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Oakley CHL Player of the Week Announced

Published on March 28, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


TEMPE, AZ (March 28, 2011) -The Central Hockey League announced today that Dayton forward Chris Lipsett has been named the Oakley Central Hockey League Player of the Week for the period ending March 27, 2011 (the final week of the CHL's regular season).

In recognition of his achievement, Lipsett will receive a special gift from Oakley. To learn more about the wide range of Oakley products, visit www.oakley.com.

Lipsett helped his team to two big wins over the Quad City Mallards in front of two of the largest crowds of the season for the Gems. On Saturday, the veteran scored a hat trick in front of 5,198 fans (the biggest crowd of the season for Dayton) helping his team to a 6-2 win. On Friday night, Lipsett scored a goal and assisted on the game winning goal in the Gems 3-2 win over Quad City and earlier in the week, although his team fell 1-0 in Fort Wayne, the Brandon, Manitoba native led his team with six shots on goal.

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On the season, the 6-0, 187-pound forward has more than a point a game scoring 22 goals with 27 assists in 42 games played. He also has a team-high +14 plus/minus. Lipsett will lead the Gems into the post-season to face the Rapid City Rush in a best-of-five Opening Round series that begins Friday night in South Dakota.

Oakley CHL Player of the Week

Chris Lipsett, Dayton Gems

Position: F

(Weekly Totals)

Games Played: 3

Goals: 4

Assists: 1

Points: 5

Plus/Minus: +3

Oakley CHL Player of the Week -- Previous Winners

Oct. 18- Brett Smith, Bossier-Shreveport

Oct. 25- Scott May, Colorado

Nov. 1- Steve Kaunisto, Wichita

Nov. 8- Neil Trimm, Laredo

Nov. 15- Derek LeBlanc, Rapid City

Nov. 22- Sebastien Thinel, Odessa

Nov. 29- Frankie DeAngelis, Fort Wayne

Dec. 6- Matt Summers, Mississippi

Dec. 13- Bill Bagron, Bloomington

Dec. 20- Tomas Klempa, Rio Grande Valley

Dec. 27- Kevin Ulanski, Colorado

Jan. 3- Bruce Graham, Allen

Jan. 10- Luke Erickson, Arizona

Jan. 17- Jack Combs, Tulsa

Jan. 24- Jesse Bennefield, Wichita

Jan. 31- Riley Nelson, Colorado

Feb. 7- Jeff Bes, Laredo

Feb. 14- Mike Berry, Missouri

Feb. 21- Greg Hogeboom, Texas

Feb. 28- Michel Beausoleil, Tulsa

Mar. 7- Sebastien Thinel, Odessa

Mar. 14- David Rutherford, Bossier-Shreveport

Mar. 21- Kevin Ulanski, Colorado

Mar. 28- Chris Lipsett, Dayton

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