Armada’s Danick Martel named CHL Player of the Week
Tuesday February 10, 2015
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that forward Danick Martel of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada is the CHL Player of the Week for the week ending February 8 after scoring seven goals in four games with a plus-minus rating of plus-6.
Martel helped his club earn three victories last week scoring the game-winner in all three contests as the Armada became the first QMJHL team to clinch a playoff berth with 73 points. Martel began his week by recording his fourth hat-trick of the season last Tuesday night earning first star honours in a 4-2 win over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. He was held without a point on Wednesday in a 3-2 loss to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar before claiming first star honours again on Friday night with a pair of goals in a 6-1 win over the Gatineau Olympiques. His week wrapped up with another two goals on Sunday as second star of a 5-2 win over the Victoriaville Tigres.
Martel, a 20-year-old from Drummondville, QC, is playing in his third full QMJHL season with the Armada. Second overall in QMJHL scoring, Martel has already established career-highs with 86 points in 53 games including 42 goals and 44 assists.
Also considered for the award this week was Sam Babintsev of the Mississauga Steelheads who scored four goals and four assists for eight points in three games, and Rihards Bukarts of the Brandon Wheat Kings who scored four goals and three assists for seven points in four games.
2014-15 CHL Players of the Week:
Feb. 2 – Feb. 8: Danick Martel (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada)
Jan. 26 – Feb. 1: Oliver Bjorkstrand (Portland Winterhawks)
Jan. 19 – Jan. 25: Jérémy Grégoire (Baie-Comeau Drakkar)
Jan. 12 – Jan. 18: Anthony Beauvillier (Shawinigan Cataractes)
Jan. 5 – Jan. 11: Evgeny Svechnikov (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles)
Dec. 29 – Jan. 4: Mathieu Lemay (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
Dec. 15 – Dec. 28: Trevor Cox (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Dec. 8 – Dec. 14: Christian Dvorak (London Knights)
Dec. 1 – Dec. 7: Connor Rankin (Calgary Hitmen)
Nov. 24 – Nov. 30: Nikolaj Ehlers (Halifax Mooseheads)
Nov. 17 – Nov. 23: Mitch Marner (London Knights)
Nov. 10 – Nov. 16: Conor Garland (Moncton Wildcats)
Nov. 3 – Nov. 9: Conor Garland (Moncton Wildcats)
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2: Mitch Marner (London Knights)
Oct. 20 – Oct. 26: Daniel Audette (Sherbrooke Phoenix)
Oct. 13 – Oct. 19: Cole Cassels (Oshawa Generals)
Oct. 6 – Oct. 12: Nikita Korostelev (Sarnia Sting)
Sept. 29 – Oct. 5: Madison Bowey (Kelowna Rockets)
Sept. 22 – Sept. 28: Christopher Clapperton (Rimouski Oceanic)