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Motor City's Manning and Kansas City\'s Gingras earn weekly honors

February 28, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release


LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Monday that Motor City center Blair Manning has been named Sher-Wood Player of the Week and Kansas City's Maxime Gingras has been named Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 27, 2005.

Manning completed the week with eight points (3g, 5a) and a plus-two rating in four games. In Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the K-Wings, he tallied a hat-trick and an assist. On Saturday, he tallied three assists (one power play) against Quad City, and another power play assist on Sunday in the 6-5 shootout loss to Missouri. He currently leads Motor City with 15 goals and 36 assists, and is one of only two Mechanics players to have appeared in all 60 games played. The 29-year-old Vancouver, B.C. native is currently riding a five-game assist streak.

Manning began his career in 1993-94 playing 27 collegiate games with the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He spent the last two seasons with the Oklahoma City Blazers (2002-04) recording 133 points in 128 games played. On his career, he has played with the ECHL Louisiana IceGators (1998-99) and Baton Rouge Kingfish (1996-97); the IHL Grand Rapids Griffins (1996-98) and Kansas City Blades (2000-01), and the UHL's Muskegon Fury (1997-98).

Other players nominated for the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week include: Adirondack right wing Ryan Bennett, Danbury forward Bruce Richardson, Elmira center Carl Drakensjo, Flint right wing Mike Kinnie, Fort Wayne center Colin Chaulk, Kalamazoo winger Tim Krueckl, Kansas City left wing Jason Ruff, Missouri center Lars Pettersen, Muskegon center Todd Robinson, Port Huron left wing Jeff Goldie, Quad City forward Mike Kompon, Richmond right wing David Brosseau, and Rockford right wing Chris Gobert.

Gingras finished the week with a 3-2-0 record, 1.94 GAA and .944 save percentage and one shutout. On Wednesday night, he registered the 3-2 shootout win over the River Otters, stopping 44 of 46 shots in regulation. On Friday, he registered the 4-3 shootout win over Kalamazoo, and after three scoreless periods, the shootout win over Rockford on Saturday. He is currently fifth in the league with 1,162 saves, first with seven shootout wins, and third with a .780 shootout percentage. The 26-year-old Lorretteville, PQ native is in his second season with the UHL and first with the Kansas City Outlaws.

He spent two seasons with the ECHL Pensacola Ice Pilots (2001-03) and for four seasons (1998-01), split time in the AHL with the Providence Bruins (1999-00) and Louisville Panthers (2000-01), and IHL with the Orlando Solar Bears (1998-99) and Houston Aeros (1999-00). He was the 1998-99 ECHL Goaltender of the Year.

Other players nominated for the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week include: Adirondack's Kris Tebbs, Danbury's Scott Stirling, Elmira's Greg Hewitt, Flint's Dan McIntyre, Fort Wayne's Kevin St. Pierre, Kalamazoo's Joel Martin, Missouri's Kevin Reiter, Motor City's Rod Branch, Muskegon's Sylvain Daigle, Port Huron's Stu Dunn, Quad City's Robert Gherson, Richmond's Brent Belecki, and Rockford's Michel Robinson.

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