Ontario's Martin Frk Named AHL Player of the Week
November 8, 2021 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that Ontario Reign forward Martin Frk has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 7, 2021.
Frk recorded four goals and six assists for 10 points in three games last week, taking over the league scoring lead while helping the Reign stay unbeaten in regulation this season.
On Wednesday evening, Frk scored twice and added two assists as Ontario recorded a 5-2 victory at Henderson. He registered another four-point performance on Saturday, with two more goals and two more assists in a 6-3 Reign win at Bakersfield. And on Sunday, Frk tallied two assists for his fourth consecutive multiple-point game to help Ontario defeat Colorado, 4-3.
Frk has scored a league-leading eight goals and is tied for first with 16 points in 10 games this season for Ontario, which sits atop the Western Conference with a record of 9-0-0-1. The ninth-year pro from Pelhrimov, Czech Republic, has totaled 105 goals and 91 assists for 196 points in 288 career AHL games with Ontario and Grand Rapids, and has added 25 points in 30 postseason outings, winning a Calder Cup championship with the Griffins in 2017. Frk represented the Reign at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, where he shattered an AHL Skills Competition record with a shot clocked at 109.2 miles per hour.
Originally a second-round choice by Detroit in the 2012 NHL Draft, Frk has played 118 games in the National Hockey League with Carolina, Detroit and Los Angeles, recording 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points.
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