Reading's Sarauer Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week
Published on March 22, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Reading Royals left wing Andrew Sarauer is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for March 14-20.
The 26 year old scored five goals and assisted on five others as the ¬ËRoyals went 2-1-0 in a three-game series against Elmira to clinch the Atlantic Division championship.
Sarauer registered his third career hat trick in an 8-5 loss to Elmira on Friday and then tied a career-high with six points (2g-4a) in a 9-2 win over the Jackals on ¬ËSaturday. He ended the week with an assist in a 2-0 victory at Elmira on ¬ËSunday.
A native of Outlook, Saskatchewan, Sarauer leads the ¬ËRoyals with 34 assists and 57 points and is tied for the team lead with 23 goals. He is tied for fourth in the league with 28 power-play points (11g-17a).
Sarauer has 166 points (70g-96a) in 173 career ECHL ¬Ëgames with Johnstown and Reading, and has two points (1g-1a) in 20 AHL ¬Ëgames with Lake Erie, ¬ËNorfolk, Rockford and Hershey.
On behalf of Andrew Sarauer 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 23,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
Runners Up: Alexandre Imbeault, Florida (3 gp, 4g, 3a, 7 pts) and Rob Hennigar, Victoria (3 gp, 1g, 6a, 7 pts).
Also Nominated: Brian ¬ËSwanson (Alaska), Justin ¬ËDonati (Elmira), Trent Daavettila (Kalamazoo), Pierre-Luc O ¬â¢Brien (South ¬ËCarolina) and Jason ¬ËLepine (Toledo).
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