Gill, McQuade Share Easton Player of the Week Honors
Published on February 12, 2013 under SPHL (SPHL) News Release
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (February 12, 2013) - The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced Riley Gill of the Louisiana IceGators and Josh McQuade of the Fayetteville FireAntz are the Easton Co-Players of the Week for February 4-10.
Gill went 3-0-0 with a 0.67 goals against average and .975 save percentage as the IceGators increased their hold on first place in the standings. With his 3-0 and 2-0 wins over the Mississippi Surge on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, Gill became just the seventh goaltender in league history to record consecutive shutouts. In addition, the win on Thursday was his fifth shutout of the season, establishing a new SPHL single-season record.
Gill currently leads all SPHL goaltenders in wins (22), shutouts (5) and shootout wins (4), is second in minutes played (1994:42) and third in the league with a 2.23 goals against average and 0.926 save percentage.
McQuade scored four goals, including one game-winner, and added four assists in a pair of games as Fayetteville maintained second place in the standings, just three points behind the IceGators. In a 5-3 win over Columbus on Friday, McQuade netted his third hat trick of the season and added an assist. McQuade came back on Sunday with another four-point effort, scoring one goal and setting up three others in a 4-1 win over Knoxville.
McQuade currently leads the league in goals (34), points (60) and game-winning goals (8-tied), is tied for second with a +17 rating and is tied for fourth with 26 assists.
Also Nominated: Jason Price, Augusta (3 gp, 4a), Andrew Loewen, Columbus (2-0-0, 1.50 gaa, .958 save%, 1 shutout), Kyle Laughlin, Huntsville (3 gp, 1g, 1a), Brett Valliquette, Knoxville (3 gp, 2g, 1a, 2 ppg), Matt Harrington, Mississippi RiverKings (3 gp, 1g. 2a), Jay Silvia, Mississippi Surge (4 gp, 1g, 1a) and Ryan Salvis, Pensacola (3 gp, 2g, 2a)
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