Kalamazoo's Bradford named Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week

Action photo of Erik Bradford of the Kalamazoo Wings

Erik Bradford of the Kalamazoo Wings is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 4-10.

Bradford scored three goals, added eight assists and was a +9 in four games last week.

The 29-year-old had two assists in a 6-2 win at Toledo on Wednesday, dished out four helpers in a 10-3 victory against Iowa on Friday, added an assist in a 4-3 win over the Heartlanders on Saturday and had four points (3g-1a) in a 7-3 triumph over Cincinnati on Sunday.

A native of Orangeville, Ontario, Bradford is tied for seventh in the ECHL with 26 points (8g-18a) in 22 games with the K-Wings this season.

Bradford has collected 353 points (112g-241a) in 414 career ECHL games while adding nine points (4g-5a) in 58 career games in the American Hockey League.

Prior to turning pro, Bradford posted 186 points (76g-110a) in 264 career games in the Ontario Hockey League with Barrie, Ottawa and Owen Sound.

On behalf of Erik Bradford, a case of pucks will be donated to a Kalamazoo 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 49,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.