Portland's Mark Mancari Named Reebok/AHL Player Of The Week
February 8, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.... The American Hockey League announced today that Portland Pirates right wing Mark Mancari has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 7, 2010. Mancari notched seven points and a plus-7 rating in three games last week.
Mancari's week started earlier than usual with an 11:00 a.m. faceoff on Tuesday morning, and Mancari responded with four assists and a plus-4 in the Pirates' 6-1 victory over Manchester. On Friday in Providence, Mancari dished out two assists in a 3-0 decision over the Bruins. And on Saturday, he secured his fourth consecutive 20-goal season with an unassisted tally as part of Portland's 4-3 shootout win at Lowell.
In recognition of his achievement, Mancari will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Pirates home game.
Mancari is tied for ninth in the AHL in scoring with 49 points, including a team-high 20 goals, in 49 games for Portland this season. The 24-year-old native of London, Ont., is in his fifth pro season, and has totaled 11 goals and 161 assists for 272 points in 337 games. Mancari participated in the AHL All-Star Classic in 2008 and 2009, and set career highs in goals (29), assists (38) and points (67) with the Pirates in 2008-09. He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in 2004 and has one goal and two assists in 11 career NHL games.
Other nominees for Reebok/AHL Player of the Week include Abbotsford goaltender David Shantz, Adirondack center Jared Ross, Albany defenseman Jamie McBain, Binghamton right wing Ryan Keller, Bridgeport left wing Greg Mauldin, Chicago center Matt Anderson, Grand Rapids right wing Jeremy Williams, Hamilton right wing Mike Glumac, Hartford goaltender Matt Zaba, Hershey center Andrew Joudrey, Houston center Cody Almond, Lake Erie right wing Darren Haydar, Manitoba right wing Dan Sexton, Milwaukee center Colin Wilson, Peoria right wing Adam Cracknell, Providence right wing Mikko Lehtonen, Rochester right wing Graham Mink, Rockford right wing Bryan Bickell, San Antonio right wing Mikkel Boedker, Syracuse goaltender Kevin Lalande, Texas right wing Mathieu Beaudoin, Toronto right wing Andre Deveaux, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton right wing Nick Johnson and Worcester left wing Dennis McCauley.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from February 8, 2010
- Rivermen Weekly - Peoria Rivermen
- Canadiens Recall Tom Pyatt From Bulldogs; Assign Brock Trotter And Ryan White To Hamilton - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Pirates Plundering Their Way Into Playoff Picture - AHL
- Marlies Travel Across Canada For Two Games Against Abbotsford - Toronto Marlies
- Falcons Players To Visit Famous Dave's Wednesday - Springfield Falcons
- Griffins Embark On Four-Game Trip To Texas And Illinois - Grand Rapids Griffins
- First Place Worcester Sharks Hit The Road - Worcester Sharks
- First-Place Bulldogs Continue To Roll With Two North Division Tilts This Week - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Moose Pick Up 3-Of-4 Points In Week 19 - Manitoba Moose
- Pirates Weekly - Portland Pirates
- Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
- Dallas Recalls Wathier And Sawada - Texas Stars
- Tollefsen Assigned To Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Wolf Pack Weekly - Connecticut Whale
- Hogs Pick Up Four More Points, Hog Talk At Hooters Tonight - Rockford IceHogs
- Portland's Mark Mancari Named Reebok/AHL Player Of The Week - AHL
- Wolf Pack's Andres Ambuhl Headed To Olympics - Connecticut Whale
- Wolf Pack Release Defenseman Julien Brouillette From PTO - Connecticut Whale
- Canucks Recall Jannik Hansen - Manitoba Moose
- Crunch Players To Sign Autographs At Tully's Good Times - February 9 - Syracuse Crunch
- Abbotsford Heat Hot Sheet - Abbotsford Heat
- Bears First Team to 80 Points - Hershey Bears
- Oilers Reassign Plante And Chorney To Falcons - Springfield Falcons
- Rampage Reassign Gistedt To Las Vegas - San Antonio Rampage
- Monarchs Weekly Report - Manchester Monarchs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
