Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that
Vancouver Canucks prospect Frank Corrado of the Sudbury Wolves is the
OHL Player of the Week for the week ending October 28 after scoring one
goal and six assists for seven points in three games with a plus-minus
rating of plus-6.
Corrado becomes the first defenceman to claim the award this season
in a week highlighted by a career-best five assist performance on Friday
night as first star of a 7-2 win over the Niagara IceDogs. On Saturday
the Wolves captain recorded one assist despite a 3-1 loss to the Owen
Sound Attack, then scored his first goal of the season on Sunday in a
3-2 shootout loss to the Mississauga Steelheads.
Corrado, a 19-year-old from Woodbridge, ON, is playing in his fourth
OHL season with the Wolves. Selected in the fifth round of the 2011 NHL
Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, Corrado has 16 points in 16 games
so far this season and will compete for Team OHL at the 2012 SUBWAY
Super Series Monday November 12 in Sarnia, ON.
Also considered for the award this week was Montreal Canadiens
prospect Alex Galchenyuk of the Sarnia Sting who scored three goals and
three assists for six points in three games. Minnesota Wild prospect
Tyler Graovac of the Ottawa 67’s played two games including a five-point
performance with a hat-trick and two assists. In goal, Peterborough
Petes rookie Michael Giugovaz made 80 saves in two games with a
goals-against-average of 1.44 and save percentage of .964.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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