CHL Kansas City Mavericks

Mavericks' Forward Kellan Tochkin Named CHL Player of the Week

February 11, 2013 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Kansas City Mavericks News Release


INDEPENDENCE, Missouri - The Missouri Mavericks, in conjunction with the Central Hockey League (CHL), announced Monday Mavericks' forward Kellan Tochkin has been named the Oakley CHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 10, 2013. In recognition of his achievement, Tochkin will receive a special gift from Oakley.

Tochkin finished with 10 points on four goals and six assists and helped guide the Mavericks to three wins in four games over the week. The rookie forward started the week by scoring the tying goal and assisting on the winning goal in a 4-3 win over Quad City. He followed that up with a pair of four-point performances in two Mavericks' wins on Saturday and Sunday and he assisted on the game-winning goal in each of those wins as well. On Saturday, the Abbotsford, British Columbia native had a goal and three assists, and he finished the week with two goals and two assists in a 6-3 win over Bloomington.

Prior to this week, the rookie forward had 15 points (7-815) in 32 games played. After going scoreless in seven games, Tochkin has scored safely in five out of the Mavericks' last six games. Overall, he has 25 points (11-1425) in 36 games played with a +2 rating.

Oakley CHL Player of the Week

Kellan Tochkin, Missouri Mavericks

Position: F

(Weekly Totals)

Games Played: 4

Goals: 4

Assists: 6

Points: 10

Plus/Minus: +5

Oakley CHL Player of the Week Previous Winners

Oct. 22- Jeff Pierce, Missouri Mavericks

Oct. 29- Gary Steffes, Tulsa Oilers

Nov. 5- David Gilbert, Bloomington Blaze

Nov. 12- Kyle Chipchura, Arizona Sundogs

Nov. 19- Phil Fox, Fort Worth Brahmas

Nov. 26- R.G. Flath, Wichita Thunder

Dec. 3- Brad Smyth, Denver Cutthroats

Dec. 10- Andrew Courtney, Missouri Mavericks

Dec. 17- Kevin Young, Wichita Thunder

Dec. 24- Scotty Howes, Allen Americans

Dec. 30- Sebastien Thinel, Missouri Mavericks

Jan. 7- Chad Nehring, Arizona Sundogs

Jan. 14- John Snowden, Fort Worth Brahmas

Jan. 21- Mickey Lang, Quad City Mallards

Jan. 28- Matt Robinson, Wichita Thunder

Feb. 4- Ryan Menei, Tulsa Oilers

Feb. 11 - Kellan Tochkin, Missouri Mavericks

The Mavs are home for three games this week. Missouri will host Denver on Tuesday, Feb.12, Bloomington on Friday, Feb 15 and Allen on Saturday Feb. 16. Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster.com, by calling (800) 745-3000 or by heading to the Silverstein Eye Centers Box Office. Parking is always free at Independence Events Center. For more information on the Missouri Mavericks visit www.MissouriMavericks.com .

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