Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that for the
second straight week Kamloops Blazers forward JC Lipon is the CHL
Player of the Week with 10 points in three games scoring six goals and
four assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-4 for the week ending
October 14.
Lipon helped the Blazers win three straight games climbing to the top
of the WHL Standings with 17 points and an 8-0-0-1 record. Lipon began
his week last Wednesday night scoring a goal and an assist in the
Blazers’ 5-2 victory over B.C Division rivals the Victoria Royals. He
finished with two straight first star performances including Friday
night against the Spokane Chiefs where he recorded his first career
hat-trick while adding an assist in the 5-1 win, then scored two goals
and two assists on Sunday in a 5-2 win over the Calgary Hitmen.
Lipon, a 19-year-old from Regina, SK, is currently first among WHL
scorers with 22 points including nine goals and 13 assists in nine games
so far this season. Originally a list player by the Blazers, Lipon has
gone on to appear in 196 career WHL games, gathering 34 goals, 87
assists for a total of 121 points.
Also considered for the award this week was Dylan Smoskowitz of the
Mississauga Steelheads who scored five goals and two assists for seven
points in three games, and Sven Andrighetto of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
who scored four goals and five assists for nine points in four games.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
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