Toledo's Berschbach Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week
February 23, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Shane Berschbach of the Toledo Walleye is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 15-21. It is the second time this season that he has received the weekly honor in addition to being the ECHL?Player of the Month in January .
Berschbach scored five goals and added four assists for nine points in four games last week.
The 24-year-old picked up a pair of assists in a 4-3 win against Colorado on?Wednesday, scored two goals in a 5-2 loss at Fort Wayne on Friday, had two goals and an assist in a 4-3 victory over the Komets on?Saturday and added a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win against Kalamazoo on Sunday.
A native of Clawson, Mich., Berschbach is tied for fifth in the ECHL?with 51 points (20g-31a) in 44 games this season.
Berschbach has totaled 116 points (36g-80a) in 112 career ECHL games with?Toledo and Kalamazoo. He has also seen action in five games with Grand Rapids of the American?Hockey League.
Prior to turning pro,?Berschbach played four seasons at Western Michigan University where he had 117 points (39g-156a) in 146 career games.
On behalf of Shane Berschbach , a case of pucks will be donated to a Toledo youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood Hockey , the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 33,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
Runners Up: Matt Leitner , Manchester (4 gp, 2g, 5a, 7 pts.) and Riley Brace , Wheeling (4 gp, 3g, 5a, 8 pts.).
Also Nominated: Louick Marcotte (Adirondack), Troy Bourke (Fort Wayne), Carson McMillan (Idaho), Alex Lavoie (Indy), Scott Allen (Norfolk), Brady Vail (Orlando), Kyle Follmer (Quad City), Cody Ferriero (Rapid City), Brett Cameron (South Carolina) and Erik Higby (Utah).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
WEEK PLAYER TEAM
Oct. 16-18 Barry Almeida Utah Grizzlies
Oct. 19-25 Derek Army Wheeling Nailers
Oct. 26-Nov. 1 Tyler Barnes Missouri Mavericks
Nov. 2-8 Jordon Southorn Fort Wayne Komets
Nov. 9-15 A.J. Jenks Toledo Walleye
Nov. 16-22 T.J.?Foster Orlando Solar Bears
Nov. 23-29 Bryan Moore Utah Grizzlies
Nov. 30-Dec. 6 Mike Monfredo Quad City Mallards
Dec. 7-13 Mikhail Stefanovich Rapid City Rush
Dec. 14-20 Kyle Jean Idaho Steelheads
Dec. 21-27 Mike Embach Fort Wayne Komets
Dec. 28-Jan. 3 Matt Register Atlanta Gladiators
Jan. 4-10 Shane Berschbach Toledo Walleye
Jan. 11-17 Barry Almeida Utah Grizzlies
Jan. 18-24 Chris Crane Allen?Americans
Jan. 25-31 Johnny Lazo Colorado Eagles
Feb. 1-7 Allan McPherson Elmira Jackals
Feb. 8-14 Garrett Noonan Cincinnati Cyclones
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