Reading's Riendeau Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week

Published on March 27, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Yannick Riendeau of the Reading Royals is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for March 19-25.

The 23-year-old right wing scored three goals, added five assists and was a +9 in three games last week, helping the Royals go 3-0-0 for the week to move into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Riendeau opened the week with an assist in a 3-2 shootout win against Trenton on Friday and then scored two goals and added two assists as part of a +4 effort in a 7-0 victory at Trenton on Saturday. He ended the week with three points (1g-2a) and another +4 rating in a 5-3 win against the Titans on Sunday.

A native of Boucherville, Quebec, Riendeau has 41 points (12g-29a) in 40 games with the Royals this season. He also has tallied six point (3g-3a) in 18 games with Providence of the American Hockey League.

Under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, Riendeau has 89 points (33g-56a) in 100 career games with Reading and has tallied 11 points (4g-7a) in 46 career games AHL games with Providence.

On behalf of Yannick Riendeau, a case of pucks will be donated to a Reading youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 25,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners Up: Corey Cowick, Elmira (3 gp, 4g, 1a, 5 pts.) and Kory Falite, Utah (3 gp, 1g, 6a, 7 pts.).

Also Nominated: Kyle Calder (Bakersfield), Jonathan Zion (Chicago), Anthony Luciani (Cincinnati), Doug Jones (Gwinnett), Chad Nehring (Idaho), Kory Karlander (Kalamazoo), Tristan King (Ontario), Andrew Cherniwchan (South Carolina) and Kyle Page (Toledo).

PREVIOUS WINNERS

WEEK PLAYER TEAM

Oct. 14-16 Evan Barlow Elmira Jackals

Oct. 17-23 Justin Shugg Florida Everblades

Oct. 24-30 Eric Lampe Las Vegas Wranglers

Oct. 31-Nov. 6 Brandon Svendsen Kalamazoo Wings

Nov. 7-13 Olivier Labelle Reading Royals

Nov. 14-20 Chris Barton Wheeling Nailers

Nov. 21-27 Chad Klassen Idaho Steelheads

Nov. 28-Dec. 4 Mitch Fadden Utah Grizzlies

Dec. 5-11 Chad Costello Colorado Eagles

Dec. 12-18 Riley Nelson Colorado Eagles

Dec. 19-25 Michael Forney Colorado Eagles

Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Tyler Helfrich Bakersfield Condors

Jan. 2-8 Dustin Gazley Elmira Jackals

Jan. 9-15 Joey Martin Toledo Walleye

Jan. 16-22 Jordan Pietrus Elmira Jackals

Jan. 23-29 Justin Bowers Greenville Road Warriors

Jan. 30-Feb. 5 Chris Doyle Stockton Thunder

Feb. 6-12 Evan Trupp Bakersfield Condors

Feb. 13-19 Andy Bohmbach Trenton Titans

Feb. 20-26 Kevin Ulanski Colorado Eagles

Feb. 27-March 4 Rylan Galiardi Florida Everblades

March 5-11 Paul McIlveen Utah Grizzlies

March 12-18 Peter Boyd Bakersfield Condors

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