South Carolina's Allen Named InGlasCo ECHL Player of the Week

March 9, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - South Carolina defenseman Chris Allen is the InGlasCo ECHL Player of the Week for March 1-7.

Allen scored two game-winning goals and six points (3g-3a) as South Carolina went 3-0-0 on the road improving to 34-21-3 and moving into third place in the Southern Division, one point behind second place Florida.

The 6-3 and 205-pound Allen tallied a pair of assists, including one on the game-winning goal, in a 4-1 win at Fresno on March 2. The 25-year-old Allen scored the game-tying and the game-winning goal, a power-play goal, in a 3-1 win at Idaho on March 5. He closed out the week scoring the game winner with a power-play goal while also tallying an assist in a 4-2 win at Idaho.

Among ECHL defensemen, Allen is tied for fourth with three game-winning goals, tied for fifth with 13 goals and tied for 13th in scoring with 35 points (13g-22a). His 13 goals are a career professional high while his 35 points ties his career professional best. Allen, who has a season high four-game scoring streak (3g-4a), leads the team with 14 power-play assists and ranks second on the team in power-play goals (7), power-play points (21) and plus-minus (+8).

Selected in the third round (60th overall) by Florida in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Allen appeared in an NHL game with the Panthers in 1997-98 and again in 1998-99. In 2002-03 with Mississippi of the ECHL, he scored 10 points (2g-8a) in 11 regular season games and also appeared in five Kelly Cup Playoff games. He also played for Greensboro in 2002-03 scoring 14 points (6g-8a) in 51 games.

On behalf of Chris Allen, a case of pucks will be donated to a North Charleston area youth hockey organization by InGlasCo.

Runners Up: Nolan Graham, Long Beach (1 gp, 4g, 2a, 6 pts, +2) and Tyler Rennette, Peoria (3 gp, 1g, 8a, 9 pts, +6).

Also Nominated: Chris Lipsett (Alaska), Luke Curtin (Atlantic City), Louis Goulet (Augusta), Dusty Jamieson (Charlotte), Mike Henderson (Cincinnati), Riley Cote (Dayton), Josh Piro (Florence), Tom Buckley (Florida), Kris Porter (Fresno), Mike Bayrack (Greensboro), Steve Hildenbrand (Johnstown), Rod Sarich (Louisiana), Louis Dumont (Mississippi), Aaron Phillips (Pensacola), Kent Davyduke (Reading), Billy Tibbetts (San Diego), Ryan Fultz (Texas), Morten Ask (Toledo), Matt Zultek (Trenton) and Jason Jaffray (Wheeling).

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