Tahoe’s Gustafson named ECHL Player of the Week

Jordan Gustafson of the Tahoe Knight Monsters is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 16-22.Action photo of Jordan Gustafson of the Tahoe Knight Monsters

Gustafson scored three goals and added four assists for seven points in three games against Idaho last week.

After being held off the scoresheet in a 2-1 shootout loss on Wednesday, the 22-year-old had an assist in a 6-0 win on Friday before setting a team record with six points (3g-3a) in a 7-4 victory on Saturday.

Under a National Hockey League contract with Vegas, Gustafson has 22 points (6g-16a) in 21 games with the Knight Monsters this season while adding one assist in six games with Henderson of the American Hockey League.

Prior to turning pro, Gustafson totaled 136 points (61g-75a) in 162 career games with Seattle and Lethbridge of the Western Hockey League.

On behalf of Jordan Gustafson, a case of pucks will be donated to a Tahoe 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 53,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.