Staal named OHL Player of the Week
The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Peterborough Petes’ centre Eric Staal is the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday February 23 after scoring four goals and four assists for eight points in three games.
Staal assisted on the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over the Belleville Bulls on February 20. He added a goal and two assists in a 7-2 win over the Sudbury Wolves and concluded the week with a hat trick – including a short-handed goal – and an assist in an 8-3 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on February 23.
The 18-year-old Thunder Bay native, who is the top rated North American prospect for the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, is tied for fifth in the OHL scoring race with 34 goals and 54 assists for 88 points in 58 games.
OHL Players of the Week
February 23 – Eric Staal, Peterborough Petes
February 16 – Joey Tenute, Sarnia Sting
February 9 – Matt Harpwood, Mississauga IceDogs
February 2 – Joey Tenute, Sarnia Sting
January 26 – Jamie Johnson, Oshawa Generals
January 19 – Derek Roy, Kitchener Rangers
January 12 – Chad Larose, Plymouth Whalers
January 5 – Peter Hamerlik, Kingston Frontenacs
December 30 – Carlo Colaiacovo, Erie Otters
December 23 – Nathan O’Nabigon, Kitchener Rangers
December 15 – T.J. Aceti, Erie Otters
December 8 – David Currie, Peterborough Petes
December 1 – Luc Chiasson, Barrie Colts
November 25 – Ryan Ramsay, Plymouth Whalers
November 18 – Corey Locke, Ottawa 67’s
November 11 – Corey Locke, Ottawa 67’s
November 4 – James Wisniewski, Plymouth Whalers
October 28 – Matt Foy, Ottawa 67’s
October 21 – Corey Locke, Ottawa 67’s
October 15 – Kyle Wellwood, Windsor Spitfires
October 7 – Chad LaRose, Plymouth Whalers
September 30 – Daniel Sisca, Mississauga IceDogs
September 23 – Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
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