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Trenton's Cepis, Harper Named Co-Winners of Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week

March 26, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Jacob Cepis and Shane Harper of the Trenton Titans have been named co-winners of the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week award for March 18-24.

The two combined for 27 points with Cepis scoring five goals and adding nine assists and Harper tallying seven goals and six assists in four games last week.

The week opened with Harper recording an assist in a 7-1 loss at Elmira on Wednesday. Harper recorded a hat trick, including a power-play and shorthanded goal, while Cepis had three points (1g-2a) in a 5-2 win against Wheeling on Friday. In an 8-2 victory over the Nailers on Saturday, Cepis set an ECHL season-high with six points (2g-4a) while Harper notched his second straight hat trick and added a pair of assists. On Sunday, Cepis recorded five points (2g-3a) and Harper tallied four points (1g-3a) in an 8-2 win at Elmira.

Cepis leads the Titans, and is fourth in the ECHL, with 72 points (23g-49a) in 63 games. The 25-year-old has 117 points (43g-74a) in 120 career ECHL games with Trenton and Idaho.

Harper has 22 points (11g-11a) in 12 games with the Titans and has added eight points (4g-4a) in 42 games with Adirondack of the American Hockey League. The 24-year-old has 67 points (33g-34a) in 60 career ECHL games with Trenton and Greenville and 39 points (19g-20a) in 137 career games with Adirondack.

The two become the first players in the ECHL since the 2007-08 season to be named co-players of the week.

On behalf of Jacob Cepis and Shane Harper, a case of pucks will be donated to a Trenton 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 27,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runner Up: Nikita Kashirsky, Reading (4 gp, 3g, 5a, 8 pts.).

Also Nominated: Daniel Tetrault (Evansville), Rocco Carzo (Florida), Matt Firman (Fort Wayne), Joey Haddad (Gwinnett), Ian Watters (Idaho), Nick Sirota (Kalamazoo), Andrew Sarauer (Las Vegas), Derek Couture (Ontario), Chris Langkow (South Carolina), Shawn Weller (Stockton), Willie Coetzee (Toledo) and Colin Vock (Utah).

PREVIOUS WINNERS

WEEK PLAYER TEAM

Oct. 12-14 Riley Armstrong Utah Grizzlies

Oct. 15-21 Artem Demkov Elmira Jackals

Oct. 22-28 Brandon Dubinsky Alaska Aces

Oct. 29-Nov. 4 Michael Forney Colorado Eagles

Nov. 5-11 Chad Costello Colorado Eagles

Nov. 12-18 Toni Rajala Stockton Thunder

Nov. 19-25 C.J. Stretch Ontario Reign

Nov. 26-Dec. 2 Brad Mills Utah Grizzlies

Dec. 3-9 Dylan Clarke Evansville IceMen

Dec. 10-16 Ryan Lasch Fort Wayne Komets

Dec. 17-23 Phil DeSimone Trenton Titans

Dec. 24-30 Dan Gendur Orlando Solar Bears

Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Corey Elkins Fort Wayne Komets

Jan. 7-13 Nicholas Tremblay Bakersfield Condors

Jan. 14-20 Bretton Cameron Greenville Road Warriors

Jan. 21-27 Tyler McNeely South Carolina Stingrays

Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Colin Vock Utah Grizzlies

Feb. 4-10 Andrew Sarauer Las Vegas Wranglers

Feb. 11-17 Kevin R. Baker Evansville IceMen

Feb. 18-24 Stephen Schultz Trenton Titans

Feb. 25-March 3 Trevor Parkes Toledo Walleye

March 4-10 Mathieu Aubin Cincinnati Cyclones

March 11-17 Adam Estoclet Utah Grizzlies

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