Mallette Named Player of Week
March 2, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Roanoke Express News Release
ROANOKE, VA â The ECHL announced today that Roanoke Express center Carl Mallette has been named the InGlasCo ECHL Player of The Week for the week of February 23-29. Mallette becomes the first Roanoke skater to win the weekly honor this season.
Mallette, who began the season with the Florida Everblades, compiled eight points (3g, 5a) in four games, and was a plus-5. The 22-year-old native of Victoriaville, Quebec began the week with two assists in Roanoke's 4-3 win over Bakersfield on Feb. 24 at the Roanoke Civic Center. He then helped out with an assist in the Express' 4-2 loss in Atlantic City on Feb. 27, before picking up a total of five points in two games at the Roanoke Civic Center against the Dayton Bombers to close out the week. Mallette scored both of Roanoke's goals on Feb. 28 in a 2-1 come-from-behind win over the Bombers, and then added a goal and two assists on Feb. 29 in a 4-3 victory over Dayton.
Overall, the former 4th round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2000, has notched at least one point in 10 of his first 11 games with the Express since being acquired in a trade with Florida on February 11. Mallette has scored a point now in eight straight games, and is second on the Express team in scoring with 56 points (21g, 35a). Since joining the Express, the former standout with the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has notched 15 points (7g, 8a) in 11 games. Mallette's point total also ranks him fourth among all ECHL rookies.
Mallette is the first Express player to win the Player of the Week honor, but is the second player to receive a weekly honor from the league this season. Goaltender David Belitski was the ITECH Hockey Saver of The Week for the week of Oct. 27 â Nov. 3.
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