PRINCETON, NJ – Cody Sylvester of the Wheeling Nailers is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for March 29-April 4. It is the third time in his career he has received the weekly honor.
Photo courtesy of Wheeling Nailers / ECHL
Sylvester scored three goals and added three assists for six points in three games last week.
The 28-year-old tallied two goals and added an assist in a 5-3 win against Jacksonville on Thursday and added a goal and two assists in a 6-3 victory at Fort Wayne on Saturday.
A native of Kelowna, British Columbia, Sylvester leads the Nailers with 31 points (16 goals-15 assists) in 37 games this season.
Sylvester has posted 90 points (47 goals-43 assists) in 111 career ECHL games with Wheeling and South Carolina while adding two goals in 17 career American Hockey League games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He spent the previous six seasons in Europe, suiting up for teams in Germany and Austria.
Prior to turning pro, Sylvester recorded 229 points (97 goals-132 assists) in 315 career games with Calgary of the Western Hockey League.
On behalf of Cody Sylvester, a case of pucks will be donated to a Wheeling 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: Brandon Hawkins, Fort Wayne (3 games played, 5 goals, 1 assist, 6 points).
Also Nominated: Darik Angeli (Kansas City) and Caleb Herbert (South Carolina).
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