Jordan Martel and Hunter Vorva have earned top honours from the ECHL for the week of January 22-28.
Jordan Martel of the Wheeling Nailers is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week and Hunter Vorva of the Kalamazoo Wings is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 22-28. Full release from the ECHL below:
Martel scored five goals and added three assists for eight points in three games at Reading last week.
The 25-year-old had two goals and an assist in a 5-4 win on Wednesday, notched a hat trick and an assist in an 8-3 victory on Friday and picked up an assist in an 8-2 win on Saturday.
A native of Chicoutimi, Quebec, Martel has 18 points (12g-6a) in 17 games with the Nailers after recording 11 points (6g-5a) in 16 games with Utah before being traded in December.
Martel has totaled 82 points (38g-44a) in 93 career ECHL games with Wheeling, Utah and Fort Wayne.
Prior to turning pro, Martel posted 34 points (20g-14a) in 38 career games at the University of Quebec-Trois-Rivières and 204 points (98g-106a) in 253 career games with Baie-Comeau of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Vorva went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a save percentage of .975 in two appearances last week.
The 28-year-old turned aside 36 shots in a 5-1 win at Toledo on Saturday and made 42 saves in a 4-1 victory against Indy on Sunday.
A native of Kalamazoo, Vorva has appeared in 12 games for the K-Wings this season going 6-5-0 with two shutouts, a 2.53 goals-against average and a save percentage of .921.
In 40 career appearances with Kalamazoo Vorva has gone 19-14-3 with three shutouts, a 2.58 goals-against average and a save percentage of .920. He has seen action in 35 career games with Huntsville of the SPHL where he went 22-10-2 with three shutouts, a 2.15 goals-against average and a save percentage of .928. He was named SPHL Goaltender of the Year in 2021-22.
Prior to turning pro, Vorva spent five seasons playing college hockey with Aurora University, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Marian University.