IceDogs’ Freddie Hamilton Named CHL Player of the Week
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Freddie Hamilton of the Niagara IceDogs is the CHL Player of the Week after scoring three goals and three assists for six points in two games with a plus-minus rating of plus-4 for the playoff week ending April 15.
Hamilton recorded a career playoff-high five points last Tuesday night in Game 3 of the OHL’s Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Brampton Battalion scoring a hat-trick and two assists as first star of the 6-3 victory. He added an assist on Thursday as part of the 3-1 win in the Game 4 series-clinching victory advancing the IceDogs to the Conference Finals for the second straight season.
Hamilton, a 20-year-old from Toronto, ON, is playing in his fourth OHL season with the IceDogs. This season the San Jose Sharks prospect and member of Canada’s National Junior Team recorded a career-high 86 points in 61 games, and currently has four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in 10 playoff games.
Also considered for the award this week was Brendan Ranford of the Kamloops Blazers who scored three goals and three assists for six points in three games against the Portland Winterhawks, while Alex Belzile of the Rimouski Oceanic scored three goals and five assists for eight points in four games against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.
2011-12 CHL Playoff Players of the Week:
Apr. 9 – Apr. 15: Freddie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogs
Apr. 2 – Apr. 8: Zack Phillips, Saint John Sea Dogs
Mar. 26 – Apr. 1: Stefan Noesen, Plymouth Whalers
Mar. 19 – Mar. 25: Charlie Coyle, Saint John Sea Dogs
2011-12 CHL Regular Season Players of the Week:
Mar. 12 – Mar. 18: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville Tigres
Mar. 5 – Mar. 11: Emerson Etem, Medicine Hat Tigers
Feb. 27 – Mar. 4: Michael Sgarbossa, Sudbury Wolves
Feb. 20 – Feb. 26: Brendan Shinnimin, Tri-City Americans
Feb. 13 – Feb. 19: Michael Ferland, Brandon Wheat Kings
Feb. 6 – Feb. 12: Cameron Brace, Owen Sound Attack
Jan. 30 – Feb. 5: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville Tigres
Jan. 23 – Jan. 29: Mark McNeill, Prince Albert Raiders
Jan. 16 – Jan. 22: Michael St. Croix, Edmonton Oil Kings
Jan. 9 – Jan. 15: Guillaume Asselin, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Jan. 2 – Jan. 8: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67’s
Dec. 26 – Jan. 1: Dalton Thrower, Saskatoon Blades
Dec. 12 – Dec. 18: Alexandre Mallet, Rimouski Oceanic
Dec, 5 – Dec. 11: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville Tigres
Nov. 28 – Dec. 4: Christian Thomas, Oshawa Generals
Nov. 21 – Nov. 27: Ty Rattie, Portland Winterhawks
Nov. 14 – Nov. 20: Alex Saulnier, Moncton Wildcats
Nov. 7 – Nov. 13: Ryan Spooner, Kingston Frontenacs
Oct. 31 – Nov. 6: Hunter Shinkaruk, Medicine Hat Tigers
Oct. 24 – Oct. 30: Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs
Oct. 17 – Oct. 23: Brandon Saad, Saginaw Spirit
Oct. 10 – Oct. 16: Nail Yakupov, Sarnia Sting
Oct. 3 – Oct. 9: Emerson Etem, Medicine Hat Tigers
Sept. 26 – Oct. 2: Mark Stone, Brandon Wheat Kings
Sept. 21 – Sept. 25: Tanner Pearson, Barrie Colts