UHL names players of the week
Published on October 30, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release
LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Monday that Fort Wayne Komets right wing Jonathan Goodwin has been named Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week and Fort Wayne Komets goaltender Kevin St. Pierre has been named Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 29th, 2006.
Goodwin completed the week with six points (3g, 3a) and plus-2 rating in two games played. He had five points (2g, 3a) in Friday's 7-3 victory vs. Rockford. Both goals came in the first period as one was shorthanded and the second was on the power play. He was on the ice for six of Fort Wayne's seven goals. On Saturday, Goodwin netted a goal in the 4-1 win vs. Bloomington. The 24-year-old native of Weymouth, Massachusetts currently leads the Komets with nine points (5g, 4a) which also ranks tied for eighth in the UHL. He is riding a four-game point streak and a three-game goal streak.
Other players nominated for the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week include: Elmira left wing Scott Wray, Flint forward David Frawley, Kalamazoo defenseman Casey Handrahan, Muskegon center Todd Robinson, Port Huron center Ryan Markham, Quad City right wing Chad Woollard, and Rockford left wing Kaleb Betts.
St. Pierre finished the week with a 2-0-0 record, a 2.00 goals against average (GAA), and a .923 save percentage (SPCT). On Friday, he made 33 saves in the 7-3 win vs. Rockford. He then made 15 saves in the 4-1 win vs. Bloomington on Saturday. St. Pierre has played every minute in net this season for the Komets and leads UHL goaltenders in that category (298:55). The 31-year-old Sherbrooke, Quebec native is currently riding a three-game win streak and has 2.61 GAA and .915 SPCT this season.
Other goaltenders nominated for the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week include: Bloomington's Steffan Braunlich, Chicago's Marty Magers, Elmira's Kris Tebbs, Flint's Bryan Worosz, Kalamazoo's Ryan Nie, Muskegon's Clayton Pool, Port Huron's Dustin Traylen, Quad City's Jason Tapp, and Rockford's Frederic Cloutier.
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