Richardson Named Player of Week
November 25, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Louisiana center Bruce Richardson is the InGlasCo East Coast Hockey League Player of the Week for November 18-24.
Richardson scored six goals and 10 points as Louisiana went 3-0-1 and moved into second place in the Southwest Division.
The 25-year-old Richardson scored four goals and had an assist in Louisiana's 7-3 win over Columbus on Saturday. Richardson, who had scored two goals twice in his career but never a hat trick, had two power-play goals, a shorthand goal and an even-strength goal while his assist came on a power-play goal. He had two goals and an assist in the IceGators 7-6 overtime loss to Columbus on Sunday, and two assists in a 3-2 win against Baton Rouge on Friday.
Richardson leads Louisiana and is tied for fifth in the ECHL with 26 points. He leads the IceGators in plus-minus (+12) and is second on the team with 11 goals. His five power-play goals tie him for second on the team while he ranks third with 15 assists.
On behalf of Bruce Richardson, a case of pucks will be donated to a Lafayette area youth hockey organization by InGlasCo.
Runners-Up: Kevin Korol, Arkansas (2 gp, 3g, 0a, 3 pts, +1) and Matt Noga, Cincinnati (3 gp, 2g, 5a, 7 pts, even)
Others Nominated: Jimmy Henkel (Atlantic City), Josh St. Louis (Augusta), Mike Kiesman (Baton Rouge), Eddie Pershin (Charlotte), Mike Bishai (Columbus), Andrew Ianiero (Dayton), Don Smith (Florida), Eric Fortier (Jackson), Sam St. Pierre (Johnstown), Dave Paradise (Mississippi), Matt Reid (Pee Dee), Greg Pankewicz (Pensacola), Tyler Rennette (Peoria), Brandon Dietrich (Reading), Jonathan St. Louis (Richmond), Dan Carlson (Roanoke), Curtis Huppe (South Carolina), and Zenon Konopka (Wheeling).
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