
The South Carolina Stingrays, along with the ECHL, have announced that forward Kyler Kupka has been named the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Nov. 10-16. It is the second time in Kupka’s career that he has received the weekly honor.
Kupka scored three goals, including a pair of game-winning tallies, and added an assist for four points in two games last week for the Stingrays.
The 26-year-old scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against the Atlanta Gladiators on Friday before scoring a pair of goals and adding an assist in a 5-3 victory over the Orlando Solar Bears on Saturday.
Under contract to Hershey of the American Hockey League, Kupka is tied for fifth in the ECHL with seven goals, while adding four assists for 11 points in 12 games.
A native of Camrose, Alberta, Kupka has recorded 68 points (36-32-68) in 73 career games with South Carolina while adding two assists in 12 AHL games with Calgary.
Prior to turning pro, Kupka tallied 85 points (32-53-85) in 85 career games at St. Cloud State University.
On behalf of Kyler Kupka, a case of pucks will be donated to the Charleston Youth Hockey Association by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL.
Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 53,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.