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Knights' Cliff Pu named OHL 'On the Run' Player of the Week

November 21, 2017 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release


Toronto, ON - The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Buffalo Sabres prospect Cliff Pu of the London Knights is the OHL 'On the Run' Player of the Week for the week ending November 19 after leading the league with 12 points in four games scoring four goals and eight assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-6.

Pu recorded four multi-point performances last week helping the Knights win three straight games to improve their record to 10-10-2-0 where they rank seventh in the Western Conference standings. After collecting two assists despite a 4-2 loss to the Kitchener Rangers on Tuesday, Pu delivered a career-high four points on Thursday with a goal and three assists earning second star honours in a 7-4 win over the Guelph Storm. Pu was also named second star of both weekend wins for the Knights including Friday with a goal and two assists in a 4-3 overtime triumph against the Saginaw Spirit, and Sunday with two goals and one assist contributing to a 4-0 victory over the Windsor Spitfires. Pu's eventful week also included the CIBC Canada Russia Series where he helped Team OHL to a 4-2 victory on Monday night in Sudbury.

A 19-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., Pu is playing in his fourth OHL season after being a first round choice of the Oshawa Generals in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection. He joined the Knights during his rookie campaign and helped the club to Robertson Cup and Mastercard Memorial Cup titles the following season. Last year he recorded a career-high 86 points in 63 games and currently ranks tied for 15th in league scoring with nine goals and 18 assists for 27 points in 21 games. Pu was a third round pick by the Sabres in the 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo and last month was signed to a three-year entry-level contract.

Watch video highlights of Pu and the Knights against the Storm, Spirit, and Spitfires.

Also considered for the award this week was Florida Panthers prospect Owen Tippett of the Mississauga Steelheads who scored three goals and four assists for seven points in three games, and forward Cole Coskey of the Saginaw Spirit with two goals and five assists for seven points in three games. In goal, the Knights' Joseph Raaymakers posted a 3-1-0-0 record including a shutout victory stopping 123 shots for a goals-against-average of 2.74 and save percentage of .918.

2017-18 OHL 'On the Run' Players of the Week:

Nov. 13 - Nov. 19: Cliff Pu (London Knights)

Nov. 6 - Nov. 12: Ryan Merkley (Guelph Storm)

Oct. 30 - Nov. 5: Albert Michnac (Mississauga Steelheads)

Oct. 23 - Oct. 29: Aaron Luchuk (Windsor Spitfires)

Oct. 16 - Oct. 22: Jordan Kyrou (Sarnia Sting)

Oct. 9 - Oct. 15: Brady Hinz (Sarnia Sting)

Oct. 2 - Oct. 8: Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound Attack)

Sept. 25 - Oct. 1: Jonathan Ang (Peterborough Petes)

Sept. 21 - Sept. 24: Michael DiPietro (Windsor Spitfires)

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