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Left-Winger Eric Wellwood Named Windsor Sptifires Player Of The Week

January 6, 2010 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Spitfires News Release


(Windsor) Left-winger Eric Wellwood is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, January 3rd, 2010. Wellwood scored three goals and added two assists for five points in three games for the Spitfires, as he led the team to a 2-1 record.

On New Year's Eve, Wellwood scored one goal in Windsor's 4-3 overtime shootout victory versus the Saginaw Spirit at the WFCU Centre. The following night, he posted his second four-point night of the season, as he scored two goals and two assists, including the game-winning goal early in the third period and was named the first star of the Spitfires' 6-3 win on the road over the Guelph Storm. On Saturday, Wellwood was held off the scoresheet in Windsor's 4-3 loss on the road against the Plymouth Whalers.

Wellwood, a 19 year-old native of Oldcastle, Ontario, was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is in his fourth season with the Windsor Spitfires and has scored 20 goals with 18 assists for 38 points and he is tied for fourth in the OHL with a +26 plus/minus rating in 38 games for the Spitfires this season.

The defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions will host the Saginaw Spirit tomorrow night at the WFCU Centre. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. Fans are encouraged to show their support for the Spitfires' 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup bid by filling out a ballot at the game or by visiting windsorspitfires.com. Tickets for all Spitfire home games can be purchased from the TekSavvy.com Box Office (Gate 2) at the WFCU Centre, by contacting (519) 254-5000 or online at windsorspitfires.com.

Windsor Spitfires Players of the Week

Eric Wellwood - Dec. 28, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2010

Dale Mitchell - Dec. 14 - Dec. 20, 2009

Troy Passingham - Dec. 7 - Dec. 13, 2009

Adam Henrique - Nov. 30 - Dec. 6, 2009

Ryan Ellis - Nov. 23 - Nov. 29, 2009

Taylor Hall - Nov. 16 - Nov. 22, 2009

Mark Cundari - Nov. 9 - Nov. 15, 2009

Greg Nemisz - Nov. 2 - Nov. 8, 2009

Eric Wellwood - Oct. 26 - Nov. 1, 2009

** Taylor Hall - Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009

* Troy Passingham - Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009

Troy Passingham - Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009

* Adam Henrique - Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009

Justin Shugg - Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009

Troy Passingham - Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009

* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week

** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week

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