Shane Berschbach of the Toledo Walleye is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Jan. 4-10.Berschbach scored three goals and added two assists for five points in a pair of wins at Reading last week.The 24-year-old had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win on Friday and scored a pair of goals and added an assist in a 4-2 victory on Saturday.A native of Clawson, Mich., Berschbach has 27 points (10g-17a) in 29 games with the Walleye this season.Berschbach has recorded 92 points (26g-66a) in 97 career ECHL games with Toledo and Kalamazoo. He has also seen action in five games with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.Prior to turning pro, Berschbach played four seasons at Western Michigan University where he had 117 points (39g-156a) in 146 career games. On behalf of Shane Berschbach, a case of pucks will be donated to a Toledo youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 33,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.Runners Up: Marc Anthoine, Manchester (2 gp, 2g, 3a, 5 pts.) and Adam Comrie, Reading (3 gp, 2g, 3a, 5 pts.).Also Nominated: Chad Costello (Allen), Joe Perry (Fort Wayne), Zach Yuen (Idaho), Adam Lapsansky (Indy), Scott Allen (Norfolk), Max Nicastro (Orlando), Matt Carey (Quad City) and Ryan Walters (Utah).
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Nov. 2-8 | Jordon Southorn | Fort Wayne Komets |
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Nov. 16-22 | T.J. Foster | Orlando Solar Bears |
Nov. 23-29 | Bryan Moore | Utah Grizzlies |
Nov. 30-Dec. 6 | Mike Monfredo | Quad City Mallards |
Dec. 7-13 | Mikhail Stefanovich | Rapid City Rush |
Dec. 14-20 | Kyle Jean | Idaho Steelheads |
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Dec. 28-Jan. 3 | Matt Register | Atlanta Gladiators |