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Fort Wayne's Alvaro named Inglasco/ECHL Player of the Week

Fort Wayne's Alvaro named Inglasco/ECHL Player of the Week

Tuesday, March 14th

Action photo of Matt Alvaro of the Fort Wayne Komets

Matt Alvaro of the Fort Wayne Komets is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for March 6-12. Alvaro scored two goals and added six assists for eight points in three games last week. The 26-year-old scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-4 win over Wheeling on Friday and in a 6-5 victory at the Nailers on Saturday, and picked up two assists in a 6-2 loss to Indy on Sunday. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Alvaro has tallied 33 points (12g-21a) in 44 games with the Komets this season. Alvaro has recorded 76 points (33g-43a) in 111 career ECHL games with Fort Wayne and Orlando. Prior to turning pro, Alvaro posted 51 points (18g-33a) in 123 career games at the University of Vermont and 63 points (21g-42a) in 118 career games with Youngstown of the United States Hockey League. On behalf of Matt Alvaro, a case of pucks will be donated to a Fort Wayne 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 47,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities. Runner-Up: Zach O’Brien, Newfoundland (3 gp, 1g, 5a, 6 pts.). Also Nominated: Jake McLaughlin (Kansas City), Carter Robertson (Rapid City), Evan Barratt (Reading), Conlan Keenan (Toledo) and Brent Beaudoin (Worcester).