UHL recognizes week's best
Published on March 19, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release
LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Monday that Rockford IceHogs center Preston Mizzi has been named Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week and Fort Wayne Komets goaltender Dan McWhinney has been named Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 18th, 2007.
Mizzi completed the week with 11 points (4g, 7a), six penalty minutes and a plus-5 rating in four games played. He had three multiple point games last week and is on a four-game point streak and a three-game goal streak. He tallied four assists as the IceHogs defeated the Quad City Mallards 8-1 on Wednesday. After scoring a goal against the Kalamazoo Wings on Friday, he recorded a point on all three Rockford goals on Saturday at Fort Wayne. He tallied a power play goal, a short handed goal and a power play assist against the Komets. He ended the week with a goal and two assists against the Flint Generals. It is the third weekly honor of the season for the 26-year-old native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Mizzi's 63 points (26g, 37a) ties him for first on IceHogs and ninth in the UHL in scoring.
Other players nominated for the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week include: Bloomington forward Alex Goupil, Chicago forward B.J. Radovich, Elmira center Glenn Detulleo, Flint defenseman Tyson Turgeon, Kalamazoo center Kory Karlander, Muskegon center Todd Robinson, Port Huron left wing Scott Wray and Quad City forward Justin Chwedoruk.
McWhinney finished the week with a 3-0-0 record, a 1.87 goals against average (GAA) and a .935 save percentage (.SPCT). Recording all three decisions last week, on Friday he stopped 41-of-43 shots to defeat the Port Huron Flags 5-2. The following night, he picked up the victory in a relief role in a 4-3 win over Rockford. On Sunday, he made 24 saves while holding the Muskegon Fury to one goal in a 5-1 win. It is the first weekly honor for the 21-year-old native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He has won four consecutive starts and has won his last five decisions. McWhinney has a 9-3-0 record with a 2.87 GAA in 15 appearances this season.
Other goaltenders nominated for the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week include: Bloomington's Kris Tebbs, Chicago's Marty Magers, Elmira's Zach Sikich, 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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