Louisiana's Materukhin Named InGlasCo ECHL Player of the Week

January 27, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Louisiana left wing Alex Materukhin is the InGlasCo ECHL Player of the Week for January 19-25.

Materukhin scored six points (3g-3a) including a natural hat trick, and was +6 while helping Louisiana finish the week 3-0-0 to increase its winning streak to seven games. The IceGators are 29-10-2 and have moved into first place in the Central Division and a tie for the overall ECHL lead with 60 points.

The 22-year-old Materukhin had two assists in a 5-1 win at Texas on January 23 and had an assist in the IceGators' 4-0 win over Texas on January 24. He closed out the week scoring three straight goals in the second period in a team record 3:22 as the IceGators beat Florida 5-1.

The native of Kiev, Ukraine leads the team with two shorthand goals and is second on the team with four game-winning goals. The 6-1 and 200-pound Materukhin ranks third on the team with 13 goals, sixth on the team with 30 points and seventh with 17 assists.

In his first professional season in 2002-03, Materukhin scored 26 points (13g-13a) in 69 regular season games with Richmond of the ECHL. He scored 63 points (37g-26a) in 59 regular season games and six points (2g-4a) in three postseason games with Des Moines of the United States Hockey League in 2001-02. He played two seasons for Acadie-Bathurst in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League scoring 108 points (46g-62a) in 116 regular season games and 18 points (11g-7a) in 23 playoff games.

Runners Up: Steve O'Rourke, Mississippi (2 gp, 2g, 3a, 5 pts, +5) and J.F. Dufour, Wheeling (2 gp, 2g, 4a, 6 pts, +4).

Also Nominated: Mark Smith (Alaska), Aaron Foster (Atlantic City), Tom Rouleau (Cincinnati), Dan Tessier (Columbus), Janne Jokila (Dayton), Carl Mallette (Florida), Brad Mehalko (Fresno), Ian Manzano (Johnstown), Eric Schneider (Las Vegas), Dwayne Hay (Pensacola), Tyler Rennette (Peoria), Matt Snesrud (Reading), Dan Carney (Roanoke), Greg Barber (San Diego), Robin Gomez (South Carolina) and Nick Deschenes (Trenton).

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