PRINCETON, NJ – Matthew Weis of the South Carolina Stingrays is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for May 10-16. It is the second time in his career that he has received the weekly honor.
Photo courtesy of South Carolina Stingrays / ECHL
Weis scored three goals and added four assists for seven points in four games last week.
The 25-year-old had an assist in a 3-1 win against Indy on Tuesday, picked up three assists in a 5-4 victory over the Fuel on Wednesday, notched a goal in a 3-2 loss at Jacksonville on Friday and tallied a pair of goals in a 4-2 win against the Icemen on Saturday.
Under contract to Hershey of the American Hockey League, Weis has 23 points (8 goals-15 assists) in 30 games with the Stingrays this season while also suiting up in two games for the Bears.
A native of Freehold, New Jersey, Weis has totaled 71 points (21 goals-50 assists) in 75 career ECHL games with South Carolina and Fort Wayne and 11 points (3 goals-8 assists) in 68 career AHL games with Hershey and Chicago.
Prior to turning pro, Weis recorded 122 points (40 goals-82 assists) in 136 career games at Ohio State University and 112 points (42 goals-70 assists) in 141 career games with Green Bay of the United States Hockey League.
On behalf of Matthew Weis, a case of pucks will be donated to a South Carolina 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 43,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
Runner Up: Christopher Brown, Jacksonville (4 games played, 4 goals, 1 assist, 5 points).
Also Nominated: Randy Gazzola (Fort Wayne), Lane Scheidl (Kansas City), A.J. White (Utah) and Beau Starrett (Wichita).
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