The South Carolina Stingrays [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/stingrays-forward-wins-weekly-honor], in conjunction with the ECHL [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/], are pleased to announce that forward Josh Wilkins has been named the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Dec 8-14. Wilkins scored four goals and added three assists for seven points in four games with the Stingrays last week. The 28-year-old notched a hat trick, while adding an assist, in a 6-1 win against the Orlando Solar Bears [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/players/former-echl-all-star-signs-with-solar-bears]on Wednesday, had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 victory over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/community/latest-news/test-your-star-wars-knowledge-with-the-greenville-swamp-rabbits]on Friday and dished out an assist in a 5-3 loss at Jacksonville against the Icemen [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/dzhaniyev-s-hat-trick-propels-utah-grizzlies-in-win-over-icemen]on Saturday. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Wilkins has 20 points (10g-10a) in 20 games this season. Wilkins has recorded 178 points (73g-105a) in 183 career ECHL games with South Carolina and Florida [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/florida-everblades-explode-for-five-third-period-goals-to-top-solar-bears], while adding 20 points (6g-14a) in 81 career games in the American Hockey League [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/]with Milwaukee and Tucson. Wilkins has also totaled 27 points (14g-13a) in 57 career games with teams in Sweden and Slovakia. On behalf of Josh Wilkins, 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.
