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RoadRunners' Sisca Named In Glas Co Player Of The Week

October 23, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Phoenix center Daniel Sisca is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Oct. 18-21.

Sisca had four goals, including two power-play goals and one shorthand goal, two assists and a plus-minus rating of +4 to help the RoadRunners go 3-0-0 with three home wins against Utah. It is the first time in its three-year history that Phoenix has opened the season 3-0-0 and won three consecutive home games.

After scoring a shorthand goal in a 4-2 win on Oct. 19, the 5-foot-9 and 160-pound Sisca scored the game-winning goal on the power play goal and had an assist in a 6-0 win on Oct. 20. He ended the week scoring three points on two goals, including a power-play goal, and an assist in a 6-2 win on Oct. 21.

The native of Woodbridge, Ontario played in Italy last season with Milan where he had 24 points (9g-15a) and 26 penalty minutes in 32 regular season games and two points (1g-1a) and 14 penalty minutes in nine playoff games.

The 24 year old played for the Florida Everblades in 2005-06 and was selected to the ECHL All-Star Game and the ECHL All-Rookie Team after finishing second among league rookies and tied for seventh overall with 79 points (29g-50a) in 71 regular season games. He also played in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the Everblades and had four points (2g-2a) and 12 penalty minutes in seven games.

On behalf of Daniel Sisca, a case of pucks will be donated to a Phoenix area youth hockey organization by In Glas Co, the exclusive puck supplier for the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, In Glas Co has donated more than 18,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners Up: Scott May, Elmira (2 gp, 3g, 2a, 5 pts), Mike Vigilante, Gwinnett (2 gp, 4g, 1a, 5 pts) and Brad Ralph, Columbia (2 gp, 4g, 0a, 4 pts).

Also Nominated: Jeremy Schenderling (Augusta), Brett Lutes (Bakersfield), Bryan Schmidt (Cincinnati), Mathieu Melanson (Florida), Brady Leisenring (Fresno), Mark Bomersback (Idaho), Chris Ferraro (Las Vegas), Patrick Jarrett (Reading), Nate Kiser (South Carolina), Joe Rooney (Trenton), Scott Burt (Utah) and Paul Bissonnette (Wheeling).

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