NAHL Tabs Week's Best

September 23, 2003 - North American Hockey League (NAHL) News Release

Jason Blain, a 5-11, 195-lb right shot forward for the Soo Kewadin Casino Indians, has earned NAHL North Offensive Player of the Week honors for the week ending September 21, 2003. Blain, a Sault Ste. Marie, MI native, registered a goal and three assists, in a win and loss against the Cleveland Barons. Two of his assists came on the power play.

NORTH NAHL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sean Caruso of the Dayton Gems has been named NAHL North Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending September 21, 2003. Caruso, 6-0, 187-lb netminder made 26 stops plus four saves in a shoot out, on the road in Ann Arbor, MI, as he earned the Gems their franchise first NAHL win over the US National Team. The previous day he had 41 saves in a road loss to US squad. In two previous seasons in the NAHL he has recorded 17 wins with 1,429 saves and 2 shutouts.

The NAHL regular season heads into week three with thirteen games on the slate for the upcoming weekend:

Friday, September 26
Central Texas at Texas 7:05pm
Toledo at Cleveland 7:05pm
Wichita Falls at Spirit 7:05pm
Bozeman at Fernie 7:30pm
Lone Star at Fairbanks 7:30pm

Saturday, September 27
US at Youngstown 7:00pm
Central Texas at Spirit 7:05pm
Toledo at Cleveland 7:05pm
Texarkana at Texas 7:05pm
Lone Star at Fairbanks 7:30pm
Soo at Dayton 8:00pm

Sunday, September 28
Soo at Dayton 1:30pm
US at Youngstown 3:00pm

North American Hockey League Stories from September 23, 2003

• NAHL to Hold Fall Showcase - NAHL
• NAHL Tabs Week's Best - NAHL
• Barons Split Series with Indians - Cleveland Barons

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