IHL names weekly award winners
Published on November 26, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release
ROCHESTER, MI--- The International Hockey League (IHL) announced Monday that Port Huron left wing Tab Lardner has been named the National City IHL Forward of the Week, Kalamazoo defenseman Florian Iberer has been named the Pepsi IHL Defenseman of the Week, Port Huron right wing Jamie Carroll has been named the Aquafina IHL Rookie of the Week, and Port Huron goaltender Larry Sterling has been named the Southern Sports Supply IHL Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 25th, 2007.
Larder scored a goal in each of Port Huron's three games last week. He scored four goals and assisted on one, bringing his total to five points for the week. The 27-year old Edmonton, Alberta native finished the week with a plus/minus rating of plus-2. He is riding a four game goal streak as well as a seven game point streak. Lardner has registered a point in all but one game the Icehawks have played this season.
Other players nominated for the National City IHL Forward of the Week include: Bloomington right wing Don Parsons, Flint forward Jordan Fox, Fort Wayne center Mathieu Curadeau, Kalamazoo center Kory Karlander and Muskegon right wing Robin Bouchard.
Iberer continues to be a dominate defenseman for the K-Wings, earning the weekly honors for the third time this season. He dished out five assists last week and is currently riding a three game point streak. He leads all defenseman in points with 13. Iberer had a plus/minus rating of plus-3 for the week, brining his total up to plus-11, which ties him for the league lead in that category. The 24-year old Graz, Austria native leads all defenseman in points (13) and is tied for the lead in goals (4) and assists (9).
Other defenseman nominated for the Pepsi IHL Defenseman of the Week include: Bloomington's Pascal Bedard, Flint's Martin Ondrej, Fort Wayne's Sergei Durdin, Muskegon's Philippe Plante and Port Huron's Joe Markusen.
Carroll wrapped up his sixth week of his first professional season scoring five points. The 24-year old Andover, Conneticuit native scored a goal and had two assists in Fort Wayne on Thursday night. Currently on a three game point streak, he had a plus/minus rating of plus-5 for the week, bringing him to plus-8 on the season. Carroll leads all rookies in points (19), goals (10), assists (9), shots (72), and is tied for first in power play goals (3). This is the second rookie weekly honor for Carroll who is the Aquafina November Rookie of the Month as well.
Other players nominated for the Aquafina Rookie of the Week include: Bloomington goaltender Loic Lacasse, Flint defenseman Brock Wilson, Fort Wayne right wing Luciano Aquino, Kalamazoo defenseman John Miller, and Muskegon left wing Justin Rohr.
Sterling played in all three games for Port Huron over the holiday weekend after joining the Icehawks last Thursday (11/22). The 25-year old Lake Orion, Michigan native played 160 minutes during his first weekend of IHL action. He had 74 saves and a .912 save percentage. With only six goals against him in the three games, Sterling currently has a 2.33 goals against average, with a 3-0-0-0 record.
Other goaltenders nominated for the Southern Sports Supply IHL Goaltender of the Week include: Bloomington's Derek Dolson, Flint's Eric Marvin, Fort Wayne's Kevin Reiter, Kalamazoo's Tony Quesada and Muskegon's Kyle McNulty.
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