Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Justin Shugg of the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors is the OHL Player of the Week with a league-high six points scoring three goals and three assists in the first four games of the Rogers OHL Championship Series against the Owen Sound Attack.

Shugg has recorded a point for the Majors in all four games of the Rogers OHL Championship Series against the Attack beginning with an assist as part of a 5-2 win in Game one last Tuesday night. He followed that with his best performance of the series scoring two goals as first star of a 6-2 win last Thursday night in Game two. He also picked up a pair of assists despite a 6-5 overtime loss on Friday, and scored the lone goal for the Majors in a 2-1 overtime loss on Sunday. With the series tied 2-2 the Majors host the Attack in Game five on Tuesday night.

Shugg, a 19-year-old from Niagara Falls, ON, is playing in his fourth OHL season and is a Carolina Hurricanes prospect selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Shugg led the Majors in regular season scoring with 87 points in 66 games and has 16 points in 17 playoff games. He will be competing for this third straight MasterCard Memorial Cup title after winning back-to-back championships as a member of the Windsor Spitfires.

Also considered for the award this week was Robby Mignardi of the Owen Sound Attack who scored five goals in four games, and Majors’ forward Devante Smith-Pelly who scored four goals and one assist for five points in four games. In goal, Michael Zador of the Attack went 2-0 with a pair of overtime victories with a goals-against-average of 2.63 and save percentage of .924.

2010-11 OHL Playoff Players of the Week:
May 2 – May 8: Justin Shugg, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
Apr. 25 – May 1: Matt Petgrave, Owen Sound Attack
Apr. 18 – Apr. 24: Garrett Wilson, Owen Sound Attack
Apr. 11 – Apr. 17: Darren Archibald, Niagara IceDogs
Apr. 4 – Apr. 10: Tom Kuhnhackl, Windsor Spitfires
Mar. 28 – Apr. 3: Anthony Luciani, Erie Otters
Mar. 21 – Mar. 27: Christian Thomas, Oshawa Generals

2010-11 OHL Regular Season Players of the Week:
Mar. 14 – Mar. 20: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67’s
Mar. 7 – Mar. 13: Christian Thomas, Oshawa Generals
Feb. 28 – Mar. 6: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
Feb. 21 – Feb. 27: Taylor Beck, Guelph Storm
Feb. 14 – Feb. 20: Greg McKegg, Erie Otters
Feb. 7 – Feb. 13: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Jan. 31 – Feb. 6: Brett Thompson, Erie Otters
Jan. 24 – Jan. 30: Cody Lindsay, Ottawa 67’s
Jan. 17 – Jan. 23: Seth Griffith, London Knights
Jan. 10 – Jan. 16: Nicklas Jensen, Oshawa Generals
Jan. 3 – Jan. 9: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67’s
Dec. 27 – Jan. 2: Joey Hishon, Owen Sound Attack
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