The ECHL announced Tuesday that Jacksonville Icemen forward Olivier Nadeau has been named the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for March 3-9.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound right-shot winger/center had quite a week, scoring five goals and adding two assists for seven points in three games at Allen against the Americans last week.
Nadeau is currently riding a six-game goal scoring streak. The 22-year-old had a hat trick and added an assist in a 9-1 win on Thursday, scored a goal in a 4-0 victory on Friday and tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win on Saturday.
Under a National Hockey League contract with the Buffalo Sabres, Nadeau has 40 points (22-18-40) in 35 games with the Icemen this season. He also has recorded two assists in four games with Rochester of the American Hockey League.
A native of Lac-Etchemin, Quebec, Nadeau has recorded 64 points (34-30-64) in 76 career ECHL games with Jacksonville and three points (1-2-3) in nine career AHL games with Rochester.
Prior to turning pro, Nadeau totaled 192 points (85-107-192) in 191 career games in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with Shawinigan and Gatineau.
On behalf of Olivier Nadeau, a case of pucks will be donated to a Jacksonville 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.
Jacksonville returns to the ice Friday to host the Orlando Solar Bears. It’s Wizard Night presented by Lee & Cates Glass. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 Pm ET.