Matt Whitehead Named SBK Player of the Week in the SPHL
Published on November 30, 2010 under SPHL (SPHL)
Pensacola Ice Flyers News Release
PENSACOLA, FL (November 30, 2010) - The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced Matt Whitehead of the Pensacola Ice Flyers is the SBK Player of the Week for November 22-28.
Whitehead scored seven goals in three games as the Ice Flyers went 2-1 last week.
On Thursday, the Newmarket, Ontario native scored his sixth goal of the season, which turned out to be the game-winner in a 4-3 win over Louisiana. Whitehead came back the next night and recorded his first professional hat trick in a 6-5 loss to Mississippi. Not content with that performance, Whitehead became the first player in SPHL history to record hat tricks on consecutive nights when he scored three times in Pensacola's 6-5 win over Louisiana.
The 26-year-old Whitehead, who played four years of college hockey at SUNY-Oswego, joined the Ice Flyers last December and finished as the team's fourth-leading scorer with 36 points in only 36 games.
The Ice Flyers' look forward to another three game weekend this week with a game at the IceGators and home versus Columbus and Knoxville on Friday and Saturday. Friday will be Singles Night at the game with a beer pong tournament at Center Ice sponsored by Hopjacks and a Player Date Auction immediately following the game. Saturday the Ice Flyers' look to give back to the community with their Second Annual Guns-N-Hoses Night. Special tickets are available for First Responders and Buffalo Wild Wings will again host their Charity Wing Eating Competition during the game. Also Saturday Night is Toys for Tots, so bring a brand new toy and have a chance to win an Ice Flyers replica jersey. For more information about the Pensacola Ice Flyers, upcoming events, or group information, visit www.pensacolaiceflyers.com.
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