Orlando’s Fejes named ECHL Player of the Week

PRINCETON, NJ – Hunter Fejes of the Orlando Solar Bears is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for December 27-January 2.

Photo courtesy of Orlando Solar Bears / ECHL

Fejes scored five goals, including a pair of game-winners, and added two assists for seven points in three games last week.

The 27-year-old posted three points (2 goals-1 assist) in a 4-3 win at Florida on Wednesday, had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 victory against South Carolina on Friday and added a pair of goals in a 3-2 win at Greenville on Saturday.

A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Fejes has skated in seven games with the Solar Bears this season after starting the year with Znojmo Orli HC in the Austrian-based ICE Hockey League, where he had 13 points (6 goals-7 assists) in 23 games.

Fejes has totaled 129 points (65 goals-54 assists) in 147 career ECHL games with Orlando, Wheeling and Rapid City while adding 14 points (4 goals-10 assists) in 89 career American Hockey League games with Springfield, Tucson, Toronto, Hershey, Rockford and Manitoba.

Prior to turning pro, Fejes recorded 56 points (26 goals-30 assists) in 138 career games at Colorado College.

On behalf of Hunter Fejes, a case of pucks will be donated to an Orlando youth hockey organization by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 45,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners-Up: Branden Troock, Allen (5 games played, 5 goals, 2 assists, 7 points) and Darik Angeli, Kansas City (3 games played, 3 goals, 3 assists, 6 points).

Also Nominated: Justin Vaive (Cincinnati), Joe Pendenza (Florida), Liam Pecararo (Greenville), Randy Gazzola (Toledo), Dylan Sadowy (Tulsa), Justin Almeida (Wheeling) and Carter Johnston (Wichita).

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