Jaffray Named ECHL Player of the Week
January 6, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
WHEELING, WV â For the second consecutive week the Wheeling Nailers have a player named InGlasCo ECHL Player of the Week. Nailers forward Jason Jaffray has been honored for the week of December 29-January 4.
Jaffray had 14 points in four games last week, all wins for the Nailers. Jaffray had one goal and four assists in a 9-3 home win over Toledo on Wednesday. In three games in three days over the weekend he had two goals and one assist in all three games. Of the seven goals Jaffray scored last week, four were power play goals and one was a game-winning goal. Jaffray also played at a +6 for the week.
Jaffray is on a four game goal scoring and point streak after his performance last week, and has at least one point in eight of his last 11 games. With his seven goals and seven assists last week, Jaffray is now tied for second in the ECHL in scoring with 46 points on 19 goals and 27 assists. Jaffray not only leads the Nailers in goals, assists and points, he also leads the team with nine power play goals and is tied for the team lead in power play points with 17.
Last week the ECHL named Nailers forward Eddie Pershin their InGlasCo Player of the Week. It is the third time this season that a team has had the Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks; Pensacola and Mississippi have also had two consecutive Player of the Week winners.
Nailers goaltender Nick Boucher finished runner-up for the ECHL Goaltender of the Week behind Scott Meyer of the Charlotte Checkers. Boucher went 4-0-0 last week with a 1.50 goals against average and a .936 save percentage. With his unbeaten record last week, Boucher improved his season record to 14-3-1 with a 2.46 goals against average and a .908 save percentage. This is the second time this season Boucher has finished runner-up for the ECHL Goaltender of the Week.
The Nailers play two home games this weekend against the Reading Royals at WesBanco Arena. The Royals will be in town at 7:30p.m. on Friday and 2:00p.m. on Sunday. On Saturday night the Nailers travel to Cincinnati for a 7:30p.m. game. Call the Nailers office at 234-4625 or toll free at 1-877-NAIL-TIX for ticket information.
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