A Cyclones D-man and Admirals netminder earn weekly honors from the ECHL.
A Cyclones D-man and Admirals netminder earn weekly honors from the ECHL.
The ECHL has named its Player and Goaltender of the Week for October 23-29, 2023.
Cincinnati Cyclones’ defenseman Jalen Smereck is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Oct. 23-29.
Smereck dished out 10 assists in three games last week.
The 26-year-old had three assists in a 5-4 loss at Wichita on Friday, picked up four assists in a 7-4 win at Tulsa on Saturday, and added three assists in a 4-3 loss to the Oilers on Sunday.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Smereck’s 10 assists this season lead the league while his 10 points are tied for the league lead.
Smereck has totaled 108 points (19g-89a) in 116 career ECHL games with Cincinnati, Rapid City, Norfolk, and Fort Wayne while adding 16 points (4g-12a) in 77 career games in the American Hockey League with San Jose and Tucson.
Prior to turning pro, Smereck recorded 104 points (24g-80a) in 169 career Ontario Hockey League games with Oshawa and Flint.
On behalf of Jalen Smereck, a case of pucks will be donated to a Cincinnati 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.
Thomas Milic of the Norfolk Admirals is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Oct. 23-29.
Milic went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 1.00 goals-against average, and a save percentage of .959 in two appearances against Worcester.
The 20-year-old made 25 saves in a 5-2 win on Wednesday and stopped all 22 shots he faced in a 4-0 victory on Sunday.
Under contract to Manitoba of the American Hockey League, Milic is 2-0-1 in three appearances with the Admirals this season while ranking fifth in the ECHL with a 1.29 goals-against average and sixth with a .944 save percentage.
Prior to turning pro, Milic appeared in 91 career games with Seattle of the Western Hockey League going 60-23-6 with eight shutouts, a 2.35 goals-against average, and a save percentage of .917.