Fayetteville's Jake Hauswirth Named Bauer Player of the Week
Published on December 13, 2016 under SPHL (SPHL) News Release
HUNTERSVILLE, NC - The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced Jake Hauswirth of the Fayetteville FireAntz is the Bauer Player of the Week for December 5-11.
In Fayetteville's only game last week, Hauswirth recorded a natural hat trick and added an assist as the FireAntz rallied to defeat Roanoke 6-2 on Sunday.
Down 2-1 midway through the second period, the Merrill, WI native scored consecutive power play goals five minutes apart to give Fayetteville a 3-2 lead entering the third. Hauswith completed the hat trick by scoring his third power play goal of the game, tying a league record, before assisting on Fayetteville's sixth goal to complete the four-point night.
Acquired by the FireAntz in a trade with Peoria on November 21, Hauswirth has seven goals and seven assists in 15 games this season and leads the SPHL with four power play goals.
Also Nominated: Al Graves, Evansville (1 gp, 1g, 1a, +2), Michael Piluso, Huntsville (1 gp, 1g, 1a, +2), Brian Billett, Knoxville (1-0-0, 1.00 gaa, 37 saves), Troy Passingham, Macon (1-0-0, 0.93 gaa, 36 saves), Mike Moran, Mississippi (2 gp, 2g, 2a, 1 gwg), John Gustafsson, Pensacola (1 gp, 1g, +1), Tyler Parks, Peoria (0-1-0, 1.01 gaa, 25 saves) and Jackson Brewer, Roanoke (1 gp, 1g)
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