Schell Named Player of the Week

Published on February 1, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. Ð Gwinnett center Brad Schell is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Jan. 23-29.

The 21-year-old recorded eight points (2g-6a) in two games helping the Gladiators to go 2-0-0 and move into first place in the South Division with 57 points and a record of 26-9-5.

Selected in the sixth round (167th overall) by Atlanta in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and under contract to the Thrashers, Schell opened the week scoring a power-play goal and two assists in GwinnettÕs 5-4 win at Columbia on Jan. 28. Playing his second game in as many nights against the Inferno, he scored a season-high five points and, for the second time this season, tied the team record with four assists in the GladiatorsÕ 7-3 win on Jan. 29.

The 6-foot and 180-pound Schell leads Gwinnett in plus-minus rating with +19 and he is fifth on the team with 39 points (16g-23a) in 31 games. He leads the team with three shorthand goals and is second with 20 power-play points and tied for second with eight power-play goals and three game-winning goals. He has also played in the American Hockey League with Chicago where he has three points (1g-2a) in five games.

The native of Scott, Saskatchewan played in all 72 games for Gwinnett as a rookie in 2004-05 scoring 53 points (14g-39a) and he played in all six of the Gladiators games in the Kelly Cup Playoffs scoring six points (2g-4a).

Prior to turning professional, Schell played for Spokane in the Western Hockey League from 2000-04 scoring 182 points (70g-112a) in 238 regular season games and 16 points (1g-15a) in 37 playoff games. He led the team in 2003-04 with 57 assists and 92 points while tying for the team lead with 35 goals in 71 games.

On behalf of Brad Schell, a case of pucks will be donated to a Gwinnett area youth hockey organization by In Glas Co, the exclusive puck supplier for the ECHL.

In Glas Co has donated over 13,500 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities since it began sponsoring the award in 2000-01. In Glas Co also donated all of the limited-edition pucks that were used during the opening weekend and auctioned off for hurricane relief.

Runners Up: Joe Talbot, Alaska (2gp, 4g, 1a, 5pts) and Randy Rowe, Johnstown (2gp, 4g, 1a, 5pts).

Also Nominated: Dan Sisca (Florida), Adam Courchaine (Pensacola), Paul Ballantyne (Phoenix), Mark Wires (San Diego), Evan Schwabe (South Carolina), Joel Irwin (Stockton), Ryan Kinasewich (Utah) and Adam Taylor (Victoria).

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