The first Player of the Week in the ECHL 2024-25 season goes to a rookie.
The Tulsa Oilers announced in tandem with the ECHL that forward Ruslan Gazizov is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Oct. 18-20.
Gazizov, who is under contract to the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League, scored two goals and added two assists for four points in a pair of games against Rapid City last week.
The 20-year-old forward had two goals and an assist for three points in a 7-1 win on Saturday in his pro debut before adding an assist in a 4-1 victory on Sunday.
Prior to turning pro, the native of Omsk, Russia recorded 157 points (69-88-157) in 173 career games with London of the OHL.
On behalf of Ruslan Gazizov, a case of pucks will be donated to a Tulsa youth hockey organization by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 51,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
The Oilers look to continue their opening weekend success on Thursday when they host the Allen Americans for Allen’s season opener at 10:35 Am CT in a Kid’s Day bout at the BOK Center.