Muskegon's Robin Bouchard and Danbury\'s Scott Stirling earn weekly honors
January 10, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release
LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Monday that Muskegon right wing Robin Bouchard has been named Sher-Wood Player of the Week and Danbury's Scott Stirling has been named Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 9, 2005.
Bouchard completed the week with ten points (4g, 6a) in four games. On Wednesday, he posted two goals in the first, and an assist in the second versus Richmond. On Friday, he tallied an assist and the game-winning goal in the 2-1 victory over the Frostbite. On Saturday he notched three helpers and on Sunday at Motor City, a goal and an assist. Bouchard is tied for third in leading scorers with fifty-two points, is fourth in goals with twenty-three, and is tied for second with eleven power play goals. The 31-year-old Jonquiere, Quebec native is in his eleventh professional season and ninth with the Fury.
Other players nominated for the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week include: Adirondack defenseman Jason Jaworski, Danbury forward Jeff Daw, Elmira center Greg Koehler, Flint right wing Rob Valicevic, Fort Wayne right wing Jonathon Goodwin, Kalamazoo right wing Tyler Willis, Kansas City right wing Jay Murphy, Missouri center Jim Montgomery, Motor City forward Jeff Goldie, Port Huron left wing David Beauregard, Quad City forward Paul Cabana, Richmond right wing Mike Dombkiewicz, and Rockford winger Terry Harrison.
Stirling finished the week with a 2-1-0 record, 1.67 GAA, and a .957 save percentage. On Friday he recorded his third shutout of the season stopping all thirty-three Mechanics shots. On Saturday, he stopped 40 of 44 shots in a 1-4 loss to Rockford, and on Sunday, turned away 41 of 42 shots registering the 2-1 victory over the Komets. Stirling holds first in wins with a 21-7-1 record and is fifth in minutes (1737). The 27-year old Norwood, Massachusetts native is currently third with 890 saves and first with five shootout wins.
Other players nominated for the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week include: Adirondack's Derek Gustafson, Elmira's Greg Hewitt, Flint's Marco Emond, Fort Wayne's Kevin St. Pierre, Kalamazoo's Chad Alban, Kansas City's Maxime Gingras, Missouri's Kevin Reiter, Motor City's Rod Branch, Muskegon's Brent Belecki, Port Huron's Daniel Berthiaume, Quad City's Robert Gherson, Richmond's Nathan Grobins, and Rockford's Michel Robinson.
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International Hockey League 2 Stories from January 10, 2005
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- Komets share UHL lead after 40 games - Fort Wayne Komets
- UHL All-Star rosters announced - IHL 2
- Torrid Fury complete sweep of six-game road trip - Muskegon Lumberjacks
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