Saviano named ECHL Player of the Week
April 4, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
ESTERO, FL - Florida Everblades forward Steve Saviano has been named the In Glas Co. ECHL Player of the Week for March 27 - April 2, the league announced today.
Saviano, who also won the Player of the Week award for January 1 - 8, tallied an impressive ten points in three games for the Everblades last week, helping them to a 2-0-1 record. The 24-year-old opened the week with a goal and an assist in Florida's 4-1 win at South Carolina on March 28. Saviano then tied Everblades franchise records by recording four goals, including one by penalty shot, and five points in the Everblades' 6-2 victory over Pensacola on March 31. The native of Reading, Massachusetts then closed out the week by assisting on three goals in Florida's 5-4 overtime loss to Greenville on April 1.
Saviano has currently tallied a point in 15 of the last 17 Everblades games, earning 12 goals and 20 assists in that span. The former University of New Hampshire star recently built the longest points-scoring streak this season for Everblades by scoring a point in 12 straight games from February 24 - March 24.
Saviano is tied for first on the Everblades with five game-winning goals and is second with 43 assists and 68 points in 41 games. He is third on the team with 23 power-play points (8ppg-15ppa) and is fourth with 25 goals. He is under contract to Lowell of the American Hockey League where he has nine points (6g-3a) in 25 games.
In his first professional season in 2004-05, Saviano had 52 points (14g-38a) in 58 regular season games and 18 points (4g-14a) in 17 Kelly Cup Playoff games for the Everblades while also picking up an assist in six games with Lowell.
The Everblades return to action tonight against the Gwinnett Gladiators at 7:05 p.m. from the The Arena at Gwinnett Center.
Everblades 2006 Kelly Cup Playoff Tickets for Games "A" & "B" are on sale now to the general public! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.
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