Greenville's Singleton named Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week

Action photo of Tate Singleton of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Tate Singleton of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Jan. 27-Feb. 2.

Singleton scored six goals and added two assists for eight points in three games last week.

The 26-year-old dished out an assist in a 4-1 loss at Cincinnati on Wednesday, notched a hat trick in a 4-3 win at Indy on Friday and recorded his second consecutive hat trick while adding an assist in a 5-2 victory over the Fuel on Saturday. He is the first player in the Swamp Rabbit’s 15-year history to tally hat trick in back-to-back games.

Under contract to Ontario of the American Hockey League, Singleton has 27 points (13g-14a) in 30 games with the Swamp Rabbits while also skating in six games with the Reign.

A native of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, Singleton has posted 75 points (38g-37a) in 89 career ECHL games with Greenville and Newfoundland while adding six points (1g-5a) in 18 career AHL games with Ontario and Toronto.

Prior to turning pro, Singleton tallied 70 points (33g-37a) in 140 career collegiate games at Ohio State University and 37 points (22g-15a) in 53 career games with Central Illinois of the United States Hockey League.

On behalf of Tate Singleton, a case of pucks will be donated to a Greenville 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 51,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.