Muskegon's Lawmaster and Quad City's Gherson earn weekly honors

Published on March 14, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release


LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Monday that Muskegon forward/defenseman Jason Lawmaster has been named Sher-Wood Player of the Week and Quad City's Robert Gherson has been named Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 13, 2005.

Lawmaster completed the week with six points (2g, 4a) and a plus-seven rating in three games. On Tuesday, he scored Muskegon's second goal of the game to help lift the Fury into the 3-2 triumph at Flint. On Friday night, he tallied a power play assist, and on Saturday, was the first to light the lamp in the Fury's 9-1 victory over Elmira. He has earned points in 12 of his last 13 games, and in his last 32 games has recorded 15 goals and 20 assists.

Lawmaster is in his sixth professional season and his second in both the UHL and with the Fury. Signed by the Fury as a free agent in July of 2003, he posted 208 penalty minutes, 18 assists and seven goals in 68 games. After recording 566 penalty minutes in three seasons in the OHL, over the next four seasons he split time between the ECHL and AHL. The 26-year-old Westland, Michigan native is currently fifth in the league with 57 minors and 219 penalty minutes on the season.

Other players nominated for the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week include: Adirondack left wing David Burgess, Danbury defenseman Nicholas Bilotto, Elmira left wing Jarrett Konkle, Flint right wing Rob Valicevic, Fort Wayne right wing Chris Grenville, Kalamazoo defenseman Greg Labenski, Kansas City right wing Jay Murphy, Missouri right wing Frank Littlejohn, Motor City defenseman Derian Hatcher, Port Huron defenseman Chris Slater, Quad City forward Mike Kompon, Richmond right wing David Brosseau, and Rockford center J.C. Ruid.

Gherson finished the week with a 2-0-1 record, 1.33 GAA and .961 save percentage. In Wednesday's 4-3 shootout loss to Rockford, he turned away 35 of 38 shots in regulation. On Saturday he registered his second professional shutout stopping all 34 Beacons shots on goal. During this game, he also earned his first professional point with an assist on the power play late in the second period. On Sunday, he allowed only one goal against in the 2-1 victory over the Outlaws. He currently leads UHL goaltenders with a 17-9-6 record and a 2.20 goals against average. The 21-year-old Toronto, Ontario native has earned for the second consecutive week, and second time this season, the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week.

Over four seasons, he played 189 games in the Ontario Hockey League recording a 69-83-22 record with a 3.29 goals against average and a .899 save percentage. He spent three seasons with the Sarnia Sting and last season with the Owen Sound Attack. In the 2002-03 season, he finished in the OHL's top-10 for wins (third with 26), save percentage (eighth with .915), and goals against average (ninth with 2.78). Gherson was also selected by the Washington Capitals in the fifth (145th overall) round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Other players nominated for the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week include: Adirondack's Kris Tebbs, Danbury's Scott Stirling, Elmira's Kevin Kurk, Flint's Marco Emond, Fort Wayne's Kevin St. Pierre, Kalamazoo's Chad Alban, Kansas City's Maxime Gingras, Missouri's Jason Tapp, Motor City's Rod Branch, Muskegon's Sylvain Daigle, Port Huron's Stu Dunn, Richmond's Dan McIntyre, and Rockford's Michel Robinson.

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