
Monfredo Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week
December 8, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release
MOLINE, Ill. - Quad City Mallards defenseman Mike Monfredo has been named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week, the Mallards announced today in conjunction with the ECHL.
Monfredo, 25, scored one goal and recorded three assists for four points in two games last week. The 6' 3", 210-pound Shirley, New York native assisted on the Mallards' lone regulation goal in last Tuesday's 2-1 shootout win over the Cyclones in Cincinnati before scoring the winning goal at 2:50 of overtime and adding two assists in the Mallards' 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Evansville IceMen Sunday.
Monfredo is second among ECHL defensemen in assists (15), third among blue liners in points (18) and tied for fifth overall in assists. Sunday's game winner was Monfredo's third goal in 23 games this season. He ranks second on the Mallards in plus/minus rating (+8).
The durable Monfredo has played 227 consecutive games for the Mallards since turning professional in 2012 and ranks twelfth in club history in games played. He has scored 23 goals and notched 75 assists to total 98 points over the course of his four-year career. Last season Monfredo matched a career high by scoring eight goals and picked up 20 assists to total 28 points in 72 games.
Monfredo spent the 2011-12 season at the State University of New York-Fredonia, where he scored three goals and collected five assists in 26 games. He played three seasons in the junior ranks for the Motor City Machine and Motor City Metal Jackets of the North American Hockey League before heading to Fredonia.
This marks the third time this season a Mallard has earned league honors. The Mallards' Steve Michalek was named ECHL Rookie of the Month for October and Goaltender of the Week for the period ending November 22.
On behalf of Monfredo, a case of pucks will be donated to a Quad Cities youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood?Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 33,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
The Mallards return to action on the road Friday night against the Rapid City Rush. The Mallards next play at home Friday, December 18 at 7:05 p.m. against the Wheeling Nailers. The first 1,000 fans through the doors for that game will receive free Mallards winter caps courtesy of KWQC-TV6. December 18 also brings the return of $1 Dog/$1 Beer Night presented by 97X and MetroLINK College Night.
Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season home games- including the December 18 game- are on sale now at the iWireless Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000. The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available for $10, $16, $20 and $28.
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