Courchaine named CHL Player of the Week
Toronto – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Adam Courchaine of the Vancouver Giants is the CHL Player of the Week after scoring four goals and three assists for seven points in two games.
Courchaine, a 20-year-old from Winnipeg, Manitoba, scored two goals and added an assist in a 5-2 victory against the visiting Regina Pats on November 26. He scored a pair of goals, including the game-winning goal, and added two assists in a 5-2 win against the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers on November 28.
Derick Brassard of the Drummondville Voltigeurs was the QMJHL’s Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three goals and seven points in three games and Shawinigan Cataractes goaltender Julien Ellis was the Defensive Player of the Week after posting a 2-0-1 record, along with a 1.30 goals against average and .962 save percentage. Kingston Frontenacs forward Anthony Stewart was the OHL Player of the Week after scoring six goals and nine points in three games.
2004-05 CHL Player of the Week
November 30 – Adam Courchaine, Vancouver Giants
November 23 – Ryan Russell, Kootenay Ice
November 16 – Danny Syvret, London Knights
November 9 – Alexandre Picard-Hooper, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
November 3 – Steve Bernier, Moncton Wildcats
October 26 – Kevin Nastiuk, Medicine Hat Tigers
October 19 – Martin Houle, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
October 12 – Corey Perry, London Knights
October 5 – Jonathan Boutin, PEI Rocket
September 28 – Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Oceanic
