Toronto,
ON – The Ontario Hockey League announced that
forward Colin Behenna of the Barrie Colts is the OHL
Player of the Week for the week ending December 19.
Behenna had six points in three games including a
league-high five goals along with one assist and a
plus-minus rating of plus-1. Behenna is the final
winner of 2010 as the OHL schedule pauses for Winter
Break with games resuming on Tuesday December 28,
2010.
Behenna led the Colts to two wins this week sparked
by his best two offensive games of the season. He
scored twice including the game-winner and added an
assist Thursday night as first star of a 4-3 win
over the Plymouth Whalers. On Saturday night he
produced his first career hat-trick and was named
second star of a 7-5 win over the Oshawa Generals.
He was held scoreless Friday night in a road loss to
the Niagara IceDogs.
Behenna, a 19-year-old from Waterloo, ON, is playing
in his third OHL season with the Colts and leads the
club in scoring with 42 points in 33 games.
Past winners Jason Akeson of the Kitchener Rangers
and Justin Shugg of the Mississauga St. Michael’s
Majors were considered again for the award. Akeson
had eight points in three games scoring twice and
adding six assists, while Shugg also scored twice
but added four assists for six points in two Majors’
wins. In goal, Philipp Grubauer backstopped the
Kingston Frontenacs to a 4-0 shutout win Friday
night over the Belleville Bulls with 32 saves as
first star of the game.
2010-11 OHL Players of the Week:
Dec. 13 – Dec. 19: Colin Behenna, Barrie Colts
Dec. 6 – Dec. 12: Nick Ebert, Windsor Spitfires
Nov. 29 – Dec. 5: Ryan Strome, Niagara IceDogs
Nov. 22 – Nov. 28: Greg McKegg, Erie Otters
Nov. 15 – Nov. 21: Christian Thomas, Oshawa Generals
Nov. 8 – Nov. 14: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67’s
Nov. 1 – Nov. 7: Jason Akeson, Kitchener Rangers
Oct. 25 – Oct. 31: Justin Shugg, Mississauga St.
Michael’s Majors
Oct. 18 – Oct. 24: Joey Hishon, Owen Sound Attack
Oct. 11 – 17: Garrett Wilson, Owen Sound Attack
Oct. 4 – 10: Nathan Moon, Kingston Frontenacs
Sept. 27 – Oct. 3: Greg McKegg, Erie Otters
Sept. 23 – Sept. 26: Alex Aleardi, Plymouth Whalers
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