Greenville's McPherson named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week
Published on November 7, 2017 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Allan McPherson of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5. It is the third time in his career that he has received the weekly honor.
McPherson had eight points (2g-6a) in three games last week as the Swamp Rabbits extended their winning streak to four games.
The 26-year-old had a goal and three assists in a 7-5 win over Kansas City on Wednesday, and after being held scoreless in a 3-2 victory over South Carolina on Friday, against posted a goal and three assists in a 5-4 win against Jacksonville on Saturday.
A native of Kinburn, Ontario, McPherson leads the ECHL with 16 points (5g-11a) in nine games this season.
McPherson has posted 116 points (41g-75a) in 110 career ECHL games with Greenville and Elmira while adding nine points (5g-4a) in 94 career American Hockey League games with Abbotsford, Rochester, Hartford and Texas. Prior to turning pro, Frazee tallied 188 points (72g-116a) in 313 career games in the Western Hockey League with Portland, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Regina and Kamloops.
Prior to turning pro, McPherson tallied 103 points (41g-62a) in 150 career games at Clarkson University.
On behalf of Allan McPherson, a case of pucks will be donated to a Greenville 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 37,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
Runners Up: Artur Tyanulin, Fort Wayne (3 gp, 3g 4a, 7 pts.), Ryan Walters, Utah (4 gp, 0g, 7a, 7 pts.) and Reid Gardiner, Wheeling (2 gp, 3g, 2a, 5 pts.).
Also Nominated: Michael Joly (Colorado), Michael Kirkpatrick (Florida), Steven McParland (Idaho), Ryan Rupert (Indy), Sam Warning (Quad City), Nick Johnson (South Carolina), Christian Hilbrich (Toledo) and Greg Chase (Wichita)
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