PRINCETON, NJ – Patrick Watling of the Wheeling Nailers is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for February 21-27. It is the third time in his career that he has received the weekly honor.
Photo courtesy of Wheeling Nailers / ECHL
Watling scored five goals and added five assists for 10 points in four games last week.
The 28-year-old had a goal and two assists in 4-3 win against Reading on Tuesday, scored a goal in a 4-1 loss to the Royals on Tuesday and in a 4-3 victory over Kalamazoo on Friday and had five points (2 goals-3 assists) in an 8-2 win against the K-Wings on Saturday.
A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Watling is tied for sixth in the ECHL with 51 points (20 goals-31 assists) in 33 games with the Nailers this season while adding three points (1 goal-2 assists) in five American Hockey League games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Syracuse.
Watling has tallied 188 points (68 goals-120 assists) in 187 career ECHL games with Wheeling, Orlando and Tulsa. He has posted six points (3 goals-3 assists) in 33 career AHL games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Syracuse and Toronto.
Prior to turning pro, Watling recorded 102 points (36 goals-66 assists) in 187 career games in the Ontario Hockey League with Soo and Guelph. He also spent two seasons at the University of New Brunswick from 2018-20, scoring 38 points (11 goals-27 assists) in 44 games.
On behalf of Patrick Watling, 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 45,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
Runner-Up: Todd Skirving, Newfoundland (5 games played, 7 goals, 0 assists, 7 points).
Also Nominated: Colby McAuley (Idaho), Abbott Girduckis (Jacksonville), Jimmy Lodge (Kansas City), Alec Butcher (Rapid City), Ryan Dmowski (South Carolina) and Keegan Howdeshell (Toledo).
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