Checkers, Columbia Inferno and Elmira while registering an assist in three Kelly Cup Playoff games with Charlotte. He played in the American Hockey League as a rookie and had three points (1g-2a) in eight games with Hartford.

Rodney played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League where he had 234 points (47g-187a) and 224 penalty minutes in 311 regular season games and 25 points (7g-18a) and 48 penalty minutes in 38 playoff games with Ottawa, Kingston and London.

On behalf of Bryan Rodney, 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: Mike Vigilante, Gwinnett (2 gp, 3g, 2a, 5 pts) Steve Pinizzotto (South Carolina (3 gp, 4g, 1a, 5 pts) and Patrik Hersley, Reading (3 gp, 1g, 5a, 6 pts).

Also Nominated: Bo Cheesman (Alaska), Aaron Slattengren (Augusta), Yannick Tifu (Dayton), Matt Stefanishion (Fresno), Tyler Mosienko (Las Vegas), Sean O'Connor (Phoenix), Brandon Benedict (Texas), Justin Bourne (Utah) and Jordan Krestanovich (Victoria).

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