Idaho's Mark Rassell and Trois-Rivières netminder Joe Vrbetic earn league honors for the week of October 30-November 5th.

The ECHL has named Joe Vrbetic of the Trois-Rivières Lions as the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week, and Mark Rassell of the Idaho Steelheads is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5

Vrbetic went 2-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .945 in two appearances against Newfoundland last week.

The 21-year-old made 25 saves in a 4-1 win on Wednesday and turned aside 27 shots in a 5-2 victory on Saturday.

Under contract to Laval of the American Hockey League, Vrbetic is 5-1-0 in six appearances with the Lions this season, leading the ECHL in wins, with a 3.11 goals-against average and a save percentage of .897.

A native of Dunvegan, Ontario, he has seen action in 34 career games for the Lions going 19-13-0 with one shutout, a 3.26 goals-against average and a save percentage of .896. Vrbetic has also posted a 2-1-0 record in four career AHL appearances with the Rocket.

Prior to turning pro, Vrbetic appeared in 88 career games with North Bay of the Ontario Hockey League going 43-35-7 with seven shutouts, a 3.52 goals-against average and a save percentage of .893.

Rassell scored four goals - including a pair of game-winning tallies - and added two assists for six points in three games against Wichita last week.

The 26-year-old had the game-winning goal in an 8-2 win on Wednesday, recorded a goal and assist in a 5-4 victory on Friday and tallied three points (2g-1a) in a 4-3 win on Saturday.

A native of Calgary, Alberta, Rassell has scored at least one goal in six consecutive games. He leads the ECHL with eight goals on the season and is tied for third with 12 points in seven games.

Rassell has posted 64 points (30g-34a) in 77 career ECHL games with Idaho and Fort Wayne.

Prior to turning pro, Rassell recorded 73 points (33g-40a) in 72 career games at the University of New Brunswick and 181 points (103g-78a) in 274 career games in the Western Hockey League with Medicine Hat.

On behalf of Mark Rassell, a case of pucks will be donated to an Idaho 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 49,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.